Agencies look to grab on to those left jobless from tech sector shake up




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Summary: Federal hiring managers view sector-wide shakeups in the private sector, especially the tech sector, as an opportunity to grab some talent for public service. Agencies are joining forces with state and local governments to pitch that idea of public service career in public service to displaced techies. Those agencies held a recent “Tech to Gov” virtual job fair, to help some hires while interest is high. Federal News Network’s Jory Heckman spoke with a senior advisor for the Office of Personnel Management’s Hiring Experience Group, Kyleigh Russ. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices