Employment (March 2011)

Matt Tice and Daniel J. Hopkins were good friends while attending American University’s undergraduate program.

The addiction to constant text messaging, tweeting, e-mailing, and wall posting has led to confusion in the workplace as to what extent social networking should be embraced in the working world.

When jobs are scarce and ambitious young professionals are looking for work on Capitol Hill, congressional staffers say networking is key to gaining an edge over the competition.

Were you always a dancer growing up but somehow ended up in politics?

Staffing an office on Capitol Hill means signing on to a mission led by someone else, a mission that defines the job so much that staffers are hesitant to talk about their work on the record. 

For many college seniors, graduation is only a little over two months away, and the need for a job is becoming more pressing than ever. 

Before walking the halls of Congress, Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-Ind.) performed hundreds of life-saving heart surgeries in the emergency room. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas) served as a psychiatric nurse in a Dallas veterans hospital. Rep. Jon Runyan (R-N.J.) played offensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Houston Oilers. As an undercover FBI agent, Rep. Michael Grimm (R-N.Y.) posed as a hedge-fund manager on Wall Street.

Finally, you landed a job interview.