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Successful Interviews: Best Practices & Tips from Interviewers (Part 2 of Interview Success Series)
Most candidates walk into an interview ready to share their experiences, skills, and enthusiasm. Yet many still wonder which parts of their preparation will actually resonate once the conversation gets going. To help bridge that gap, we turned to the people on the other side of the table. In this installment of our Interview Success…
Interviewing with Intention: How Preparation, Clarity, and Practice Lead to Success
Preparing for an interview often feels daunting, especially when it comes to choosing examples that are relevant, focused, and genuinely reflect who you are. While targeted answers are one piece of the puzzle, a successful interview isn’t just about memorizing and reciting the “right” answers; it’s a chance to clearly communicate your experience, skills, and values in a way that connects directly to what the…
Reimagining Federal Hiring: Key Changes in the 2025 Merit Hiring Plan
The federal hiring landscape is undergoing a significant transformation with the release of the 2025 Merit Hiring Plan issued by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) in response to Executive Order 14170: Reforming the Federal Hiring Process and Restoring Merit to Government Service. Most of the Plan’s strategies are not new to the federal…
Take it from the Experts: Revisiting Workforce Planning Best Practices
Workforce planning is always incredibly important, but even more so during periods of change. A few years ago, we connected with four of FMP’s seasoned workforce planning experts to learn why they think workforce planning is more critical. Now, more than ever, we thought it would be helpful to revisit their insights into where and…
Mission Success Bingo: Do Not Forget the “O” in Bingo!
Please join us for a little game of Organizational Success Bingo! Successful mission execution requires organizational effectiveness, which always includes efficiency. While efficiency may not be a sufficient condition for effectiveness, effectiveness is not fully realized without paying attention to efficiency. And without both of these, you cannot get to successful execution. So, simply put,…
Building our Capabilities
For as long as I’ve been at FMP (and it is too long to comfortably share), we’ve invested in and focused on growing and enhancing our services and capabilities. Not only is this a reflection of the learning organization we are, where our employees are life-long learners and actively seek out development opportunities, but we…
2021 Summer Intern Spotlight
One of our favorite times of the year at FMP is when we hire new interns to join us for the summer! This year, we have three wonderful Human Capital Interns: Denis Leahy, Kaitlin Murphy, and Sean Chin. Read on to learn about them and what they’ve been working on since they have joined! TELL…
A Competency-Based Approach to Workforce Recovery: Help for Job Seekers
Of the many challenges presented by the pandemic, one is economic. The US economic landscape has changed sharply. Some industries, like hospitality and travel, have been adversely impacted, while other industries like cybersecurity and e-commerce are surging.[1] This 2-part blog will describe how job seekers and organizations can capitalize on a tumultuous job market by…
AI and Unconscious Bias
Every month we dive into what we are all so passionate about here at FMP: human capital management. This month we are so excited to continue to learn about the fascinating topic of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and unconscious bias from one of our partners, Deb Cohen. We recently asked Deb a few questions about the…
How to Grow High Potentials
To finish off our conversations on high potentials, we wanted to cover how an organization can grow high potentials within their existing staff. Good news, there has been a recent shift with organizations spending more of their training budget on executive and supervisory level leadership, and employees are eager to learn more and develop in…