Seeking a political appointment: Seven tips from a former special assistant to the president for presidential personnel You want to join an administration as a political appointee, but you don’t know where to start. You are not alone. Here are some tips that will give you a leg up. Read More
Help wanted: the critical job of selecting 4,000 presidential appointees The Office of Presidential Personnel faces the herculean task of helping a president select about 4,000-political appointees at the beginning of a new administration and throughout a president’s four-year term. Jonathan McBride and Liza Wright, former directors of the PPO under Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush, respectively, join host David Marchick on Transition Lab to share their advice on how to land a political appointment and some of the challenges they faced managing the personnel operation. Read More