1. Federal Application Process Samford University is an Equal Opportunity Educational Institution/Employer.. Read more at www.samford.edu/communication/eeostatements.html.

2. Making the Difference Jobs in Federal Service

4. What young feds say about their jobs “ I am able to make a big difference by working from within the Government.” (OPM) “ Working for the Government offers me a level of experience and substantive knowledge that I could not access in the private sector at this stage of my career.” (STATE) “ I work on the most important national security and humanitarian issues our country faces today and see real progress towards improving how we respond to crises.” (DOD)

10. Selected 2008 starting salaries City GS-5 GS-7 GS-9 Atlanta $30,808 $38,162 $46,680 Chicago $32,347 $40,069 $49,012 Dallas $31,186 $38,631 $47,253 New York City $33,187 $41,110 $50,285 San Francisco $34,808 $43,117 $52,740 Washington, D.C. $31,751 $39,330 $48,108 Source:http://opm.gov/oca/08tables/indexGS.asp

11. Selected 2008 starting salaries Then, 2-3 years later… possible career progression City GS-5 GS-7 GS-9 GS-11 Atlanta $30,808 $38,162 $46,680 $56,478 Chicago $32,347 $40,069 $49,012 $59,299 Dallas $31,186 $38,631 $47,253 $57,171 New York City $33,187 $41,110 $50,285 $60,840 San Francisco $34,808 $43,117 $52,740 $63,811 Washington, D.C. $31,751 $39,330 $48,108 $58,206 Source:http://opm.gov/oca/08tables/indexGS.asp

12. Where the Jobs Are : By location In 2007, agencies spent $11.6 million to relocate employees Plus 50,000 employees work overseas

13. Where the Jobs Are : By occupation In FY 2007, roughly 46,264 people were hired in the federal government at the entry level (GS-5, GS-6, GS-7) into the following occupations: Occupation # Employees Medical and Public Health 7,560 Accounting and Budget 4,672 Business and Industry 2,012 Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare 1,828 Engineering and Architecture 1,148 Education 612 Information Technology 376 Source: fedscope.opm.gov

15. Where to start your search Alumni Friends Family Professors

18. Where to look: USA.gov

20. Where to look: Where the Jobs Are

21. Where to look: bestplacestowork.org

23. STEP example: Department of Commerce

25. SCEP example: EPA

27. FCIP examples: FAS and EPA

30. Internship Directory SEARCH BY: Major Agency Location Year in School Compensation Hours per Week Availability Keyword

31. Internship Directory EXAMPLE Major = Environmental Sciences Year in School = Junior

32. Internship Directory

33. Internship Directory LISTING Agency Location Major Description Compensation Duration Eligibility Contact Info

34. Where to look: USAjobs.gov

35. Where to look: Studentjobs.gov

36. Where to look: agency sites

37. Where to look: agency sites

38. Now let’s search…

39. Launch the process at USAjobs.gov

40. Search by various fields SEARCH BY: Keyword Location Job Category Salary Range Pay Grade

41. Federal jobs by college major USAjobs.gov/EI23.asp

42. Search by interest EXAMPLE: Location = Chicago Job Category = Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare (for Economics)

43. Anatomy of a vacancy announcement

44. Anatomy of a vacancy announcement A vacancy announcement can represent multiple hires. Don’t forget to follow up.

45. Anatomy of a vacancy announcement OVERVIEW Summary of the organization’s mission and impact, plus a brief description of the job and it’s key requirements

46. Anatomy of a vacancy announcement DUTIES Lists major duties and responsibilities of the position, adding more detail to the brief overview

47. Anatomy of a vacancy announcement QUALIFICATIONS & EVALUATION Identifies skills and experience needed for the role and explains how applications will be assessed

48. Anatomy of a vacancy announcement BENEFITS & OTHER INFO Describes additional elements of the compensation package or perks associated with the job

49. Anatomy of a vacancy announcement HOW TO APPLY Provides step-by-step instructions on how to apply and may include information on when/how applicants can expect to hear from the agency

50. How to apply BE CAREFUL! Follow the “How to Apply” instructions closely — they may differ across agencies.

51. How to apply

53. Building a federal resume online

56. Building a federal resume Program Coordinator -Oversee three mentoring programs in limited resource communities -Recruit, train and manage 25 adult mentors and 30 youth

60. What is KSA? KSA is an acronym for “Knowledge, Skills and Abilities” Specifically address each KSA in your application, providing examples of how your experience prepares you for this role

62. Sample KSA Ability to communicate in writing.

63. KSA response example C ontext- As the Newsletter Editor in my living-learning community, I was responsible for writing articles and editing all submissions published in our monthly newsletter. C hallenges - Our community wanted to use the newsletter as a means for reaching out to alumni of the program with the goal of increasing their involvement in the community. Before I started as Editor, we had never had a submission from an alum. A ction - I decided to focus the first newsletter of the year entirely on accomplishments of our alumni, with a message throughout encouraging alumni to submit articles and pictures. R esult - Over the course of the academic year when I was Newsletter Editor, we received an average of 5 alumni submissions per newsletter. Additionally, alumni and program participants rated the quality of the newsletter higher than any other year.

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