How do I explore opportunities for employment with the federal government?
You may obtain information on federal employment from a number of official government websites: http://www.usajobs.opm.gov is a great place to start. This is the primary government website for job seekers. It’s very user-friendly and you can also search for jobs by agency. Another excellent site for job seekers is www.fedworld.gov/jobs/jobsearch.
You may obtain information on federal employment from a number of official government websites: Civilian Personnel Online (CPOL). USAJobs is the primary government website for job seekers. It’s very user-friendly and you can also search for jobs by agency. http://www.fedworld.gov/jobs/jobsearch.html is another excellent site for job seekers. If you prefer, you can also obtain recorded information on federal job openings by calling USAJobs by Phone, which is available 24 hours a day. Unfortunately, the number is not toll-free, so standard long distance rates will apply. You may also wish to visit your local employment office because these offices often maintain listings of both federal and state jobs that are available. You can typically find the telephone number for your local employment office in the blue pages of your residential telephone directory under “City-County-Township-Government.