Federal Government Jobs 2009
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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT JOBS HOW TO FIND THEM AND HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY APPLY FOR THEM!
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Designed to encourage college students to consider applying for federal gov\’t jobs. it will become an on-demand workshop soon for St.Norbert students.
Transcript of Federal Government Jobs 2009
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT JOBS
HOW TO FIND THEM AND HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY APPLY FOR THEM!
REASONS TO CONSIDER U.S. GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT
STARTING THE SEARCH
WRITING A GOVERNMENT RESUME
PROFILES OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
SEARCH FOR FEDERAL JOBS
ST. NORBERT CAREER RESOURCES
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A little known opportunity for employment!
Federal Government has a broad array of jobs available to college graduates for almost any major
Jobs are located all over the U.S. and throughout the world with more than 2,700,000 employees currently!
7 reasons to work for the U.S. Government!
Stable Obama’s administration Do meaningful work Exciting opportunities Large scope of activities Further training and education Positive hiring forecast
Start Your Search! What can you do with your major for the Federal
Government? Go to: www.USAJobs.gov for possible position titles for majors.
Now do some additional research into your field of interest by going to: http://www.makingthedifference.org/federalcareers/
To see available federal service opportunities specifically for college students use these links: http://www.makingthedifference.org/studentopportunities/index.shtml
http://www.federaljobs.net/student.htm
Writing Your Government Resume
Develop a standard resume for multiple job openings – use USAJobs Resume Builder to get started.
Create your account and fill in the appropriate fields.
Get additional tips on how to write a “federal resume”
Learn how to write KSA’s, i.e. knowledge, skills, abilities in your application & get some quick tips -
A four-step guide to writing your KSA’s
Profiles of Government Professionals!
Want to know more about current federal employees and their professional careers! Check our profiles of government professionals - This link will bring you to Cara Peck, who works in the field of biological science, but browse others on this page to learn more about their careers!
Search Federal Jobs! Here are some great web sites to help you get
your federal government job search started! Hot jobs -
http://www.makingthedifference.org/federaljobs/hotjobs.shtml
USA Jobs - http://www.usajobs.gov/ Buy a book of Federal jobs -
http://federaljobs.net/us7.htm
SNC Career Services Don’t forget to use the resources of the
St. Norbert Career Services Office to help you with your questions!
[email protected] 920.403.3040 JMS 106 www.snc.edu/career
