Voorhees Associates LLC is a team of dedicated public servants who offer a personal approach to Executive Recruitment and Management Consulting for local governments. With our combined total of more than 200 years of experience in the public sector, there is almost nothing that will surprise or overwhelm us!
It has been my privilege to work in the public sector for the last 27 years, serving elected and appointed officials across the country. For 19 of those years I was fortunate to work as a local government public servant in the City of Kansas City, Missouri, the Village of Schaumburg, Illinois and the Village of Wilmette, Illinois. That experience in the world of public service was both rewarding and challenging – and it provided the basis for my subsequent 8 years of executive recruitment, management consulting, training, teaching, and professional development.
My decision to launch Voorhees Associates represents the next phase of my career and is very exciting. We look forward to assisting local governments in achieving their goals and objectives. Stay tuned to this blog for interview tips, resume assistance, and industry news on recruitment and selection as well as information on other timely public sector topics.
Recruitment Tip from Voorhees Associates…
In a review of the last 12 months ICMA newsletters, nearly twenty-seven percent of the candidates appointed to CAO positions were Assistants. Of the Assistants hired into the CAO/Manager position, one half were from within the organization and one half were from outside the organization.
Interview Tip from Voorhees Associates
Interview Question: What are your weaknesses?
TIP: Identify a weakness and then indicate what you are doing to address it. Everyone has a skill set they are working on. For example, if you struggle with keeping pace with technology you might indicate a class or on line seminar you attended and how it helped you.
For the last several years public sector leaders have been concerned about the retirement of the baby boomers and whether or not there is enough talent to replace these retirees. These articles seem to indicate that the recession has bought the public sector some time and breathing room. Many potential retirees are postponing their retirement plans…