A New Look at the Importance of Cities

A New Look at the Importance of Cities

Is the distinction between working in municipal, state/provincial or federal government an ever-narrowing focus to smaller geographical areas and more localized issues? No. Consider this: cities are the economic engines of a country. Innovation, research and...

Seeking a Job in Utopia: Top Cities for Job Satisfaction

Seeking a Job in Utopia: Top Cities for Job Satisfaction

  MuniNet Guide a municipal research website focusing on state and local government, U.S. demographic and employment trends, public finance, and municipal bonds; highlighted a recent report on cities with the highest job satisfaction.  Topping the Glassdoor...

Just When I Thought I Was Out – They Pull Me Back In!

Just When I Thought I Was Out – They Pull Me Back In!

As a person who has dedicated most of his professional life to city management, I would like to offer a perspective to managers who are nearing retirement.  After having served eight years with the state of North Carolina, I transitioned to local government in 1989. ...

Why Most Local Governments Fail at Economic Development

Why Most Local Governments Fail at Economic Development

Many local governments are desperate for economic development; they want their jobs in their communities.  Unfortunately most local governments fail miserably at inducing business growth. Below is a simple ‘how-to’ lesson local governments can use to initiate economic...

7 Tips for Successful Job Offer Negotiations

7 Tips for Successful Job Offer Negotiations

You’ve been in search of that next great job for months now and finally an offer comes through! Are you feeling excited…or more anxious? For many, particularly women, we take the offer that’s presented at face value and NEVER even consider negotiating! I know – I’ve...

Resume Cyberspace: What Happens to Your Resume When You Post It Online?

Resume Cyberspace: What Happens to Your Resume When You Post It Online?

I used to wonder what happens to our resumes when we send them out to people or post them online.Do they get seen? Do they disappear into cyberspace? Do they get filed away somewhere in a big hope chest of resumes? What really happens to our resumes when we post them...

Tethered to a Digital Government

Tethered to a Digital Government

There are many ways to serve the public.  From the dedication of our public safety folks in Fire and Police, to the unsung heroes of the sewers who make all of our lives a little bit easier. One thing all of them have in common is the Digital Tether or at least that...

Keeping Your Job Search Alive

Keeping Your Job Search Alive

You found a posting for THE perfect job.  After painstakingly completing your online resume and creating the most eloquent KSA responses ever, you wait.  Why apply for anything else?  Why even look; No other job will be as good as this one.  The problem is that job...

Secrets to Getting Your Resume Noticed

Secrets to Getting Your Resume Noticed

Resume writing is like building a puzzle. You need to collect and describe all the little pieces that make you special (i.e. your skills and experience), and then you need to combine them together in a document that will adequately sell you to a prospective employer....

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