Career Development

Career Development

GFOA is committed to the ongoing professional development of finance officers. Resources throughout this website are focused on improving both the technical and leadership skills necessary to excel in the public sector. This page also provides several resources to specifically help with obtaining your next opportunity in government.

10 Steps for Acing an Employment Interview

As executive recruiters, the staff at GovHR have had the opportunity to observe thousands of interviews. In this resource, they have provided a list of tips to help you avoid making some of the most common missteps they see.

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10 Tips for Developing a Resume

Staff from GovHR provide tips on developing a resume for the public sector.

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Model Employment Agreement

GFOA Releases Model Employment Agreement

One of the focuses of the GFOA Ethics Advisory Group is making it easier for finance officers to resist pressure to act unethically. Research has shown that direction from authority figures can have a powerful influence over one’s behavior, including pushing people into behaviors they know are wrong. One strategy to counteract this is popularizing employment contracts for finance officers. GFOA has developed a model employment contract for finance officers.

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Download Model Employment Agreement for Finance Officers

GFOA’s Model Employment Agreement can help provide protection to finance officers who may be pressured to act unethically.

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Certified Public Finance Officer (CPFO)

Learn about GFOA's CPFO program and how it can be used to build your successful career.

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Networking Opportunities

GFOA offers many networking opportunities to help finance officers make the connections necessary advance your career. GFOA has several membership groups focused on networking related to specific areas of focus within the local government industry.

GFOA Member Networking Groups

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Women's Public Finance Network (WPFN)

WPFN is open to any active or associate GFOA member.

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Black Caucus

Black Caucus is open to any active or associate GFOA member.

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Small Government Forum (SGF)

The SGF is open to GFOA members from small governments serving areas with populations of 25,000 or less, or with employee counts of 500 or less.

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Urban Forum

The Forum is open to GFOA members in urban jurisdictions with metropolitan area populations of 1,000,000 or more.

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