New 2008-2009 Webinar Schedule

Want to brush up on federal advising? Learn more about student programs, security clearances or how to build stronger agency relationships?

Check out the newly released 2008-2009 schedule of “webinar” workshops. Whether you directly advise students, work in employer relations or plan events, these free workshops showcase agency representatives and Partnership staff to help build your federal advising knowledge. 

Some upcoming topics:

• Security Clearances
• Student Programs in the Federal Government
• Building Agency Relationships
• Giving the "Find and Apply Presentation"

2008-2009 Schedule

Agencies: If you would like to highlight your agency's best practices in any of our webinar topics, let us know. We usually invite two to three representatives participate in each workshop. Email kkennedy@ourpublicservice.org.

Table of Contents

News

Internships in Government: Who is Hiring and How to Find Them 

Coming Soon: New Partnership Online Community

Resources

Getting New Civil Servants On Board

Hot Jobs/Cool Internships

Student Loan Guide and 2007 Federal Student Loan Repayment Report 

Community Forum

We Need Your Help: Academic Guides Get an Update

Events

More than 50 Agencies at the July 16 Public Service Town Hall and Career Fair

Career Fairs on the Horizon

News

OhMyGov!

By Chris Perry

With the impending "brain drain" of the federal government - a massive wave of retiring government workers - recruiting qualified applicants into public service is more important than ever.

Internships are one of the most underrated tools for identifying and engaging unsuspecting new talent. Through internships, employers can showcase the type of work, environment, and various career paths inside a particular government agency. Those with a keen eye can determine potential leaders from the interns they hire and work to keep them in government and train them accordingly.

Read complete article.

Coming Soon: New Partnership Online Community

We've listened to your requests and the Partnership is excited to announce that we are launching new online resources this August for makingthedifference.org and Facebook. Call to Serve members will be able to post details about:

• Federal jobs and internships;
• Events and career fairs that you will be attending or those on your campus; and
• Workshops, webinars and online chats (we are providing a free online chat tool for you to use)

Students can search what you have posted on makingthedifference.org and through Facebook. Plus, if they are a Facebook user, they will also be able to add a new "From the Partnership" application to their profile so they can receive customized, real-time job/internship alerts and event notices based on their preferences.

The online application will allow you to manage your agency's or university's content across your organization and we added in review and approval tools for a streamlined workflow.

We believe that these new applications will increase our ability to reach students, but we'll need your help to make it a success. In the upcoming weeks, we'll be sending you details of how to log into the system and set up your agency or university groups. We'll also be hosting a series of webinars to introduce you to the system's features so you can make the most of what it can do.

If you have questions in the interim, please send an email to calltoserve@ourpublicservice.org.

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Resources

Getting New Civil Servants On Board

Part of ensuring the federal government has the talent it needs is fully integrating new employees into the workplace.

A new Partnership report, Getting On Board: A Model for Integrating and Engaging New Employees, recommends a four-part “onboarding” model to make new civil servants:

• Welcomed and informed;
• Committed to the organization; and
• Ultimately more effective, engaged and productive.

Download report.

Hot Jobs/Cool Internships of the Week

You can do that in a government job?!

Campuses: Each week, we seek out interesting entry-level jobs and student opportunities in the federal government across all academic majors.  Check out what we found this week on Hot Jobs/Cool Internships and share these opportunities with your networks.

Agencies: Have entry-level or student positions?  Submit your Hot Jobs/Cool Internships to get them featured on makingthedifference.org!

Student Loan Guide and OPM Report

Did you know that federal employees are eligible to receive up to $10,000 a year towards their student loans? The Office of Personnel Management recently released its 2007 numbers for the federal student loan repayment program. Use the updated student loan guide as a resource for those interested in taking advantage of the program. 

Download student guide.

View full OPM report.

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Community Forum

We Need Your Help: Academic Guides Get an Update

Recruiters and advisors, we need your input. We are in the process of updating our Making the Difference Academic Guides, and want to hear your thoughts.  These free resources are only as good as our members make them. Take a moment to look through the guides and tell us what you think!

• What is good about the guides, and what could be improved?
• Is there any information on the guides that is particularly useful?
• Are they missing any information or interest areas you would like to see?

Please let us know. These guides are designed for you, so your input is vital to making them the best they can be. Thank you in advance for your help!

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Events

Reminder: Public Service Town Hall

When: Wednesday, July 16, 2008.  Doors open at 5:30 p.m.

Where: National Building Museum in Washington, D.C.

Who: More than 60 federal agencies and around 1,500 interns and young professionals.  This event is free and open to the public; encourage anyone interested in federal opportunities to attend!

RSVP: Student and young professionals' registration: www.ourpublicservice.org/careerfair

Career Fairs on the Horizon

Career Centers: Want to get more federal agencies to attend your next fair? Use the calendar to plan your event around others in your region. As you plan outreach and your career fairs for next year, use the Career Fairs calendar on the bottom left corner of makingthedifference.org.

Agencies: Tight budgets demand smart decisions on where to send your agency's recruiters. Use this calendar to plan your career fair attendance for the biggest return on investment. The Partnership is happy to work with to plan your agency outreach strategy. Email the Call to Serve team for more information.

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