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Go Government:
Landing Your Dream Job
February 28, 2012
Presenters
Your Host:
Brooke Bohnet, Partnership for Public Service
Your Panelists:
Joseph Abbott, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
Joy Liu, Smithsonian Institution
Jaqi Ross, Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Housekeeping Items
We will open up the phone lines for questions at the end of the call. In the meantime, we encourage you to type questions into the Q&A box.
The recording of today’s presentation, as well as the accompanying handouts, will be emailed to all registered participants within a week.
• This information will NOT be posted on Partnership Connect.
Handouts
Resources Handout
Sample Full-Time Jobs
Application Checklist
Agenda
Partnership for Public Service
Why Federal Jobs?
Now What?
How to Apply
Next Steps
Q&A
Partnership for Public Service
Nonpartisan and nonprofit organization
Good government starts with good people
Revitalize our federal government by inspiring a new generation to serve and by transforming the way government works
Why federal jobs?
Federal Jobs are Everywhere
Federal Pay and Benefits: An Introduction
Competitive compensation packages
Additional perks
Federal Pay and Benefits: Compensation
The General Schedule (GS) is the pay scale for most federal jobs • Grades 1-15, 10 steps within each grade
Federal Pay and Benefits: Compensation
City GS-4 GS-5 GS-7 GS-9 GS-11
Atlanta $29,248 $32,722 $40,534 $49,581 $59,987
Chicago $30,672 $34,316 $42,508 $51,995 $62,909
Seattle $29,865 $33,414 $41,390 $50,628 $61,255
New York City $31,560 $35,309 $43,738 $53,500 $64,729
San Francisco $33,136 $37,073 $45,923 $56,172 $67,963
Washington, D.C. $30,456 $34,075 $42,209 $51,630 $62,467
Student loan repayment assistance
Flexible schedules and generous vacation packages
Training and professional development
Competitive health and retirement benefits
Excellent advancement opportunities
Ability to make a difference
Federal Pay and Benefits: Additional Perks
Straight from the Source
What unique opportunities and experiences do employees at your agency have?
What do you believe are the most important or best benefits associated with federal employment?
Now what?
Now What?
Do your homework
Start your search
Do Your Homework
Visit www.usa.gov for a complete list of federal agencies!
Start Your Search: Student Programs
Presidential Management Fellowship (PMF)
What: • Government’s most prestigious fellowship program • Students complete a 2-year rotation within an agency or between
agencies as full-time fellows
Who: • Student who has just completed a master’s program
More information: • Apply during the fall of the final year of graduate school • Application generally opens in early October • A candidate must be nominated by his or her institution
Tip: Visit pmf.gov to sign-up for the PMF listserv!
Start Your Search: Pathways Programs
The Pathways Programs are designed to “offer students and recent graduates more uniform and transparent pathways to
public service” and “improve recruiting and provide for training, mentoring, and career development opportunities.”
Where to Look: Web Resources
Makingthedifference.org
Wherethejobsare.org
Bestplacestowork.org
USA.gov
Individual agency websites
Straight from the Source
What types of opportunities does your agency have available now? Starting this summer?
When do you recommend that applicants begin searching for and applying to positions?
Where do you post your full-time jobs?
How to Apply
Get Ready to Apply
Familiarize yourself with job vacancy announcements
Build your federal resume and update your non-federal resume
Prepare for assessments
USAJOBS.gov: Job Vacancy Announcements
Resume Tips
Create an account on USAJOBS.gov
• Store up to 5 federal resumes, each tailored to a different federal opportunity!
• Upload a resume to the Saved Documents folder
Carefully review the position
• Focus on the “duties” or “responsibilities” section, and customize your resume accordingly by identifying and including key words and phrases
FEDERAL RESUMES
NON-FEDERAL RESUMES
Federal and Non-Federal Resumes
Prepare for Assessments
Cover Letters
Application Questionnaires
Essays (KSAs)
Application Questionnaires
Length: 15-125+ questions
Type: Varies and can include yes/no questions as well as those meant to determine your level of experience in different areas
Tip: Preview questions using a link found in the job vacancy announcement
Federal Essays
What: Knowledge, Skills and Abilities essays (KSAs)
Length: ½ page to a full-page in length
Tips: Address key words and phrases mentioned in the position
description, use rich and substantive examples, tie your personal experiences to each KSA, focus on outcomes to which you directly contributed, and avoid acronyms
Specifically address each KSA in your
application, providing examples of how your
experiences have prepared you for a
role.
Straight from the Source
What do you look for in resumes?
How does your agency use cover letters?
Which assessment tools does your agency use?
What other advice do you have for students and jobseekers filling out federal applications?
Next Steps
Next Steps
Following up on your application
Prepare for federal interviews
Navigate the security clearance process
Follow up on Your Application
Tips:
• Track the status of your application in the Application Manager on USAJOBS.gov
• Contact agencies within two weeks of submitting an application to confirm its status and express your interest in an interview
Prepare for Federal Interviews
Before your federal interview, be sure to do the following:
• Do your homework
• Prepare answers to common questions in advance
• Have questions ready to ask interviewers
• Dress the part
Bonus:
• Arrive early to get through security
• Demonstrate your passion for public service
Navigate the Security Clearance Process
90 percent of background investigations are conducted by the Office of Personnel Management
• Average time to process a clearance: 37 days
Begin gathering relevant information now
• Check out the SF-85 and SF-86 to determine which details you should be collecting
Straight from the Source
How do you prefer that candidates follow up after submitting their applications?
Do you have advice for candidates that are preparing for federal interviews?
Do you have recommendations for candidates going through the security clearance process?
Questions?
Don’t Forget …
Fill out our brief survey online!
Visit makingthedifference.org for more information about finding and applying for federal opportunities.
Still have questions? Email us at calltoserve@ourpublicservice.org.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US! Good luck with your search.
Learn more at www.makingthedifference.org
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