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There
are 2 classes of jobs in the Federal Government:
- Competitive Civil
Service (covered by fair and equal treatment civil service laws)
- Excepted Service (individual
organizations determine requirements, jobs may be subject to veteran’s
preference)
The
US Office of Personnel Management runs a site called USAJobs (http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/).
Start your search here as a number of jobs for various agencies
can be found in this database.
If
you are a student or recent grad you may want to check out the US
Office of Personnel Management student jobs page (http://www.studentjobs.gov)
which will provide additional information about internships and
other student-focused opportunities.
USAJobs Site
The USAJobs “Working
for America” site contains pages of information about federal government
employment including:
- Resume Builder – Create
a resume that is acceptable for applying for most Federal jobs.
You set up an account providing your last name, your social security
number and a password. Then you build a resume entering fields
containing personal information, work experience, education, and
other qualifications. Your resume is saved in the USAJOBS database
so you can use it to respond to individual vacancy announcements.
- Explore Career Interests
– Questionnaires that help you match interests to jobs. Cross
reference of government job titles to private sector job titles
(http://career.usajobs.opm.gov/).
Finding and Applying
for a Federal Job via USAJOBS
The USAJOBS site outlines
a 3-step process:
1. Obtain information
about jobs of interest using the internet (http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/a.htm)
or phone (478-757-3000 or TDD 478-744-2299). Online job search
categories include:
You can also search
by agency, series (job codes), student jobs, or seasonal jobs.
2. Obtain a copy
of the vacancy announcement. For internet searches, a link is
provided in the job description to the vacancy announcement where
specific information about the job, deadlines for applying, requirements,
location, salary, etc. can be found.
3. Read the vacancy
announcement CAREFULLY for application instructions. For some
agencies you will apply using the resume builder or a resume your
previously saved online. For other positions you will be asked
to submit a resume or federal application form. Each agency has
different application procedures that must be followed. The standard
Federal application form is the Optional Application for Federal
Employment, OF-612 (http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/OF612.htm).
Other forms can be found at http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/forms.htm.
Agency Employment Links
Below is a listing of
specific government agencies and links to their employment pages.
Career Outlook Information
http://www.bls.gov/emp/home.htm#outlook
The U.S. Department of
Labor’s Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections
has detailed information on various occupations which includes:
Postal Employment
http://www.usps.com/employment
At this site you will
find information about Postal Service employment including employment
requirements, compensation, benefits, and career development.
Listing of available
jobs is found at http://www.usps.com/employment/jobs.htm.
A number of positions require taking a postal exam. Descriptions
of different and how to apply are at the following sites:
- Corporate (management,
administrative, professional, technical):
http://www.usps.com/employment/corp.htm
Postal exams include
Test 460 for rural carrier associates and Entrance Battery 470 for
distribution, delivery, and processing positions. You must score
70 points out of a possible 100, with veterans getting preference
with an additional 5 or 10 points added to their score. More information
about these exams can be found at http://www.usps.com/cpim/ftp/pubs/pub60a/intro.html.
Senior Executive Service
http://www.opm.gov/ses/
The Senior Executive
Service includes top level federal managerial jobs administered
by the US Office of Personnel Management (OPM). These jobs are
listed on USAJOBS. A resume or Form OF-612 will need to be submitted.
You may also need to submit an Executive Core Qualification (ECQ)
testament which describes your leadership competencies. Your application
will be reviewed by a Qualifications Review Board (QRB) to determine
if your skills meet ECQ requirements. More details on requirements
can be found at http://www.opm.gov/ses/kjememo2.html.
FAQs
http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/b.htm
An extensive list of
various topics about Federal employment. If you do not see any
information about a particular type of job above, try this link.
Credits
The material on this
page was summarized and extracted from various Federal government
web sites, with the bulk of it extracted from the US Office of Personnel
site (http://www.usajobs.opm.gov). The table
of Agency Employment sites is a simplification and compilation of
tables found on the student employment page (http://www.studentjobs.gov) under Agency
Information Gateway (http://www.studentjobs.gov/Agency.htm).
Massachusetts State
Employment
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Human Resources Division has a site with information about employment
in Massachusetts State government (http://www.state.ma.us/hrd). They maintain
a listing of current openings in a database called Commonwealth
Employment Opportunities (CEO) (http://ceo.hrd.state.ma.us/ceo.nsf/ceo_homepage_frm?openform).
Here you can search for jobs by occupation, title, agency, or location.
You can look at each individual announcement for the job description,
salary, deadline to apply, and other details.
Massachusetts Civil
Service Positions
Some positions are classified
as Civil Service Continuous Testing Vacancies (ConTest) and will
require taking a civil service test to apply. Exams include those
for public safety positions, police, fire
department, and a number of non-public safety positions. Further
information on civil service employment, forms, information on taking
the civil service exam can be found on the civil service page of
the Human Resources Division site (http://www.state.ma.us/hrd/employment/civilservice.htm).
State Agencies
http://www.state.ma.us/massgov.htm
There are numerous state
agencies, authorities, and departments in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
A listing of various agencies and links to their sites can be found
at http://www.state.ma.us/massgov.htm.
Some sites have their own job listings, others list using the COE.
Agency Employment Links
Below is a listing of
specific government agencies and links to their employment pages.
Credits
The material on this
page was summarized and extracted from various Massachusetts state
government web sites, with the bulk of it extracted from the agency
page of the State of Massachusetts government website (
http://www.state.ma.us/massgov.htm).
The table of Agency Employment
sites is an alphabetized list of government agencies, boards and
authorities who maintain specific employment information for their
agencies on their sites.
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