A Day In The Life Of An OFM Training Director At A Federal Agency
A day for Rachel, the OFM Training Director at a Federal Agency, begins with prioritizing tasks from Washington, D.C., requiring "flexibility" due to the constantly changing demands of supporting national agency initiatives. This involves managing emails, calls, meetings, and recruitment efforts, leveraging their almost 30 years of experience in "review of resumes, review of looking at best qualified and conducting interviews."
Flexibility, Leadership, Hiring and Interviewing, Goal Setting, Prioritization
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Rachel Larson
OFM Training Director
Federal Agency
Iowa State University
Medical, Sciences & Related
Government & Public Sector
Operations and Project Management
Video Highlights
1. Flexibility and Adaptability are crucial due to the constantly changing priorities and incoming requests from Washington D.C.
2. A significant portion of the job involves leadership and management, including strategic planning to meet short-term goals, hiring and team development, and providing direction to the leadership team.
3. Extensive experience in recruitment and selection processes, including resume review, candidate evaluation, and interviews, is a key aspect of the role.
Transcript
What does a day in the life of an Office of Financial Management training director look like?
My day really begins with coffee. After coffee, it's all about flexibility, truly in supporting national agency opportunities and all the initiatives going on.
When I log in, I work virtually from Denver, Colorado. I see a lot of emails and taskings coming down from Washington D.C. So I have to be very flexible because as I thought my day would start, potentially my day is not going to start in that way.
It is very much concentrated on calls, emails, and what is the highest priority of the moment that I need to address. Thereafter, I'm looking at scheduled meetings and where we are to meet our short-term goals. I also consider what direction my leadership team needs to hear from me.
I also have an eye on hiring. I need to be constantly looking at what opportunities there are to grow my division and where I am against the vacancies that I have. I have tremendous experience with reviewing resumes, looking at the best-qualified candidates, and conducting interviews, as well as sitting on panels. So I am currently looking at that quite a bit. I have almost 30 years of working in that arena.
So that's right now what a day in the life looks like.
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