Improving Recruitment and Retention for Local Governments Today One of the biggest challenges for local government in today’s workplace is employee turnover. The loss of department heads and other senior employees creates organizational vulnerabilities and destabilizes productivity ultimately impacting service delivery. This is not news to many of you experiencing vacancies. A better question isRead More
Improving Workplace Climate: A Recruitment and Retention Strategy Nearly three years after the start of the pandemic, U.S. cities and counties still face challenges in recruiting and retaining good employees. In North Carolina alone, 61% of local governments report higher numbers of unfilled budgeted positions since the pandemic, and over half report increases in turnover.Read More
5 Steps You Can Take to Recruit Talent* *and not have to hire us! Recruiting employees is very, very difficult right now. It is a candidates’ market, and this may not change for quite a while. There are a few steps local governments can take to improve their odds for success in recruiting: Create anRead More
The Importance of Succession Planning and Plan Components Call it the “Silver Tsunami” or the “Great Resignation”, there are many vacancies in local government positions and planning for those anticipated vacancies is important. The current labor market is tight and many positions in local government are specialized, requiring unique skill sets. Couple that with lack ofRead More
Celebrating 10 Years of GovTempsUSA! This summer marks the 10-year anniversary of GovTempsUSA. Everyone associated with GovTemps is thrilled to contribute to excellence in local government -- we've had more than 500 placements in 19 states. Thank you to our clients and the talented professionals who serve as temporary and longer-term placements. We lookRead More
Top Ten Tips for Resume Development – 2.0 1. Your resume is not a job description: Your resume is about your accomplishments – focus on what you’ve accomplished as opposed to what you do each day. Use action verbs like coordinated, facilitated, led, managed or secured. 2. Tell your story Develop a chronological resume thatRead More
Five Tips for Mentoring Assistant Managers In preparing to be a City Manager or Administrator, Assistants need to be well rounded with experience in operations as well as human resources, communications, oral presentations, information technology, etc. We find that many Assistants are developing these skills. We have noticed some areas where Managers/Administrators could further developRead More
Why we support the ELGL Diversity Dashboard! The Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL) Diversity Dashboard is the first national data collection on the gender, race/ethnicity, age, and prior education/work experience of local government leadership. The Diversity Dashboard is the first and most comprehensive national data collection on the demographics of local government leadership. ELGL hasRead More
Sustainable Approaches to Public Safety in Today’s Environment Heidi Voorhees sent me this graphic and it instantly resonated with my experiences as a career local government professional. Police Departments have been saddled with responsibilities well beyond that of peacekeeping. As laws and societal issues have become increasingly complex, local police officials have been asked toRead More
Avoid These Five Mistakes When Recruiting for Talent GovHRUSA is often contacted by clients who have tried to recruit for positions on their own but have been unsuccessful – here are some common issues we’ve seen with unsuccessful recruitment processes. 1. Overly Restrictive Job Descriptions Does the person really need a bachelor’s degree orRead More
