hiring

This January 29 webinar is designed for all those associated with setting up and running a freshman office in the House or Senate. The program will include congressional staff hiring guidance CMF has collected during its 43 years of service to the Congress, and will feature experts on the value and strategies of hiring a diverse staff. Watch a recording of the webinar here.

Join us Dec. 4 for this special program in which Chief of Staff Lisa Sherman and District Director Jessica Reed, senior managers for Rep. Susan Davis, will present their best practices on hiring. Lisa and Jessica will share the "Team Davis" approach to hiring – a process so impressive that they were recognized for a 2018 Democracy Award for "Life in Congress" Workplace Environment.

This study, conducted in 2017, identifies common practices and norms on the benefits and personnel practices employed by House and Senate personal offices. Its purpose is to assist congressional managers when determining or evaluating their office policies and practices.

Senior managers: Join CMF and esteemed coach Meredith Persily Lamel on Monday, July 10 for a can't-miss seminar on how to better manage a demographically diverse workforce.

The Congressional Management Foundation is pleased to invite senior staff to one of our most popular programs: "Managing Millennials: Practical Management Tips for a Demographically Diverse Workforce." This event will be held on Monday, July 10 from 12-2 p.m. Please join CMF and esteemed coach Meredith Persily Lamel in this can't-miss seminar on how to better manage a demographically diverse workforce.

Tip O'Neill once said, "It's easier to run for office than to run the office." Running a campaign and creating a congressional office are vastly different tasks. Setting up a House or Senate office includes all the challenges of starting a small business with all the red tape of a bureaucracy. During the past 40 years the Congressional Management Foundation has helped thousands of new members of Congress and their staffs set up freshman offices. Here are 7 mistakes to avoid.