Transportation people are probably already aware of this, but staffers at all agencies are encouraged to check out the Rhode Island Department of Transportation press release about their use of online outreach and social media during the Flood of 2010. The juicy bits: RIDOT’s web page saw a 40-fold increase in traffic at the heightRead… Read more »
Hey all you Feds – Stop by the Graduate School Booth and say hello to marie Brennan and Jack Peppard. Stop by and get a Grad School Pen. PS – we are always recruiting HR instructors. If you can teach federal HR. stop by and chat!
Happy Friday! The Federal Eye gets mail and hears from plenty of readers. One of the most commonly heard complaints is that the federal job application process is too long and confusing. But a new set of government databases promises to help federal agencies cut three weeks from the hiring process, potentially making it fasterRead… Read more »
Discussing Social Media and the EMS Industry
As I read this article (http://www.ncmahq.org/files/Articles/CM0410%20-%2068-75.pdf) I had to face a brutal reality. . . I’m stubborn. Now, not pointing fingers, but you probably are too! Society has engrained a “win, win, win”, “conquer, conquer, conquer” mentality in the best of us since the beginning of time. Needless to say, we all need to haveRead… Read more »
Applicant flow logs, hired/offers logs, reasons for non-selection for every applicant, minimum requirements for every job. Tracking all of this is nearly impossible let alone actually reporting it – until now. We’ve designed an elegant, powerful feature in our popular applicant tracking software to track and report all of your EEO data for you –Read… Read more »
The United States Department of State (aka The State Department) is clearly a leader in the Federal Government in many ways including, in my opinion, making the change necessary to make open government a reality. As you may remember, I chatted with Richard Boly, Director of eDiplomacy, a couple of months ago, at which pointRead… Read more »
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-morningside-post/ediplomacy-ushers-in-a-ne_b_517578.html
http://ediplomacy.wordpress.com/ Does eDiplomacy improve communication and international harmony?
Iran’s Blogosphere and Grassroots Voices: Risks and Rewards of Engagement conference will examine the powerful effect of the new media and social networks in today’s Iran. It will also explore what opportunities may exist, even in the face of growing political tensions, for citizen diplomacy and people-to-people connections. Iran’s Blogosphere and Grassroots Voices: Risks andRead… Read more »