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Student Employment
Student Government Jobs / Federal Jobs /
Internships / Fellows
Student hiring programs are available to attract
students into the public sector. These programs offer on-the-job experience
that could lead to a full-time career with the government after graduation.
Industry and government utilize student programs to identify prospects for
future hiring. An average of 63,000 students are employed each year in
federal government.
The Student Educational Employment Program consolidated
the Cooperative Education, Stay-in-School, Federal Junior Fellowship, and Summer
Aid programs to combine key features of the old programs along with added
functions to improve and streamline operations. This program consolidated 13
student hiring authorities into one program consisting of two components.
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The Federal Student Loan
Repayment Program
Wouldn't you like your employer to pay off your
student loans?
The federal government has paid over $132 million in
student loan repayment incentives to new hires and current employees
since the program’s inception in 2002. Student loan repayment is
intended to be a tool for agencies to use when necessary to help
them achieve their recruitment and retention goals.
Agencies may make payments to the loan holder of up to a maximum of
$10,000 for an employee in a calendar year and a total of not more
than $60,000 for any one employee. Employees that accept loan
payment are required to sign a service agreement to remain in the
service of the paying agency for a period of at least three years.
Complete information about this program is available in the new 10th
edition of The Book of U.S. Government Jobs
by author Dennis V. Damp. |
You may be hired under these programs if
you are working at least half-time for a:
high school diploma
or general equivalency diploma (GED),
vocational or
technical school certificate, or
degree (associate,
baccalaureate, graduate or professional).
The first component, the Student Temporary Employment
Program (STEP), introduces students to the work environment and teaches
basic workplace skills. Approximately 46,307 students were employed in this
program in 2005. The second component, the Student Career Experience Program
(SCEP), provides experience directly related to the academic and career
goals of the student. Approximately 16,786 students were employed in the
STEP program recently.
SCEP program participants may qualify for conversion to a
career or career-conditional appointment. Eligibility for conversion requires
that students graduate from an accredited school, complete a core amount of
program work, and be hired into a position related to their academic training
and career work experience. No competition is required.
Appointments to jobs under STEP are temporary and can range from summer jobs
to positions that can last for as long as you are a student. Employing agencies,
at their discretion, may establish academic and job performance standards that
students must meet to continue in the program. There is no conversion element under the Temporary Employment Program.
Students interested in the Temporary Employment Program or
the Career Experience Program can find out about job opportunities through their
school guidance office, teachers, or federal agency employment office where they
are interested in working. You can also visit the Office of Personnel
Management's (OPM's) student web site listed on our
resources page to review the entire program, post your résumé,
and search for job vacancies. You will also find links to Uncle Sam's
new e-SCHOLAR web site that lists many agency student recruiting initiatives and
outlines available programs.
This program (formerly the Presidential Management
Internship Program) is targeted for graduate students who would like to enter
management in the federal government.
Entry into this program is considered an honor and
recognized throughout government. In 2004 there were 412 selections made to over
28 major universities. Georgetown, American, and Columbia universities had the
largest group of finalists in 2004. The Department of Justice was the biggest
sponsor, selecting 57 Fellows for this program.
Professional, entry-level positions are available that
provide exposure to a wide range of public management issues and offer career
progression potential. Fellows candidates are appointed for a two-year period
and most positions are located in the Washington, D.C. area. Visit our
resource page to link to OPM's PMF web site for
complete information and guidance. At the end of the two-year appointment,
Fellows upon program completion are converted to permanent positions as long as
their performance was satisfactory.
PMF Qualifications
Typical study areas that qualify include finance,
economics, accounting, criminal justice, business administration, health
administration, urban planning, social services, public administration,
information systems management, law, political science, and information systems
management. This list is not all-inclusive.
You must be scheduled to receive or have received a
graduate degree.
- During your studies you must have
demonstrated an outstanding ability and personal interest in a government
career in management of public policies and programs.
- You are currently a U.S. citizen or will
soon become a citizen before being appointed to a PMF.
Your graduate school’s dean, director, or chairperson must
nominate you for the program. Nominations are made by December 1 of each year.
Selections from each school are highly competitive and are based on skills,
abilities, and knowledge.
Complete information on student employment
opportunities is included in The Book of U.S. Government Jobs. Return to top of page
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