HillFaith Blog: Good News for Hill Staffers
Welcome to HillFaith:Good News for Hill Staffers! This is where you’ll find two types of content:
First, fact-driven, thoroughly researched and often highly personalized Christian apologetics. Second, news and analyses about working on the Hill, including things like who's being promoted, what are the best (and worst!) offices to work for, salary information, and much else.
Here at HillFaith, we appreciate the importance, the challenges and the complexities of the work you do we are passionate about being a positive, informative resource for those in the trenches.
Most importantly, we want to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He is alive and He is "the way, the truth and the life." He is also the key to living the abundant life. Not materially, but in the Truth that sets you forever free.
HILL STAFF NEWS: Open Positions, New Hires, Big Promotions, Great Opportunities
(THREE-MINUTE READ) NEW HIRES: COURTESY OF LEGISTORM There is a new Chief of Staff in the office of Rep. Tim Kennedy (D-NY) and her name is MCKAYLA MULHERN. Mckayla moves up from her previous duties as Senior Advisor to Kennedy. McKayla is a 2015 BA graduate in Political Science from the State University of New…
FAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: Justice Joseph Story on the God Question for Free America
(QUICK READ) — Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story was and remains to this day among the most influential of the many wise men by whose presence the early American decades were blessed following adoption of the Constitution in 1789. Story was a long-time ally of Chief Justice John Marshall and he hoped to succeed Marshall…
TESTIMONIES: Everything Changed for Heidi Barr When Her Horse Bucked and Fell
(9:03 VIEWING) — Heidi Barr didn’t believe in Jesus. No one in her Jewish family did, nor did they want to–especially not her father, who told her that Jesus Christ was the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on humankind. So when Heidi was in a terrible horseback riding accident and died at age 16, Jesus was…
LOOKING FOR A HILL JOB: (Part 5) Working on the Hill is the World’s Best Job (Or at Least it Was For Me!)
By Bret Bernhardt More often than not, a great job seems to be defined as one that pays generously for something you love doing each and every day. On Capitol Hill, it’s not always that way. So why is it the greatest job I’ve ever had? Simply put, there are few jobs that compare to…
LOOKING FOR A HILL JOB: (Part 4) Nine Valuable Tips For Your Search
You’ve followed up on that job lead from your college friend who now works on the Hill, you’ve prepared a relevant resume, found a good recommender, and you just got invited to meet with the hiring manager. Now, how do you make the best of that interview? Here are nine tips: First, there are a…
LOOKING FOR A HILL JOB: (Part 3) Getting Your Foot in the Door
By Bret Bernhardt Securing a meeting with your prospective employer is an important step in the process of landing a job on Capitol Hill. Before we get into the mechanics, it’s important to recognize that looking for a job is one of the most stressful things you will do in your professional life. After all,…
LOOKING FOR A HILL JOB: (Part 2) Your Best Job Lead May Surprise You
By Bret Bernhardt Conventional wisdom may say the best path to a good job on the Hill is through the hiring manager. That may be a chief of staff, legislative director, or state/district director. However, there’s a surprise twist. More often than not, I have seen the best job leads for young and junior staff…
LOOKING FOR A HILL JOB OR PROMOTION? (Part 1) Here’s The Best Resources
By Bret Bernhardt In this series, we will discuss the best way to land a job on the Hill and offer some helpful tips on how to do that. While a great network, a pertinent resume, and a successful interview are important, the greatest likelihood of getting a Hill job will happen one of two…