Why employers should you hire a former federal employee:
1. They're pre-vetted. A federal employee has undergone background checks and/or obtained security clearances.
2. They understand brand management. Their brand was the United States of America, which they served with pride and distinction.
3. They're all about delivering on the mission. Nearly every federal employee contributes directly to a mission that impacts citizens' health, livelihood, security, or safety.
4. Bureaucracy is their superpower. It's easy to be a disrupter, a wrecking ball, or an outlier. However, federal employees will use and navigate the system to serve citizens - their customers - competently; hence, they're good at thinking creatively inside the box.
5. They're insanely good at risk management. Everything they do is under spotlights from 360º—high risk, high visibility. Since they know they only get one swing at one pitch, they always do their homework before stepping up to the plate.
6. Scope, scale, and complexity. A federal employee's work is unparalleled outside of the government and military. The nature of the projects and programs they work on is massive: multiple internal and external stakeholders, national or global impact areas, and asset profiles exceeding many companies' market cap.
7. They're leaders. They know the difference between authority and leadership and model good leadership by example, to peers, to junior employees, and, of course, to direct reports.
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