Hot Jobs and Cool Internships
There are thousands of federal jobs out there right now - it is simply a matter of looking in the right place. There is a federal opportunity to match every interest, and this eNewsletter will leave you thinking, "you can do that in government?"
Program Analyst
Department of Defense
Deadline: February 16, 2010
Student Trainee (Video Production)
Department of Defense
Deadline: February 16, 2010
Hot Jobs and Cool Internships are always available at makingthedifference.org.
Posted by: ccblog on 2/08/2010 at 8:00 AM | Comments (0) | Permalink
Hot Jobs and Cool Internships
There are thousands of federal jobs out there right now - it is simply a matter of looking in the right place. There is a federal opportunity to match every interest, and this eNewsletter will leave you thinking, "you can do that in government?"
Civil Engineer
Department of Agriculture
Deadline: March 7, 2010
Student Trainee (Contracting)
Department of the Air Force
Deadline: February 10, 2010
Hot Jobs and Cool Internships are always available at makingthedifference.org
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Etiquette Tip of the Week: The Star of the Party
If you want to be the most popular person at any party or event, be the person who introduces people to each other.
First introduce yourself. The person who introduces himself or herself is more memorable than the one who hangs back and waits to be introduced. Ask the person you have just met questions about himself or herself -- gather information to find common ground for introductions. Is there a person standing alone? Invite that person into your conversation. Introduce that person to the first person. Look for common ground to initiate conversation. ("Aliah was just telling me she has taken up snowboarding? Have you ever tried that?"..."Do you watch 24? Michael was just telling me how he had a small part and his character was blown up this week.")
Find another person. Keep going. Smile while you are talking to show enthusiasm and draw more people to you.
For additional etiquette information, go to: http://www.cultureandmanners.com/.
Posted by: ccblog on 2/02/2010 at 12:00 PM | Comments (0) | Permalink
Web site Makeover Designed to Make Federal Hiring Process Easier
Yesterday's article by Joe Davidson in the Washington Post highlights some of the exciting changes occurring within the federal government job search site, USAjobs.gov. Although the overall hiring reform that was talked about last year at this time has not occurred, it is still a priority of the Office of Personnel Management.
Feel free to contact Joshua Boschee, Career Specialist about federal internship and career opportunities at Joshua.Boschee @ ndsu.edu.
By Joe Davidson, Washington Post
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Uncle Sam is trying to make it easier for people to work for the government by improving his hiring Web site.
USAjobs.gov, like the rest of the federal hiring process, has had a reputation for being impersonal, confusing and complicated, as Christine Griffin, deputy director of the Office of Personnel Management, acknowledged during a news conference Monday.
"Once you applied for a job, your application disappeared into a black hole," she said.
The OPM says that's a thing of the past. The revitalized Web site features a "top-to-bottom makeover" focused on making it painless for applicants, Griffin said. If it works as advertised, its launch comes not a minute too soon.
Last year, the Obama administration said it expected the government to hire several hundred thousand new civilian employees in the next four years. Many of them will become very frustrated with the hiring process unless there are more changes like the Web site improvement.
A key new feature of the revitalized site is that it lets users create accounts and follow the status of their applications. A demonstration showed an easily navigated site that allows job hopefuls to search for jobs by location and other characteristics, including occupation, agency and salary. USAjobs.gov gets about 120 million hits per year.
To continue reading the rest of the article, click here.
Posted by: ccblog on 1/27/2010 at 8:00 AM | Comments (0) | Permalink
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Etiquette Tip of the Week: Waiting Room Shocker
There is one story that, when I tell it in a university setting, I can see the whites around the eyes of the students.
A woman approached me after a talk in Oklahoma and said, "I am the receptionist in my office. The hiring manager has asked me to keep an eye on the job candidates in the waiting room and report back to him which ones are talking on their cell phones, checking messages or texting. Those are the candidates we do not hire.
Avoid using your cell phone or text messaging while sitting in the waiting room before an interview or even a sales call (which is in itself, an interview). Take out a notebook and study your notes (for surely you have done your research on this company -- their leadership, mission statement, sales figures, etc.) Go over the answers to tricky questions in your head. Even if you usually review notes on your phone or PDA, use something else so you don't appear to be checking messages. Leave the impression that you are focused on the business at hand and not distracted by other things in your life.
For additional etiquette information, go to: http://www.cultureandmanners.com/.
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