Follow the Money, Find A Job

Rusty Rueff — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:52:49 +0000

My co-author of our book Talent Force (Prentice-Hall 2006), Hank Stringer (who is also a Clearview contributor), and I wrote about a time in the future when states and local municipalities would adopt, “Free Talent Zones”. These would be places where the government would provide tax breaks to employees for the skills they would bring into the state. These tax breaks would not be just for the companies, but would also be given directly to the talent, employees, so they would be able to relocate, be retrained, and bring their skills to work on a new business or venture.

So far, we haven’t seen much in the way of government tax incentives to support talented employees, but we will. I am sure of it. States have been doling out, with unheard of speed, tax incentives for industries to relocate to their states. Some of them work and some of them don’t, but there is still money to be followed.

If you are in a situation where it is time to make a change, or by necessity a relocation, in order to find work, then follow the money of state tax incentives and research what companies are reaping the rewards from those incentives as those company may be a good place to look for your next job. Also thanks to the Federal Stimulus Plan, monies being targeted to the creation of jobs makes it seem that this stream of money will be around for a while.

For fun, I searched on my home state of Indiana to see the industries of emphasis when it comes to active job creation. What I saw was: Advanced Manufacturing, Agriculture, Energy, Film, Information Technology, Insurance, Life Sciences, Logistics and Motorsports. If my career interests were in any of these areas, I would begin to follow the money and do research into the companies who are receiving the tax incentives and growing their businesses in Indiana. There is no sure fire way to know what the best path to take, but looking upstream for where the money flows, may be a good first path to explore.

Follow the Money, Find A Job is a post from: Glassdoor Blog

Obama Political Win Means Job Loss and Job Win

Glassdoor Team — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:11:35 +0000

Although debatable, there may be no other place in the country feeling such intense shifts in the workplace as in Washington DC.

In a series of moves to tighten up operations involving the White House, President Barack Obama moved to freeze the salaries of high-paid aides in a mostly symbolic nod to the country’s economic turmoil. Obama was quoted saying “Families are tightening their belts, and so should Washington.”

In addition to the cut backs felt by high ranking aides, there is one group of government employees in particular, Schedule C employees, that may be feeling the shifts in jobs and salary more dramatically than others. Schedule C are usually political appointed positions and are employees who are subject to change at the discretion of a new Administration.

According to Politico.com, there are about 2,000 Schedule C political appointments that younger campaign staffers can hope to fill. However they report that “most of those jobs will remain empty until Cabinet nominees and agency administrators fill the 900 to 1,000 senior executive service positions, including chiefs of staff. According to one estimate, many of those Schedule C positions won’t be filled before March or May, so buckle in for a long ride.”

As reported by About.com, Schedule C positions typically pay out an annual salary of $60,000 to $85,000, a very attractive and reliable source of income for the next four years for this younger workforce demographic. Some examples of Schedule C positions include the White House liaison in the Department of Interior, the confidential assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Education for Vocational and Adult Education, and the Director of Media Affairs in the Department of Labor.

For all those who are seeking a job with the new Obama administration, have a look at some of the useful tips on page 27 of the White House Transition Project report.

While we don’t have a category of Schedule C jobs on Glassdoor, we do have reviews for jobs in Washington, DC and many government employees, including US Postal Service, US Army and US Navy And if you’re in line for one of the vacant Schedule C jobs, don’t forget to post your job company review and salary insights telling what it’s like working for the new administration.

Obama Political Win Means Job Loss and Job Win is a post from: Glassdoor Blog

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Follow the Money, Find A Job

Obama Political Win Means Job Loss and Job Win