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Thousands of federal government jobs are advertised on any given day.
Yes, thousands of government jobs just a few key strokes away if you know where to
find them. With 50 percent of the federal work force eligible for either
early or regular retirement, and additional hiring for new health
care and banking regulatory jobs, there are abundant opportunities. Jobs are available nationwide and overseas.
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) maintains the largest
government jobs online data base. However, not all government jobs are
advertised on their site. Agencies with direct hire authority
may advertise vacancies independently. This site provides links to OPM
and over 140 other federal employment Web sites to locate ALL
available jobs.
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The more contacts you make, the greater your chances. Don’t get lost in the
process. Too many job seekers pin all their hopes on one effort. They find an
open announcement, send in an application, then forget about the process until
they receive a reply. Federal jobs are highly competitive and the more jobs you
apply for the better your chances.
Content, proper spelling, and grammar counts when sending in
your application forms and/or federal style résumé. Complete your application using fill-in forms
available online or computer programs like Quick & Easy Federal Jobs Kit that
streamlines the process for you. Quick & Easy completes the entire application
and comes with spell check and other functions to help you through the process.
The standard private sector résumé is not sufficient to apply for a federal job,
it’s too brief and lacks the detail necessary to be properly rated. You can
write your resume/application independently with the
proper resources and knowledge or you can use a professional
Federal Resume Writing Service.
I participated in many selection panels during my 35 years of government
service and was a certified rating official for the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA). I also coordinated and/or conducted hundreds of job
interviews for our organization. The first impression that a rating official has
of a new applicant is reflected by his or her application package. I can’t tell
you that many thousands of applications that I reviewed during my career were an
absolute disgrace. The hand-writing was illegible, spelling poor, and grammar
left much to be desired. Half the time you couldn’t read the application
clearly, and unfortunately they often didn’t get a high enough rating to be
considered.
Don’t make this same mistake — take the time to draft a coherent, clear,
error free, and concise federal style résumé as outlined in Chapter Six of
The Book of U.S. Government Jobs. With today’s word processors and spell
check functions there isn’t any reason to send in an application with misspelled
words, and the word processor grammar check functions are also very helpful. If
you don’t have the inclination or time to do it right, hire
a service to assist you with your federal style résumé. Notice that I say,
assist you with your federal style résumé; it takes a lot of time and work for
both the résumé service and client to complete a federal style résumé that will
get you hired. So even if you hire a service to complete yours, understand that
you will have to provide considerable input and devote time to reviewing drafts
to get it right. Only the highest rated applicants are referred for interviews
and eventually selected for a job.
Explore and apply for all job vacancies in the government and
private sectors to improve
you chance of employment. You can post your private sector resume online at no
cost to expand your job search. (Caution) Don't post your federal style resume
online without removing all sensitive information such as your Social Security
Number, etc.
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Federal government job seekers can link direct to thousands of
job vacancies by occupation or
through our Department & agency listings and list of
141
agency recruiting sites. You can also call OPM’s USAJOBS hotline, 24
hours a day seven days a week, for updated job information at 1-703-724-1850 or
visit their web site at http://www.usajobs.gov.
OPM's USAJOBS web site does not list all federal job openings. To find all job
listings review the over 141 individual
agency recruitment site links posted on this site. We also offer a
consolidated listing of federal jobs on this web site that includes related private sector jobs
and jobs with companies that service the federal
sector. Use the vacancies listed on this site and our
agency recruiting site listings to find more job vacancies in your area.
Additional avenues are available to locate government job
announcements including; OPM and agency sponsored job hot lines, internet web
sites, computer generated data bases, employment services, directories, and
periodicals that publish job listings. These resources are listed in Chapter
Three of
The Book of U.S. Government Jobs under Common Job Sources. Specific hiring
programs are discussed following the job resource listings such as; the
Outstanding Scholars Program, student hiring, and engineering conversion paths.
The Book of U.S. Government Jobs describes the entire federal employment
process and includes easy to use checklists with sample applications and over
1,000 references. This title is on Library Journal's "Best Sellers List" and one
of the most checked out books at libraries, nationwide. Recommended by Library
Journal.
Individual agency personnel offices should also be contacted to obtain job
announcements. A listing is included in Appendix C of The Book of U.S.
Government Jobs and a
partial list is
included on this page. I also suggest that you contact your local
Federal Executive Board, a complete listing in in Appendix B. They will
often provide a comprehensive listing of all federal offices in your area. A
consolidated listing of Washington, D.C. Federal Personnel Departments is
provided following the Common Job Sources section in this book as well. If an
agency has direct hire or case examining authority, and most do today, they
advertise jobs independently from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). OPM
doesn’t maintain a consolidated list of direct hire job announcements.
Occasionally OPM conducts job fairs throughout the country. Job fairs are
announced on USAJOBS.
Also, search related private sector jobs on our
expanded jobs board to locate ALL jobs in your area.
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Federal Agency
Personnel Offices and Job Hotlines
Agencies recruit through government
web sites including OPM's
USAJOBS. Many eliminated their direct general employment support lines. However,
the majority of job announcements provide contact information including the
staffing specialist's names, phone number and email address on the announcement
if you have specific questions about advertised jobs. You can contact these
staffing specialists to ask general questions about employment in their agency.
You can also call the main Washington DC number that is listed in the agency
directory in The Book of U.S. Government Jobs
and ask to speak with their recruiting office.
| Agriculture |
202/720-2791 |
Other
Agencies |
| Bureau of Prisons |
800/347-7744 |
EEOC |
800-669-4000 |
| Commerce |
202/482-2000 |
FCC |
202/418-0130 |
| CIA |
703/482-0623 |
Federal Reserve |
202/452-3000 |
| Dept. of Interior |
202/208-6702 |
FTC |
202/326-2021 |
| Dept. of Labor |
866/487-2365 |
General Accounting |
202/512-3000 |
| Dept. of Defense |
1-888-DOD-4USA |
GSA |
202/501-0370 |
| Education |
202/401-0553 |
National
Archives |
800/827-4898 |
| Energy |
202/586-1234 |
Social Security |
410/965-1234 |
| EPA |
202/272-0167 |
USA Jobs Hotline |
703-724-1850 |
| FDIC |
877-275-3342 |
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| H&HS |
888/478-4340 |
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| HUD |
202/708-0408 |
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| Interior |
202/208-3100 |
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| Justice |
202/514-3397 |
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| Transportation |
202/366-4000 |
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| Treasury |
304/480-6144 |
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| U.S. Peace Corps |
800/712-3000 |
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| Veterans Affairs |
202/273-9730 |
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