Government Jobs

If the world has an impoverished president, it may be Jose Mujica, the current head of state in Uruguay, the South American nation of some 3.3 million people that's about the size of Washington state. As BBC News reports, President Mujica (pictured above) shunned the luxurious house that Uruguay provides...

By Lolita C. Baldor WASHINGTON (AP) -- New orders from the Pentagon: The military on Thursday formally opened thousands of jobs to women in units that are closer to the front lines than ever before, reflecting what's already been going on as female American soldiers fight and die next to their male comrades.

By Lori Michelle Ryan, JIST Publishing Finding and obtaining any job with the federal government can be tough, but how do you know which are the most promising positions to seek? Laurence Shatkin's new book, "150 Best Federal Jobs," breaks down the top federal jobs into several categories, including...

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...

By Lori Michelle Ryan, JIST Publishing Federal job seekers are often frustrated with, overwhelmed by or puzzled over the complex federal hiring process. In their new book, "Find Your Federal Job Fit," authors Janet Ruck and Karol Taylor explain that the "federal application process, which is unlike any...

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...

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?"

Not long after Sheila Bair was appointed to chair the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in 2006, senior officials at the FDIC sat down in a series of meetings to discuss what to do about a disturbing statistic. "We couldn't figure out why our agency was 25th in the rankings" of employee satisfaction,...

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...