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Josh’s Job Search 2.0: Got Internship?

This is another installment of an ELGL original content series titled “Josh’s Job Search 2.0” by Josh Halladay. Halladay is sharing career advice that he is receiving in informational interviews. This article has been a few weeks in the making.  I have recently passed the three-month mark for unemployment.  For a recent college grad, with … Continued

Pure Midwest: McCarter Joins ELGL Team

Our Take We are excited to welcome our newest staff member, John McCarter. He was brought on board, after a long contentious salary negotiation, to serve as the Midwest ELGL project assistant. If John’s name sounds familiar, you may have read about him in this piece – New Sensation with John McCarter, City of Novi (MI) and … Continued

NC: Eric Peterson, Town of Hillsborough, Town Manager

Fifty Nifty Takeaways What do we hope to learn from this series? We hope you will gain a better understanding of the unique characteristics of local government in each state, we hope you will learn that there are others like you who are motivated to make a difference through the public sector, and we hope … Continued

Knope of the Week: 2014 Organizational Members

What is the Knope of the Week? It’s our way of recognizing an individual or group of individuals who have excelled in promoting the public sector. Recipients may come from the public or private sector and are nominated by ELGL members. Recipients receive an incredible amount of recognition and prizes that we are not at … Continued

Twittersations on #WorkLifeBalance

***The final Twittersation on #WorkLifeBalance has been moved! The twitter conversation will be taking place this Friday December 20, 2013 at 10:00 am PST. Be sure to log on then and read Julie Underwood’s latest column: #WorkLifeBalance: The Ongoing Struggle to Keep It a Top Priority.  We’ll be using her column to jump start the … Continued

MD: Laura Allen, Town of Berlin, Town Administrator

Fifty Nifty Takeaways What do we hope to learn from this series? We hope you will gain a better understanding of the unique characteristics of local government in each state, we hope you will learn that there are others like you who are motivated to make a difference through the public sector, and we hope … Continued

New Sensation: Michael Enloe, TriMet In-Street Facilities Designer

What better way to learn about a new ELGL member than a series of extremely personal questions that may or may not be work related. That is our goal in the New Sensation feature. Whether it is learning about a person’s top accomplishments in the last 24 hours or learning about the inside of their … Continued

Carolina on My Mind: The Residential MPA Experience

  This is another entry in Rafael Baptista’s ongoing column, “Carolina on My Mind.” Rafael is a first year student at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Masters of Public Administration program.  Connect with Rafael: LinkedIn and Twitter While applying to MPA programs, I considered both online and in-residence options. I opted for an … Continued

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