A Style Guide for the Federal Employee

A Style Guide for the Federal Employee
Article Title: A Style Guide for the Federal Employee

Article Snip: "...Working at the White House is all about telling people you work at the White House. And of course, sharing just how many hours you spend working there. Your apparel should match: Shirts should be unpressed, shoes un-shined.Tie and suit styles should be frozen in time to the exact month when you first started working at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. And when others dress up for a big meeting, remember to keep your tie loose, your sleeves rolled. This is your house after all..."

Article Reference: www.theatlantic.com

How do i apply for a job with the government? USAJobs overhaul seeks to make it easier.

Want to apply for a job with the government? USAJobs overhaul seeks to make it easier.
Article Title: Want to apply for a job with the government? USAJobs overhaul seeks to make it easier.

Article Snip: "...One goal was to reduce wasted effort by people applying for jobs at USAJobs they don’t qualify for, as well as the burden on agencies to sort through them: From those 22 million job applications, about 200,000 people are hired per year on average — about half of them into full-time career jobs, the rest into temporary, part-time or seasonal positions. 'We are trying to find more qualified applicants,' Thibodeau said. 'It’s been easy for everybody to apply for everything. We want to get you to the jobs that you are qualified for and eligible for.'..."

Article Reference: www.washingtonpost.com

Communications Skill Tip: How do i get my voice heard in meetings?

What do you do in an organization or administration that pretends like the employee has a voice but they really don't? Here is a great skill tip that women used under the Obama administration. This skill can be applied whether you are a female or a male. This will work great in organizations with faux diversity programs, good ole boy and/or good ole bro closed groups that pretend to represent all employees instead of just one group.

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Article Snip: "...Female staffers adopted a meeting strategy they called “amplification”: When a woman made a key point, other women would repeat it, giving credit to its author. This forced the men in the room to recognize the contribution — and denied them the chance to claim the idea as their own..."

Article Reference: nymag.com

Job posts show Jacksonville facility is preparing to begin maintenance work on presidential helicopters

Job posts show Jacksonville facility is preparing to begin maintenance work on presidential helicopters
Article Title: Job posts show Jacksonville facility is preparing to begin maintenance work on presidential helicopters

Article Snip: "...The hiring process is under way at the Fleet Readiness Center Southeast in Jacksonville to find capable employees who will eventually be working to maintain the Marine One presidential helicopter fleet after negotiations with a private company recently fell through. An official announcement to move the maintenance work to Jacksonville has not been made..."

Article Reference: jacksonville.com