by H.E. James | Dec 9, 2015 | education/training
Everybody tweets. Chances are your employees tweet from their mobile phones while they’re on the clock. Yes, even government employees. Some are probably very good at Twitter, using it to manage their own personal brands and share their own voices. In an age where...
by Linda Higgins | Dec 3, 2015 | About the Public Sector
Stay Ahead of the Silver Tsunami Here at Hennepin County – Minnesota’s most populous county – we’re preparing for the silver tsunami. Almost 43% of our 8,000 employees are preparing to retire in the next five years. When Baby Boomers leave, we will lose not only...
by Valerie Martinelli | Nov 14, 2015 | on the job
There was a recent study conducted by Payscale that illustrates the harsh truth behind the gender wage gap. Women earn 25.6% less than men when all men are compared to all women. This is only a dismal 74 cents on the dollar. Ladies, we are worth a lot more than this....
by American Public University System | Nov 9, 2015 | About the Public Sector
By Dr. Oliver Hedgepeth, Program Director, Government Contracts and Acquisition at American Public University What should be the focus of diversity in government contracting? It can be linked to different types of federal, state, or private contracting practices or...
by Camille Roberts | Oct 10, 2015 | education/training
Recently, I was working with a client whose job announcement included four Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) in the qualification requirements. As I began to discuss with him the best approach, he quickly informed me that “we don’t have to write KSAs anymore.” I...
