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Experience: Executive
Highest Level of Education: MBA



Job Responsibilities
Budget development, management - 30%. personnel: hearings, recruiting, hire, terminiations - 30%. direct service to clients - 10%. community presentations - 5%. public hearings - 5%. legislative research/policy - 10%. physical plant/IT issues - 10%.
Uppers
the ability to improve someone's life and the community...
Downers
short sighted legislatures and county commissioners...
Lifestyle
often night meetings, 24/7 availability to the facilities and press. everyday is something different.
Compensation
usually base salary and vehicle use. provate corporations often offer bonuses and stock options.
Advice to Jobseekers
I believe corrections is an advancing field. growth may be in privatizing current gov't responsibilities.

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