Careers in Government - Finding Government Jobs
Federal Government Jobs
What You Need to Know about the Process
- How Federal Jobs are Filled
- The Federal Job Search & Application Form - includes links to online versions of the Optional Application for Federal Employment (OF-612).
- Federal Wage Tables
- How to Find a Federal Job - good advice, but ignore the fee-based job-hunting assistance (and be sure to avoid Federal job scams!)
- Applying for Federal Jobs - from FederalJobs.net - includes additional career resources for government employment.
- Employment of Noncitizens
- Federal Government Retirement Benefits
Comprehensive
Job Postings
- USAJOBS - from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Includes information about Excepted Service Agencies. Also includes Other Job Links - direct links to agency-specific job information.
- FedWorld.gov - from the Department of Commerce. The search tips provide useful insight into how Federal jobs are classified and posted.
- Federal Government Jobs - from The Washington DC Job Source.
- The Partnership for Public Service - links to job listings at selected Federal agencies
- Employment Opportunities - from FederalJobs.net
Jobs at Selected Government Agencies
- The Export-Import Bank of the United States
- Foreign Service - U.S. Department of State
- Federal Reserve Board
- Office of Management and Budget
- Executive Office of the President
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- National Security Agency
- Central Intelligence Agency
Jobs with Quasi-Governmental Agencies
Public International Organizations
- United Nations - Office of Human Resources Management. Also see the U.N. Development Programme.
- IMF
- World Bank
Former Government Agencies and Quasi-Governmental Entities
State Government Jobs
- America's Job Bank - Scroll down to StateSites to view job listings by State.
- State and Local Governments on the Net - drill down from the list of States for links to State-level employment listings.
- State Jobs Classified - from the Council of State Governments
- Local Government Job Net
