Test Your Knowledge!

Is each of the following statements true or false?

  1. There’s no reason to network when looking for a Federal job. Everything I need to know is available on websites and Federal hiring is based on merit so contacts are of no use.
  2. If I want a Federal job, I’d better plan on moving to Washington, DC.
  3. The Federal Government offers a lot of opportunities for high school and college students to get paid and unpaid work experiences.
  4. Federal pay rates for each job are the same all over the country and from agency to agency.
  5. It is really important to read Federal job vacancy announcements carefully because they provide information about the application process as well as about the job being filled.
  6. I can use that resume I prepared for private sector jobs to apply for similar Federal jobs.
  7. I’m graduating soon and don’t have work experience, so its fruitless for me to apply for Federal jobs that require writing about my knowledge, skills, and experience.
  8. There is “one right way to apply for Federal jobs.

Learn much more about the Federal Internship and Job Search Process with the 243 page Student’s Federal Career Guidebook and Student Samples. The Guidebook contains addresses for more than 70 Internship websites in government. Find Your Federal Job Title with the chart that matches college majors to many federal jobs!

 


 
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