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Moving up or moving on: advice on how to get that next job: technical skills alone are not enough to propel you to the upper echelons of local government management and finance. Learn what today's employers are looking for and how you can best position yourself for a promotion or new job.

Government Finance Review

| October 01, 2005 | Nollenberger, Karl | COPYRIGHT 2005 Government Finance Officers Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

If you have aspirations and goals in the field of public finance, now is the time to start thinking about your next move. What will it take to get promoted or get a new job with a different government? What are employers looking for in their next finance professional? How do you set yourself apart from other qualified candidates? The answers to these and other questions are critical to your career development. This article offers some practical career advice based on my 30 years of experience in public sector management (nine of which were in public finance) and five years in executive recruitment and academia.

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