MANAGING YOUR GOVERNMENT CAREER: SUCCESS STRATEGIES THAT WORK LIFF S. Księgarnia

Working for the government offers many advantages: great prospects for professional growth, job security, an attractive array of benefits, and the op-por-tunity to help other citizens-but it also presents unique challenges.

Managing Your Government Career gives current and future government employees powerful advice for starting out and maneuvering through their entire career. Based on the author's more than 32 years experience in civil service jobs, as well as his inter-ac-tions with thousands of government employees, the book helps readers:

decide whether working for the government is right for them understand the differences between federal, state, and local levels apply, interview for, and get the job they want take advantage of the training offered understand the cul-ture become familiar with local politics make themselves valuable develop the right mentors fluidly transition up the ladder
Packed with indispensable guidance, this is a unique and highly strategic resource for anyone working in government.

Stewart Liff (Saugus, CA) began his career with the federal government in 1974. He is a winner of the President’s Council on Management Improvement Award and the Presidential Rank Award for Meritorious Service. His books include Managing Government Employees (978-0-8144-0887-2).

Table of Contents

Pt. I Getting in (Arriving) 1

Ch. 1 Should I Work for the Government and if So, Where? 3

Ch. 2 How Do I Get In? 32

Pt. 2 Getting Off to a Good Start (Surviving) 57

Ch. 3 In the Beginning 59

Ch. 4 Your Relationship with Your Superiors 82

Ch. 5 Developing Perspective 114

Pt. 3 Plotting Your Career (Thriving) 139

Ch. 6 Looking Down the Road 141

Ch. 7 Management 165

Ch. 8 Balancing Your Work Life and Your Family Life 190

Ch. 9 Personal Development 213

Notes 231

Index 247

256 pages, Paperback

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