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private:u.s.economicdevelopmentadministration
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=41368
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Mar 26th, 2021 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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US Economic Development Administration
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Economist
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Washington, DC
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Great people, lack of accountability
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EDA has a lot of people who love their jobs, the organization is small and intimate and you interact with everyone. People are proud to work here and represent this agency, which has been through a lot.
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Systems are way behind and a lot of people simply don't want to catch up with the times. It's a combination of outdated technology and complacency and lack of accountability.
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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0.0
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4.0
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3.0
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3.0
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4.0
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4.0
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4.0
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41368
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Open
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Put more resources into the organization's IT infrastructure and start holding people accountable.
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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2.0
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May 3rd, 2021 06:26PM
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May 3rd, 2021 06:26PM
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U.S. Economic Development Administration
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Financial Services
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private:u.s.economicdevelopmentadministration
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=41368
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Aug 30th, 2020 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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US Economic Development Administration
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Intern
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Engaging work
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Very interesting insights into how the US engages economically in regional development
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Too hands off, not enough direct supervisor contact
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0.0
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4.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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41368
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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INTERN
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No
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No
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0.0
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May 3rd, 2021 06:26PM
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May 3rd, 2021 06:26PM
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U.S. Economic Development Administration
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Financial Services
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private:u.s.economicdevelopmentadministration
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=41368
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Feb 5th, 2018 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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US Economic Development Administration
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Intern Experience
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Diverse staff with experience and passion for economic development.
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Not a lot of structure with the intern program but still provided meaningful work to be done across the summer.
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0.0
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3.0
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4.0
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5.0
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3.0
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3.0
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4.0
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41368
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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INTERN
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No
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No
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0.0
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May 3rd, 2021 06:26PM
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May 3rd, 2021 06:26PM
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U.S. Economic Development Administration
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Financial Services
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private:u.s.economicdevelopmentadministration
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=41368
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Jan 21st, 2018 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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US Economic Development Administration
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Intern
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Great staff, great hours, great work environment
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Difficult to see how projects make an impact
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0.0
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4.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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41368
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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No
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No
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0.0
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May 3rd, 2021 06:26PM
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May 3rd, 2021 06:26PM
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U.S. Economic Development Administration
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Financial Services
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private:u.s.economicdevelopmentadministration
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=41368
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Jun 4th, 2017 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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US Economic Development Administration
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Economic Development Specialist
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Philadelphia, PA
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Not the best federal government agency
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The salary is great. Benefits are good.
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Plagued with poor management for years. Very little professional growth or development opportunities. Few opportunities for advancement.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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1.0
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APPROVE
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0.0
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1.0
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3.0
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1.0
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1.0
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5.0
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1.0
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41368
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Open
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Leadership skills must be looked at when choosing managers. High level Managers should be able to be proactive and not reactionary.
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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6.0
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May 3rd, 2021 06:26PM
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May 3rd, 2021 06:26PM
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U.S. Economic Development Administration
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Financial Services
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private:u.s.economicdevelopmentadministration
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=41368
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Mar 24th, 2017 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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US Economic Development Administration
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Management Analyst
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Chicago, IL
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Management Analyst
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Nice office; professional work atmosphere; co-workers are like family; get to travel occasionally.
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Subject to political ups and downs (e.g. gov't shutdown), some bureaucracy and IT systems could be better. Still very paper intensive - not very automated.
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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0.0
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NEUTRAL
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1.0
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APPROVE
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0.0
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3.0
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4.0
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4.0
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3.0
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4.0
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3.0
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41368
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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20.0
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May 3rd, 2021 06:26PM
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May 3rd, 2021 06:26PM
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U.S. Economic Development Administration
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Financial Services
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private:u.s.economicdevelopmentadministration
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=41368
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Dec 12th, 2016 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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US Economic Development Administration
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Great mission. Great place to work
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Small and flexible. Colleagues are smart and hardworking.
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Might end up working on a lot of projects. A few negative people can impact the morale of the organization
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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0.0
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NEUTRAL
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1.0
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APPROVE
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0.0
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4.0
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4.0
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4.0
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3.0
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4.0
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4.0
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41368
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Open
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always consider staff when making decisions. remember to cultivate your direct reports
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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0.0
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May 3rd, 2021 06:26PM
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May 3rd, 2021 06:26PM
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U.S. Economic Development Administration
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Financial Services
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private:u.s.economicdevelopmentadministration
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=41368
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Dec 14th, 2015 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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US Economic Development Administration
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Economic Development Specialist
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Denver, CO
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Economic Development Specialist Intern
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Overall good learning experience - Easy to form relationships and seek guidance from mentors. Great training (mostly through 1 designated mento) designed specifically to your desired education/job training, with opportunities for independent responsibility. Genuinely kind and helpful superiors, and great letters of reference upon leaving.
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Unpaid. Demanding hours. Consistently promising full-time job offer and never following through. Just beware staying too long! I worked for 12 months after the original "internship" conclusion, at which point I was basically full-time and carrying a normal employee workload - except as an unpaid intern. At this point there was a vacant position within the agency for almost 2 years, which I had specifically received 15+ months of training for and was continually promised. Superiors blame bureaucracy for the complicated/difficult intern to employee transition, which was obviously true/at fault to some extent. Regardless, at some point I did begin to feel somewhat taken advantage of, and I eventually left.... as it became clear that I might die working full-time for free before they converted me to a paid position.
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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0.0
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NEUTRAL
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1.0
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APPROVE
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0.0
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3.0
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1.0
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2.0
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2.0
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1.0
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5.0
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41368
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Open
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Be honest and don't make false promises. Government is notoriously slow...but you guys are absolutely record-breaking. At Denver Regional EDA full-time employees were regularly stressed out over their workload and struggling to manage projects simply because they were forced to assume additional tasks in order to cover the workload of vacant positions. These positions went unfilled for MONTHS and even years because the federal hiring system is generally outdated and the concept of recruitment (or sourcing the best talent) is actually non-existent. It seems nonsensical that open positions not only remain unfilled for such extensive lengths of time, but often do not even accept applications for months at a time (In Denver the agency was technically "trying to fill" one such vacant position for 18 months before the job was finally posted on jobs.gov and accepting applications -- though only for 7 days).
This agency would be able to carry out their work far more effectively if the Department of Commerce delegated staffing responsibilities to management within individual agencies, and if they modernized their hiring strategy + application system/streamlined the processes for converting valuable internship, apprenticeship and fellowship participants (most of which have received intensive job-specific training) into full-time employees in order to fill the many vacancies.
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0.0
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[]
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INTERN
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No
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No
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2.0
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May 3rd, 2021 06:26PM
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May 3rd, 2021 06:26PM
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U.S. Economic Development Administration
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Financial Services
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private:u.s.economicdevelopmentadministration
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=41368
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Jul 24th, 2015 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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US Economic Development Administration
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Washington, DC
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Good mission, tough structure
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The mission of the agency is compelling, and there are smart people who care a lot about what's being done. The impact on the ground is apparent, and lots of projects are made possible by EDA's existence - projects that really make a difference on the ground.
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Leadership seemed to make a point of not cooperating with the union, didn't show much respect for its employees generally. Structure of the organization is too political, with more politicals per employee than most federal bureaus and agencies, which makes it harder to get work done with politicking that goes on and people being in charge who either can't hold the group accountable or simply aren't competent enough.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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0.0
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NO_OPINION
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0.0
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2.0
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5.0
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2.0
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2.0
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3.0
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1.0
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41368
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Open
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Show more respect to employees, work proactively with the union, and encourage more innovation even if it isn't coming from the top down.
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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4.0
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May 3rd, 2021 06:26PM
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May 3rd, 2021 06:26PM
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U.S. Economic Development Administration
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Financial Services
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private:u.s.economicdevelopmentadministration
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=41368
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Dec 15th, 2014 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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US Economic Development Administration
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Great mission
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The pace is and workload is generally manageable and and low stress. Many supervisors allow for telework or other flexible schedules.
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There is little to no opportunity to move up, given the predominance of political appointees in management roles if you are and would like to remain career. Many people are unhappy, which creates a very toxic environment.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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0.0
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NEUTRAL
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0.0
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NO_OPINION
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0.0
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2.0
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4.0
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3.0
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1.0
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3.0
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3.0
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41368
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Open
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It's not enough to tell staff they're valued - you have to show it by creating opportunities for career advancement. Don't just listen to staff complaints - really hear them and take discernible action to address grievances.
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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2.0
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May 3rd, 2021 06:26PM
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May 3rd, 2021 06:26PM
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U.S. Economic Development Administration
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Financial Services
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