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White House Pushes To Increase Veterans' Employment [VIDEO]

White House Pushes To Increase Veterans' Employment [VIDEO]

It's been a year since the Obama Administration launched a major veteran hiring initiative...

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From Waitressing to Dream Job At NASA: How One Mom Did It

From Waitressing to Dream Job At NASA: How One Mom Did It

"I'm a 35-year-old mother of three in my third marriage, working as a waitress, and have...

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How 20 Is The New 30 In Today's Workforce

How 20 Is The New 30 In Today's Workforce

By Gadi Ben-Yehuda What makes today's young professionals different than previous generations? For the past decade at least, Americans have been subject to variations of "40 is the new 30." A mantra that is supposed to allow older people to do the things that had previously been relegated to younger people,...

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Public Servant Performs Heart-Wrenching Task

Public Servant Performs Heart-Wrenching Task

By Partnership for Public Service On Jan. 31, 2000, Alaska Airlines Flight 261 plunged 18,000 feet into the Pacific Ocean, killing all 88 people on board. This was also Sharon Bryson's first day as head of a National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) program that assists survivors and family members of...

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USAJOBS Turns Frustration to Friendship With Social Media

USAJOBS Turns Frustration to Friendship With Social Media

When USAJOBS -- the online portal for federal jobs -- shut down for a few days in October to launch it's new website, government job seekers and recruiters had high expectations for the potential features and functionality. With fresh updates that included the ability to upload several resumes, determine an...

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Partnership Ranks Best Places To Work In The Federal Government

Partnership Ranks Best Places To Work In The Federal Government

The Partnership for Public Service released the 2011 Best Places to Work in the Federal Government rankings last week – an important tool for Congress, the Obama administration and agency leaders to measure employee job satisfaction and commitment, gauge federal agency progress and identify signs of...

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Best Places to Work: How Employee Satisfaction Can Enhance Agency Recruitment Efforts

Best Places to Work: How Employee Satisfaction Can Enhance Agency Recruitment Efforts

By Tim McManus How many job seekers say, "I want to work for an organization with a poor reputation?" Or, "I want to work at a place where employees don't get any personal or professional satisfaction?"

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Public Sector Job Satisfaction Lags Private-Sector Counterparts

Public Sector Job Satisfaction Lags Private-Sector Counterparts

Employees in the private sector continued to be more satisfied with their jobs, the way their organizations work and their supervisors than their counterparts in the federal government, according to data released this week by the Partnership for Public Service. According to an analysis by Hay Group contained...

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