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• National Defense Industrial Association to Lead US Aerospace and Defense Trade Mission to the United Arab Emirates

  The National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) in conjunction with the U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council and the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates Trade and Commercial Office, is leading a trade mission for U.S. aerospace, defense and IT security/infrastructure companies to the … more

• Interviews are two-way streets

  Good candidates, preparing for an interview,  focus mainly on learning about the company and the people they will interview with.  Really good candidates also focus on what is important to them and how they will learn about those key issues during the intervi… more

• Reaching Out to Former Colleagues During Your Career Search

  As part of a career search, you will obviously try to reach out to former colleagues. Recently, I was contacted by someone I had not heard from in over 20 years. We had worked in the Washington DC area in the mid-eighties in completely different fields and had both left DC for a … more

• Say Thank You

  Your Momma told you the importance of saying thank you from an early age. Yet too many folks forget to say "Thanks!" along their job search road. Recently I spoke to an old friend and mentor, now a senior executive in a major corporation, and discovered that this person who h… more

• Aviation Week Announces Laureate Award Winners

  Former Boeing Aircraft Designer, Miracle on the Hudson Crew, U.S. Cadets among Honorees At an awards dinner here tonight in Washington, DC, Aviation Week named the winners of the 53rd Annual Laureate Awards, which honor those who have shown heroism and exceptional leadership… more