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DuPage Forest Preserve executive director leaving for city manager job in Florida — Photo by Caleb Minear on Pexels

Job Search Executive Director Reveal City Manager Transition Risks?

Transitioning from a forest-preserve executive director to a city manager does carry specific risks, but they can be mitigated through targeted networking, data-driven storytelling and a clear transition blueprint. When I first sat down with a former DuPage Forest Preserve director who was eyeing a city manager post in Florida,

DuPage Forest Preserve executive director leaving for city manager job in Florida: Experts Reveal 7 Pitfalls in Job Search Ex

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Experts Reveal 7 Pitfalls in Job Search Executive Director

To secure a city manager job in Florida after serving as an executive director of a DuPage forest preserve, translate your cost-saving track record, data-driven outcomes and community-engagement wins into municipal language, and pair them with a sharp personal-branding strategy. Last spring, I was sitting in a café on Leith