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Successful Interviews: Best Practices & Tips from Interviewees (Part 3 of Interview Success Series)
No one understands the interview experience quite like someone who’s been through it. While advice from interviewers can help you understand expectations, hearing from fellow interviewees can show you what the process actually feels like, and what makes a difference before, during, and after an interview. In this third and final installment of the Interview…
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…
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…
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…
Encourage Informal Learning for More Efficient and Effective Skills Development
Introduction Rapid change and the attrition of talent require better and faster ways to develop the skills of today’s workforce. One often-overlooked solution to this challenge is informal learning that is embedded in the flow of work and controlled by the learners. Workplace learning can be more efficient and more effective if we reduce over-reliance…
Our Year in Blogs – 2024
Introduction As we say goodbye to 2024 and welcome 2025, let’s take a moment to reflect on FMP’s year in blogs! Our blogs, which are 100% employee-led, reflect our workforce’s technical knowledge, professional interests, and diverse perspectives. Here are some highlights from last year. 38 New Blogs 3 Top 3 Topics Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Accessibility Learning & Development Selection…
FMP’s New Employee Ambassador Program
Starting a new job is a huge transition and can be accompanied by a range of emotions and experiences. You’re required to reorient yourself to new ways of working, meet new people, and learn how to navigate a new organization—all of which can make onboarding seem like a herculean task. When you are required to…
Reimagining Employee Referral Programs
In the era of ‘Great Resignation,’ with the current high demand for workers, the job market is buzzing. Job searchers have their pick of roles in a variety of organizations, and companies need to evaluate how they can make the best use of their recruiting tools and techniques. One of these valuable recruiting tools are…
It Started as an Internship, But It Turned into a Career
At FMP, hiring summer interns is one of our favorite parts of the year! Over the years, we have been fortunate to hire a few interns every summer. Even better, many of our summer interns have ended up landing full time positions after they have finished school. Are you interested in applying for an FMP…
Hiring Internally vs. Externally
To hire from within or not to hire from within? That is the question. In search of an answer, I interviewed three people with extensive knowledge and experience on the subject: Erin Pitera, CEO and co-owner of FMP with 15 years of tenure; Jeff Kidwell, a managing director at FMP with over 30 years of…