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Engineering a global impact: Annica Wayman’s story of public service
11/23/2021To solve our nation’s biggest challenges both today and in the future, our government needs to recruit and retain vital young talent. Our new blog…
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Federal HR myth-busting: Using the right hiring authorities to find the talent you need
11/16/2021Recruiting and hiring for open federal positions is an important part of any human capital role. Whether it is entry-level talent coming right out of…
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Burt Barnow on walking the path from professor to policy advisor
10/20/2021To solve our nation’s biggest challenges both today and in the future, our government needs to recruit and retain vital young talent. Our new blog…
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Trading places: Civil servants recount their experiences in public-private talent exchanges
10/05/2021Talent exchange programs—which enable agencies to deploy civil servants to the private sector, to host private sector employees on detail or both—can bolster the federal…
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A former federal prosecutor at the Department of Justice discusses the value of a public service career
09/21/2021To solve our nation’s biggest challenges both today and in the future, our government needs to recruit and retain vital young talent. Our new blog…
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Opportunity is calling: Professor Eileen Harrington looks back on a career in public service
08/31/2021To solve our nation’s biggest challenges both today and in the future, our government needs to recruit and retain vital young talent. Our new blog…
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Busting common myths about HR in the federal government
08/25/2021Human resources professionals play a vital role in supporting agency missions across government. Spanning the full employee life cycle—from hiring to training to performance management—senior…
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How agencies can open doors for job seekers without a four-year degree
07/06/2021Attracting and hiring job seekers without four-year degrees would benefit our federal government and our nation. A recent report, written by…
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The most effective strategies for surge hiring
06/17/2021Federal agencies must rapidly grow their workforce to tackle both external and internal challenges, such as national emergencies, large-scale attrition, new mission requirements or the…
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How the Small Business Administration successfully launched a hiring surge during the COVID-19 pandemic
03/05/2021The Small Business Administration more than doubled its number of employees in 2020. The need for this hiring surge arose when the agency was tasked with administering the $350 billion Paycheck Protection…