Informational Meeting

I recently went to another training event sponsored by the internship program. The event covered careers in the federal government.  The first speaker was a woman who was an attorney who told us of her experience on Capitol Hill as a lobbyist. She shared her experiences and explained the tremendous growth in that field in recent years. She also talked about her experience in law school and encouraged us to take heart and continue on with that choice if that is what we want to do, despite the difficulty of law school. The second speaker was an HR Manager with the Department of Education spoke to us about the USAJOBS website and gave some tips on what agencies look for in a candidate. She had a projector screen on the wall and she showed us her resume and explained how to navigate to do a productive job search.  She also explained that some federal government agencies do not post jobs on USAJOBS and you sometimes have to visit the actual agency website. The US Department of Education is one agency that does not always use USAJOBS to post a listing. She recommended if we are interested in a certain agency to go to their website. I found the meeting to be helpful, but the USAJOBS system cumbersome. Now that there is a new hiring reform hopefully this makes it easier on everyone involved.