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The Former FedBreak into AI and tech with strategies that helped former feds land roles at Amazon, Anduril, Google, Onebrief, Palantir, SpaceX, Umbra and other unicorns.
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“Has Anyone Worked Here?” Is the Wrong Question
A recruiter reaches out, and your first instinct is to ask an online group for help with due diligence. Wrong instinct.
Asking a broad, open-ended question makes it obvious you aren’t willing to do independent digging. You’re asking stran...
3 Signs of Transition Struggle
Most of the time, I want to write about the right moves to make when leaving USG for tech or another competitive industry. Aren’t there plenty of things not to do as well? So I’ll share some of the main mistakes I see.
These errors are ty...
Mission Isn’t a Federal Monopoly
A lot of feds learn, directly or indirectly, that leaving government means abandoning. The assumption is that outside the bureaucracy, work becomes less noble and more mercenary. That assumption deserves scrutiny, especially for aspiring fo...
The Market Will Not Translate Your Federal Experience for You
Many aspiring former feds are seeking to enter the private market at the same time.
Some left because they had a clear plan. Some left out of desperation. Some left because they had no choice.
Regardless of the reason, they all hear how t...
The 100% Federal Employee Has a 0% Tech Transition Strategy
If you are on the SES track and genuinely want it, this probably is not for you.
You are already committed to the unwritten rules: managing up skillfully, waiting out the promotion schedule and staying close to the people who decide who ge...
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