Founded in 2001, a Partnership for Public Service is a non-profit devoted to building a better government in the United States. In 2002, they created a network known as “Call to Serve” and this network consists of colleges and universities who help to share information about opportunities in federal government.
Excluding the aspiring air traffic controllers that I worked with at another college, I’ve only ever interacted with a handful or so of students who told me they were considering becoming a federal government employee. Clearly the founders of the Partnership were on to something when they realized they needed to get word out to college students about federal opportunities.
According to the Partnership for Public Service, less than 10% of the federal workforce is under age 30 and nearly a third of the federal workforce is eligible to retire in the next two years.
Do that math real quick and you can see that federal government needs to hire a very large workforce in the next few years.
Want to learn more about opportunities in federal government, as well as how to apply for them? Participate in “What’s Your Call to Serve: Launching a Career in Federal Government” on Tuesday, November 7.
As much as Washington, D.C., is an incredible city, it is not where everyone wants to live. But if D.C. is not where you want to reside, you can still work for the federal government as it has offices throughout the country. Federal employers in Massachusetts include:
- Defense Contract Audit Agency
- Federal Aviation Administration
- Homeland Security
- IRS
- US Department of Labor
- and more!
Given the incredibly broad range of jobs the federal government has to offer, students from nearly every major and career interest have the potential to become public servants. Better still, students at UML can learn about public service organizations next week on campus during the Careers in Human & Public Service career fair. There are truly so many positions available and applicable to majors that span across UMass Lowell, that I encourage anyone who is curious to attend this event to learn more.
