By Kathryn Troutman
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It's been a year since September 11 and the government changed a large part of it's mission to Homeland Security. Most of the news about the Federal government has to do with Homeland Security, budget, Defense systems and only a little bit about the people who are needed to carry out this mission. All of the government's work is performed by Federal employees or contractors and their jobs are changing too. Since September 11 new jobs have been created and many more are still to come as the Department of Homeland Security is established - whenever it actually happens.
If you have been affected by the downturn in the economy and loss of jobs due to Sept. 11 and the more recent corporate scandals, then you should consider a Federal job now. The government is hiring due to the Homeland Security emphasis, as well as the fact that about ½ of the government employees will be retiring in 5 to 7 years. There will actually be a shortage of federal employees! To be serious about applying for a federal job, you need information about how to apply, how the agencies hire and where to find the job listings. This means RESEARCH AND READING of websites, articles and learning about the Federal government as an employer! This column is review of the government's job website and a compilation of some of the best articles on federal jobs in recent months. Learn and read, then get ready to apply for a career-oriented federal job!
WHERE ARE THE FEDERAL JOB LISTINGS?
The first website to go to is the official Office of Personnel Management's website . Here's a quick step-by-step introduction to help you get started:
Go to www.usajobs.opm.gov
Click on First Timers Here - ENTER
Click on Job Openings - You can search for jobs by agency name, by classification series or by Student jobs. This is a good page.
OR
You can go to the middle of the page to SEARCH JOBS. You can type in a job title here. Like Secretary, Analyst, Program Manager.
- Secretary - 141 job listings.
- Computer Specialist netted 16 jobs.
- Program Analyst - 66 jobs. The Program Analyst is really a researcher, writer, administrator, analyst.
- Management Analyst - 34 jobs. The Management Analyst is an analyst for managers.
- Material Handler (warehouseman) - 4 jobs.
- Administrative Assistant - 19 jobs.
OR
You can Search by Agency. If you know a particular agency that is in your geographic area, you can go to the agency itself and look for employment listings.
You will need to look at the www.usajobs.opm.gov website for awhile to understand the job titles, agencies and the announcement instructions.
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OTHER FEDERAL JOB WEBSITES:
Want to work in the Pacific - Hawaii, Guam, Japan? Look at all of the Navy jobs available.
www.monster.com - see listings of Transportation Security Agency jobs.
The Washington Post has many government listings now.
www.federaljobsearch.com - a private industry paid website for finding federal jobs. Easy to find the job titles, geographic locations and agencies.
FEDERAL JOBS ARTICLES - GET INSPIRED AND INFORMATION:
WWW.MONSTER.COM
CAREER NOW, JOYCE LAIN KENNEDY
There's Help for Finding Federal Jobs, Joyce Lain Kennedy
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Kathryn Troutman, Homeland Security Resumes
THE WASHINGTON POST
GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE MAGAZINE
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Feel free to forward this Career Corner column to friends and colleagues. You may use this column for training in career classes with recognition of the author and website. You may not link this column to other websites without permission. For information about licensing this content write to Kathryn at kathryn@resume-place.com.
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can help you write your Retirement Resume or Resumes.
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