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Employee Spotlight: Shareen Drilling
Today, we’re excited to spotlight Shareen Drilling! Shareen is originally from New Jersey but moved around a bit, both geographically and within her career, before joining FMP in 2018. She is currently a Senior Human Capital Consultant and a member of FMP’s Learning and Development Center of Excellence (L&D COE). Keep reading to learn more…
Tips for Unlocking the Benefits of Developmental Rotations to Grow Talent from Within
Introduction A developmental rotation is a structured program allowing employees to temporarily transfer to different roles, workstreams, or departments within an organization. Organizations can use developmental rotations as a tool for developing and engaging employees and increasing organizational agility. This blog will overview some of the many benefits developmental rotations offer employees and employers and…
Recent Trends in Government: Skills-Based Hiring
The recent introduction of the Allowing Contractors to Choose Employees for Select Skills (ACCESS) Act (H.R.7887) has continued the movement incorporating skills-based hiring into the federal government. In September of 2023, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced a completed list of common federal skills supporting this broader hiring initiative1. Skills-based hiring has received significant…
FMP Consulting Core Capability: Supporting Strategic Communications for Modern Organizations
Introduction Organizations have more ways to communicate with their employees and audiences than ever, but this hasn’t automatically resulted in deeper connections and greater influence. Instead, it has become more challenging to vie for, capture, and keep their attention. And further, capturing attention is only part of the objective; what organizations really want is to…
SIOP 2024 Reflections
A wonderful group of FMPers attended the 2024 SIOP (Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology) conference in Chicago. This annual conference brings together I-O psychologists from all around the world to share new research findings, discuss practical applications, and connect with each other. Our FMP attendees are excited to share their experiences and reflections on…
Employee Spotlight: Samantha England
Today, we have the opportunity to get to know Samantha England, a Consultant II at FMP. Samantha is from Monmouth County, New Jersey and earned her Ph.D in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from the University of Oklahoma. Read on to learn more about Samantha! Tell us about your professional/educational background: I am a trained Industrial-Organizational Psychologist –…
Employee Spotlight: Ashley Dorsett
Let’s get to know Ashley! Ashley was born to a military family in Bad Windsheim, Germany, before moving and settling in Madison, Alabama. Ashley received her B.S. in Psychology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and received her M.S. in Counseling and Student Development from Kansas State University. Keep reading to learn more…
All About FMP’s Internship Program
What kind of interns does FMP hire? FMP hires Human Capital interns each summer. Most often, these interns are partially through graduate school and are seeking work experience as part of their graduate program. Interns can come from a number of different programs, but most commonly they come from Industrial Organizational Psychology (I-O) programs, as…
Employee Spotlight: Julia Woods
Today, we’re getting to know Julia Woods, a Consultant here at FMP! Julia hails from Richmond, VA and joined FMP in June 2023 after graduating from George Mason University with her MA in Industrial-Organizational Psychology. Keep reading to learn more about Julia! Tell us about your professional/educational background. I attended undergrad at Virginia Commonwealth University,…
Employee Spotlight: Justin Fuhrmann
We’re excited to be spotlighting Justin Fuhrmann today, an Engagement Manager at FMP! Justin is originally from Bergen County, New Jersey and has been with FMP for eight years. Read on to learn all about Justin! Tell us about your professional/educational background. I attended undergrad at Ithaca College, where I received a Bachelor of Science…