by Lynn Dixon | Aug 16, 2013 | About the Public Sector, Trends
By now, we’re all aware of the dreaded sequester — or group cuts to federal spending — that recently went into effect. According to The Washington Post, although the sequester was originally meant to serve as an incentive for the Joint Select Committee on...
by Mark F. Weinberg | Aug 16, 2013 | About the Public Sector, Trends
For as long as most of us can remember the words “government employee” have been synonymous with steady, reliable employment where terms like “downsizing” and” rightsizing” seldom applied and the threat of being laid off was as remote as snowfall in Miami Beach. ...
by Abby Kohut | Aug 16, 2013 | Career Advice, personality assessment
These days, there are practically the same number of “Career Experts” as there are job seekers. They come in all flavors. There are the career coaches, the career counselors, and the career consultants. To add to that, there are speakers, authors and bloggers. One...
by Martha Duesterhoft | Jul 14, 2013 | Career Advice, networking/interviewing, Trends
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...
by Philip Ewell | Jul 14, 2013 | Career Advice, networking/interviewing
Many falsely assume that preparation for a successful interview is simple, fast and straightforward. In reality, it is not. Such assumptions serve as the fatal flaw that causes so many candidates to perform poorly. They preclude even the best candidates from being...