Leaving Government

Let's go. Time to #GSD in your next chapter.

This article was originally published on LinkedIn. I was chatting with a colleague yesterday and was informed that using hashtags is no longer en vogue. So be it. I am officially old. The great thing about being old is that you get more leeway in what you say and how you say it. And I'm here today t

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Let's talk about your resume.

This article was originally published on LinkedIn. In a world where software is eating the world, your resume is no longer just a piece of paper—it's the key that gets you past the gatekeepers and into a human's hands. As a hiring manager and technology executive, I've seen firsthand how the job mar

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Let's talk about your network.

This article was originally published on LinkedIn A few years before I left government, I worked on the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR), focusing on how the State Department used knowledge, data, and technology in its decision-making processes.

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How I learned that skills matter.

Early in my career, I landed a job managing a group of technical instructors. I didn't know the first thing about teaching, especially teaching technical topics to professionals. I was interested, and I was also clueless.

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