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Federal government stepping up
recruiting on college campuses
(AP) — Before getting her bachelor's degree in
business and accounting last June from the
College of Charleston, Alicia Valentino took a
look at the private-sector job market — and opted
for graduate school.
But barely six months later, Valentino may
change course. With federal agencies stepping up
campus recruiting because of openings in the
Homeland Security agency and an anticipated wave
of retirements, Valentino is considering getting a
job with the government while pursuing her degree.
“The pay is not that bad with the federal gov
ernment, and with the private sector being what it
is, I think I’d rather have a stable job. especially in
accounting, where you could wind up working for
a WorldCom or Enron,” said
Valentino, who interviewed
with four federal agencies at
a recent job fair.
Despite complaints about
the length of the application
process, many students are
giving government employ
ment a serious look.
The Partnership for
Public Service, a nonprofit
group that promotes civil
service careers, said that
with at least 50 percent of
the existing federal w'ork
force eligible for retirement by 2007, there should
be more than enough positions to go around. The
partnership estimates the government needs to fill
250,000 jobs.
Students and career counselors — hurting from
consecutive years of sub-par hiring — are happy
to see the government on campus.
“The poor students in college this year, every
thing changed during their college education.
They came in at a high, economically, and they’re
leaving with all the rules changed,” said Nancy
Cathcart, a career counselor with Champlain
College in Burlington, Vt.
Recruiters from federal law enforcement agen
cies showed up at Champlain to interview crimi
nal justice majors at an October job fair. Other
schools that have held career fairs this fall, includ
ing Charleston and Drake University in Des
Moines, Iowa, report government interest in stu
dents with an array of majors.
The State Department has intensified its recruit
ing since the Bush administration took over, said
Diane Castiglione. director of recruiting.
“In the Foreign Service we change our posi
tions every couple of years, so it gives you the
best of both worlds: You can get a new job with
out losing a job.” Castiglione said. “You have
that stimulus of change, excitement and new
challenges and interesting work with the stabil
ity of not having to go out and find a new
employer every couple of years.”
The government is getting help in its recruiting
effort from the Partnership for Public Service,
seeded last year with a $25 million contribution
from a private lawyer grateful for past work with
the Justice Department.
So far, the partnership has brought 380 col
leges and universi
ties together with
60 agencies.
The group’s presi
dent. Max Stier, said
that in addition to pro--
viding long-term sta
bility, government
jobs — 85 percent of
which are outside of
Washington — also
appeal to a mindset
created by the terrorist
attacks.
“Young people
today are looking for an opportunity to make a
difference rather than to make a dollar,” he said.
But for the government to appeal to more
young people, it must shorten the application
process and the time from the hiring date to the
start of work, said Brenda Davis, director of
career development at Alabama A&M
University in Normal, Ala. Civil service exami
nations and security checks slow down the
process, she said.
Shirley Lecque, a senior at Charleston interest
ed in an accounting career with the Air Force
Auditing Agency, agreed with Davis.
“The application is so long, it’s like reading a
book," said Lecque, drawn to a government job by
tales of classmates with accounting degrees now
working as bank tellers.
Acknowledging that gaps of up to six months
between a job offer and the start of employment
pose a “tremendous problem,” Stier said the
partnership is working with the government to
accelerate the process.
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