City of Moline names Martin Vanags Interim City Administrator. Moline Names Interim City Administrator  https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/local-news/moline-names-interim-city-administrator/

  Reimagining Local Government: A Guide to Organizational Analysis What services will local government organizations need (not just want) to provide in the future? An organizational analysis can drill down into the current services offered with the associated service delivery expectations organization-wide. Based on the direction of the local government regarding what services will continueRead More

Local Government Employees and COVID-19 Stress: What Managers Can Do About It Leisha DeHart-Davis, GovHR Vice President, Professor of Public Administration at UNC School of Government, blog posted on ICMA.org on May 7, 2020 | BLOG POST   Check out Dr. DeHart-Davis' recommendations for managers on handling stress during the COVID-19 crisis. https://icma.org/blog-posts/local-government-employees-and-covid-19-stress-what-managers-can-do-about-it

Celebrating Our 500th GovTempsUSA Placement GovHR USA/GovTempsUSA (GovTemps) has a staff retreat every year in the spring. We gather to discuss the prior year’s statistics on recruitments, studies, and temporary staffing in addition to going over any process improvements and new service offerings for the upcoming year. It’s really good to see everybody at theRead More

Check out the new Blog post by Heidi Voorhees https://www.govhrusa.com/blog/five-reasons-local-government-must-embrace-remote-work/

Five Reasons Local Government Must Embrace Remote Work (WFH – Work From Home) As municipal and county offices re-open, leaders will face many challenges -- one will be more requests to work from home and another will be the need to provide a healthy work environment for employees.  In putting the post COVID workplace puzzleRead More

Consider the job you don’t want – it can make all the difference… You can't always get what you want But if you try sometimes, well, you might find You get what you need  - The Rolling Stones I recently interviewed a candidate for a public health position who told me the experience she gainedRead More

5 Tips for a Successful Video Interview   If it is your first video interview, practice in advance. Video chatting with friends is not the same as a video interview. Check the background behind you, address as much ambient noise as possible and sequester pets in another room. Check your lighting before the interview starts.Read More

6 Tips for a Job Search During the COVID-19 Outbreak   Approach your search like a job. Spend time on it every day, monitoring websites, sending out networking emails and filling out applications. Let people know you are looking for work. Sign up to receive regular job announcements from recruiters that serve the industry youRead More

Interim Community Development Director through GovTempsUSA filling the gap at the Village of Wheeling while village officials and GovHR work to complete the recruitment for Director position next month. https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/wheeling-aims-to-name-new-community-development-director-next-month/