20 tips to improve your government career - from networking to branding and more
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ARE WE RECREATINGTHE WHEEL?
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Increas ing Demands for Government Serv ices
Budget Defici ts
Rapid Technology Change
Ret i r ing Exper ienced Workforce
MACRO TRENDS
MACRO20O P P O R T U N I T I E S
MACRO
S T E P 1 : Y O U R C U R R E N T J O B
1 .BE AMAZING (EVERY DAY)
2 .SOFT SK ILLS MATTER (Speak ing , Meet ings , & More )
3 .DEVELOP SK ILLS THAT ARE NEEDED
5 .YOUR INTERNAL BRAND MATTERS
5 .S IGN UP FOR MORE / RA ISE YOUR HAND
6 .SET GOALS , BEAT THEM, TRACK IT
MACRO
S T E P 2 : M A N A G I N G Y O U R P E R S O N A L
B R A N D
7 .STEP UP YOUR SOC IAL GAME
8 .READ EVERYTH ING
9 .ET IQUETTE (DRESS , INTRODUCT IONS , ETC)
10 .SHARE YOUR IDEAS ( speak ing , wr i t i ng )
11 .SHOW UP (a t even ts , con fe rences )
MACRO
S T E P 3 : N E T W O R K I N G
12 .MENTOR, COACH, OR CHAMP ION
13 .MASTER THE INFORMAT IONAL INTERV IEW
14 .TAKE ON ROLES IN OUTS IDE GROUPS
15 .APPLY FOR LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS
16 . BE THE HOST / BE HELPFUL
17 . DON’T FORGET PEER NETWORKING
MACRO
S T E P 4 : L E A P I N G I N
Y O U R C A R E E R
18 .KNOW WHEN IT ’S T IME
19 .GO WHERE THERE IS GROWTH
20 .HAVE A PL AN & MAKE I T KNOWN
MAKING IT HAPPEN
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