by Corey Hurwitz | Sep 7, 2016 | About the Public Sector
The late Tip O’Neil, Speaker of the House, is credited with declaring that “All politics is local”. This may be a quaint notion designed to remind policy makers that addressing needs of individuals, families and their communities should be a guiding principal at all...
by Corey Hurwitz | Mar 23, 2016 | networking/interviewing
An abundance of articles have been written on job interview do’s (do be on time, do maintain eye contact) and don’ts (don’t chew gum, don’t criticize former supervisors). However, there seems to be far less written about preparing for the actual interview questions...
by Corey Hurwitz | Apr 7, 2015 | Career Advice
It’s no secret that government budgets are stretched thin these days. Couple this with the 2014 report by the Freelancers Union that found 34 percent of the nation’s workforce qualify as freelancers, and you have the recipe for a burgeoning job market. So how do you...
by Corey Hurwitz | Feb 2, 2013 | About the Public Sector, Trends
Government outsourcing, or privatization, is a central strategy to the notion of reengineering government which has been widely discussed and written about since the 1970s. However, while recession-choked cities and counties are now looking closer at outsourcing,...
by Corey Hurwitz | Feb 2, 2013 | Innovations, Social Media
Informational interviews are your way of gaining a more in-depth look at a potential employer by gathering first-hand knowledge from past or current employees; a casual, coffee-shop conversation can yield a lot of insights. Social media gives you the opportunity to...
by Corey Hurwitz | Feb 1, 2013 | Innovations, Social Media
Historically, gossip and rumors in the workplace have been vigorously discouraged principally because of their harmful effects on employees and the distractions they cause. The conduit for such idle and mischievous banter was confined largely to hallway whispers and...