20 Tips to Improve Your Government Career - From Networking to Branding and More

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Ret i r ing Exper ienced Workforce

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S T E P 1 : Y O U R C U R R E N T J O B

1 .BE AMAZING (EVERY DAY)

2 .SOFT SK ILLS MATTER (Speak ing , Meet ings , & More )

3 .DEVELOP SK ILLS THAT ARE NEEDED

5 .YOUR INTERNAL BRAND MATTERS

5 .S IGN UP FOR MORE / RA ISE YOUR HAND

6 .SET GOALS , BEAT THEM, TRACK IT

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S T E P 2 : M A N A G I N G Y O U R P E R S O N A L

B R A N D

7 .STEP UP YOUR SOC IAL GAME

8 .READ EVERYTH ING

9 .ET IQUETTE (DRESS , INTRODUCT IONS , ETC)

10 .SHARE YOUR IDEAS ( speak ing , wr i t i ng )

11 .SHOW UP (a t even ts , con fe rences )

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S T E P 3 : N E T W O R K I N G

12 .MENTOR, COACH, OR CHAMP ION

13 .MASTER THE INFORMAT IONAL INTERV IEW

14 .TAKE ON ROLES IN OUTS IDE GROUPS

15 .APPLY FOR LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS

16 . BE THE HOST / BE HELPFUL

17 . DON’T FORGET PEER NETWORKING

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S T E P 4 : L E A P I N G I N

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18 .KNOW WHEN IT ’S T IME

19 .GO WHERE THERE IS GROWTH

20 .HAVE A PL AN & MAKE I T KNOWN

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