Managing your government career : success strategies that work / Stewart Liff.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Liff, Stewart.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Career development--United States.

Career development.

Civil service positions--United States.

Civil service positions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : AMACOM, American Management Association, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Working for the government offers many advantages: great prospects for professional growth, job security, an attractive array of benefits, and the opportunity 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 interactions with thousands of government employees, the book helps readers: decide whether working for the government is right for

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; PART 1 GETTING IN (ARRIVING); Chapter 1 Should I Work for the Government and if So, Where?; Chapter 2 How Do I Get In?; PART 2 GETTING OFF TO A GOOD START (SURVIVING); Chapter 3 In the Beginning; Chapter 4 Your Relationship with Your Superiors; Chapter 5 Developing Perspective; PART 3 PLOTTING YOUR CAREER (THRIVING); Chapter 6 Looking Down the Road; Chapter 7 Management; Chapter 8 Balancing Your Work Life and Your Family Life; Chapter 9 Personal Development; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-245) and index.

ISBN:

9781282032668

1282032666

9780814412732

0814412734

OCLC:

476252308