State & Local Government Policy, Business and Technology

Millennials in Government — or Not?

Government Technology: The top three house-hunting rules worldwide are: “location, location, location.” There is even a Channel 4 TV series in the United Kingdom (UK) by the same name.

In the same way, most public- and private-sector managers would say, “talent, talent, talent” is what they are looking for in order to achieve their business goals. Note: I would add ‘staff selection criteria’ such as positive attitude, good work ethic, team player, excellent communicator, humble and a few other related items under the wider talent umbrella, but let’s move on.

Which brings us (again) to the seemingly never-ending question: How do you attract and retain the right talent in government?

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