RELATED April 24, 2025 New Partnership for Public Service polling shows majority of the American public concerned about cuts to the federal workforce and government services April 23, 2025 Ready, Set…Wait: Nominee Experiences through the Senate Confirmation Process March 27, 2025 Max Stier’s statement for the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs hearing on "VA Accountability and Transparency" Back to Reports Mid-Career Hiring: Revisiting the Search for Seasoned Talent in the Federal Government September 14, 2004 One of the most practical things we can do to bring talented people into government is to remove barriers to government service. Perhaps the greatest impediment facing prospective employees is the labyrinth that is the federal hiring process. The hiring of external candidates for mid-career federal jobs is on the rise, but the progress that has been made in bringing in new talent at the mid-career level is not enough. More needs to be done needs to ensure that federal hiring practices produce the best mix of people to deliver the effective government services that the American people deserve. Download (673k)