What Type Of Person Thrives In The Government Industry, According To A Human Resources Specialist Working In Government
Dravidi believes individuals who thrive as Human Resources Specialists at Government agencies like the US Attorney's Office are both curious and helpful, possessing a genuine love for their work and its impact as "it keeps you going" even when facing demanding supervisors. Dravidi finds fulfillment in the ability to "implement so many things" and create lasting change within a government agency.
Curiosity, Helpfulness, Problem-Solving, Impact, Implementation
Advizer Information
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Job Title
Company
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Dravidi Stinnett
Human Resources Specialist
Government
California State University, Long Beach
Education
Government & Public Sector
Human Resources (HR)
Disabled, Honors Student, Pell Grant Recipient, Took Out Loans, Transfer Student, First Generation College Student
Video Highlights
1. Curiosity and a genuine desire to help others are crucial for navigating demanding supervisors and challenging situations in HR.
2. Passion for the work and its impact, especially in government, provides motivation to overcome obstacles and implement meaningful changes.
3. The US Attorney's Office offers opportunities to contribute innovative ideas, such as improving interview processes and telework policies, with the potential for lasting impact within the agency.
Transcript
How would you describe people who typically thrive in this industry?
They love to be curious and they love to be helpful. You're going to work with supervisors who are demanding, and you're going to work with some who are super nice.
But if you genuinely love what you do and love helping people, it pushes you through. It pushes you through a supervisor asking for something that seems impossible at the last minute.
You think about how this can impact this and this. You realize you can work really hard this one time and then be able to use that for other people over and over. It keeps you going.
It's the people and the work when you know the magnitude of it. Especially in government, I've seen other people work in other government offices, and they always feel like they can't make change.
I feel like at the U.S. Attorney's Office, in particular, we can implement so many things. You can implement interviews, help with telework. If you have an idea, you can take it to your first assistant or your leadership team, and they actually hear you out. And then you create it; it's pretty amazing.
You think, "I've done this," and this is at a government agency that will be here when I'm not. It's pretty cool.