When I first started my company, I went to a few small business government contracting conferences to see if I could learn more about how to best go about doing business with the government. At one of the first conferences I attended, we sat down with Hill staffers—people working directly for the members of Congress sitting on the Small Business committees—to discuss the issues facing small business owners in government contracting firms.

One man stood up and asserted that…

A lot of military spouses would love to get a government job. It really can be the ultimate portable career, especially if you find a career path that is utilized on most military installations. But I hear over and over from spouses that breaking in to the government system can be daunting.

While obtaining government employment is very different than the hiring process for the private sector, if you know how the system works…

Having seen the good, the bad, and the ugly in employees from both sides of the fence—as a entry level employee and now as an executive—these are the things I either wish I had known when I was coming up through the ranks, or that I wish I could get across to my employees now that I’m the “big boss.” Again, like my last post about job seeking, these are in no particular order… but hopefully at least a few of them will be helpful for each of you.

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