WHAT'S NEW IN FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT?
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Getting a Good Job in a Bad Economy
Workers who pulled their careers out of a private industry slump share advice and encouragement about finding Federal jobs
Americans sizing up their career outlook will find little encouragement in recent economic news. Where can jobhunters find reasons for hope? Some have found it in the federal marketplace as the U.S. government is the world's largest employer. A recent Office of Personnel Management (OPM) survey counted over 2.7 million civilians in the federal workforce.
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THE RESUME PLACE -- FEDERAL HIRING FACT SHEET
Multiple factors create job opportunities in the Federal government
In the private sector today, "pink slips are landing everywhere, even in corner window offices," according to a report on National Public Radio's "Morning Edition." In its October 2002 story, NPR noted that 1.6 million Americans have been out of work for six months or longer. Those in need of jobs often don't think of the Federal government as a potential employer
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December 12, 2002 GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE E-NEWSLETTER
Congress urged to give agencies more personnel flexibilities
By Amelia Gruber agruber@govexec.com
Agencies can do a better job attracting and retaining a high quality workforce if their personnel offices are granted more flexibility, according to a new General Accounting Office report… Based on interviews with human resources officers at 24 major agencies and with representatives of federal employee unions, GAO determined that some agencies are already using effective programs to improve employees' work lives. Such programs include alternative work schedules, child care assistance, transit subsidies, recruitment bonuses and retention allowances.
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September 19, 2002 WALL STREET JOURNAL
Retirement bubble causes void in Federal work force
By Kelly K. Spors and John J. Fialka
[SUMMARY] There's a potential crisis lingering in the Federal government: half of the current government workers are eligible to retire. Downsizing efforts over the last 10 years haven't helped the status of the Federal work force. "We lost a lot of talented people," says Marta Perez of the Office of Personnel Management.
THE WASHINGTON POST ONLINE
The Federal employment crisis / The "empty pipeline" series
As the crisis in government retirement approaches, the Washington Post takes a look at the issue as well as the challenges involved with bringing in and keeping the best people.
December 3, 2002 GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE E-NEWSLETTER
Competition target stays the same
By Jason Peckenpaugh, jpeckenpaugh@govexec.com
The White House has no immediate plans to put more than 425,000 federal jobs for competition from contractors, according to administration officials.
Since March 2001, Bush officials have said competing 425,000 federal jobs—or half of all government jobs considered commercial—was the goal of their competitive sourcing initiative.
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11/18/02; Vol. 21 No. 33 -- GOVERNMENT COMPUTER NEWS
Shortage of IT workers reaches as critical stage
By Richard W. Walker, GCN Staff
Everybody in government is intensely aware of the IT work force problem. Make that crisis.
You know the grim picture. You've heard the dire statistics over and over.
A year ago, the National Academy of Public Administration catalogued the situation in "The Transforming Power of Information Technology: Making the Federal Government an Employer of Choice for IT Employees," a report commissioned by the Federal CIO Council. Among its conclusions:
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ASK THE HEADHUNTER WEBSITE
9 myths about Federal jobs
By Kathryn Kraemer Troutman
In this article, Federal Job Search Guru Kathy Troutman debunks nine myths that exist about applying for a job with the Federal government. These myths include "Most jobs in government are 'wired'" and 'You have to fill out a long terrible form."
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