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  • A person in a white shirt and tie is holding a large red book titled "SOFT SKILLS" in bold black letters. The book, held open in front of their face, displays "SOFT" on the left page and "SKILLS" on the right.

    7 Soft Skills We Never Hear About (But Must Master)

    As we write our resumes, build our social media profiles and search for jobs, we hear a lot about the importance of soft skills. Communication, leadership, problem solving and other skills tend to dominate those conversations – and for good reason: hose skills are among the most in-demand by many employers. However, there are seven […]

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  • A vintage dart game board featuring illustrations of a deer on a red circle worth 100 points, a badger on a yellow circle worth 150 points, and a ram on a white circle worth 100 points. Ducks are mounted on a bar at the top for dart holding, making it as thrilling as job hunting with every throw.

    Top 10 Job Hunting Mistakes

    Are you still wondering why you are not getting any response from recruiters? Whether you are looking for a private sector or Federal government job, the job search strategy has become much smarter than it used to be a few years back. Here’s what you can know about the top job-search mistakes and check if […]

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    Does Talent Really Exist?

    Watched live by over 12-million people last month, Mat Franco became the first magician to win America’s Got Talent and preparation for the show’s return next year is already underway. Rightly so – the best skills, knacks and party tricks are handed center stage for the summer period in front of an enthralled audience; both […]

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    Winning & Losing Is A Matter Of Perspective

    What are YOU doing to get in the game? It’s that time of the year again, the time when every major sport is at front and center. The major sports are in full swing or have just wrapped up. The regular season for basketball has just begun, Hockey and Football recently began their 98th and […]

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  • A black-and-white photo shows a woman in a black dress and blonde curly hair kneeling and holding a small guitar. Flanking her on either side are two men, possibly her employers, in suits, leaning back-to-back with her, both smiling and wearing bow ties.

    Impress Employers Using the 80/20 Rule

    In the 1950s film, Some Like It Hot, Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis have been on the run from the Mafia for most of the film dressed as women in an all-female jazz orchestra including Marilyn Monroe. They end up in a hotel full of retired millionaire widowers on the make for pretty girls. One […]

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    Compliance is No Substitute for Commitment

    Are you part of a compliant or committed organization? Too many managers and leaders expect and encourage their employees to be compliant. They neglect to fully account for their employees’ desires or opinions. They assume their employees will automatically commit to a new direction or strategy. They believe they should not have to ask for […]

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    Government Recruitment and Retention: 3 Conclusions

    When presented with the opportunity to prepare a guest post for Careers in Government, I struggled to identify a topic that would be applicable for the wide audience touched by their web and social media presence. Having spent quite a bit of time providing classification and compensation consulting, I could speak with some authority on […]

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    Local Government Recruiting: Don’t Forget About Us

    Recently I had the pleasure of attending the International City/County Manager’s Association (ICMA) 100th anniversary celebration in North Carolina. There were many informational sessions and as an MPA student the knowledge I learned there was invaluable. The last session I attended was called “The Future of the Workplace” and it was filled with city, county, […]

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    Education Infrastructure: Public-Private Partnerships

    Public-private partnerships have been utilized successfully as an alternative to finance repairs enabling new infrastructure, such as those for roads and bridges. What has not been discussed is employing P3s for the improvement of our education infrastructure, such as school buildings, curriculum development, or school review. This involves contracting the private sector to finance, design, […]

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