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Hot Federal Jobs in 2007 |
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Elizabeth
Wilcox |
What are the
hottest jobs in the federal government this year, and
how do you get them? To find out, we conducted our
annual interview with Monster Federal Career Coach and
Gov't/Public Service Careers message board expert
Kathryn Troutman.
Troutman is the author of the Federal Resume Guidebook
as well as other books on strategies for the federal job
Search.
Monster: The President's FY2008 budget
was recently released. Based on that, where can we
expect to see government hiring?
Troutman: Combating terrorism and
protecting the homeland will be the number one
initiative for the federal employees and leaders.
Opportunities within the Department of Defense agency or
civilian job openings with military services will be
greatest.
That means the Department of Army will have a high
number of civilian positions. And the Reserves units
will have civilian positions. The Department of Homeland
Security agencies will be hiring many intelligence,
security, special agent, analyst and other positions.
Supporting our veterans as they return from the war will
result in job positions with the Veterans¡¯ Department
and Veterans Hospitals.
Monster: How do you know if you
qualify?
Troutman: The only way to know if you
qualify is to read the vacancy announcement
qualifications page. It will tell you if you need a
degree, or one or more years of specialized experience
in a certain field.
Monster: So, let's say you do qualify.
Why, in your opinion, would someone want to join the
government ranks?
Troutman: Lots of reasons. Competitive
pay with annual raises, great benefits, a
family-friendly workplace, job stability, decent
training and career advancement. Federal employment is
considered to be relatively stable, because it is not
affected by cyclical fluctuations in the economy. It's
also great to help the government provide better
services and protection for our nation.
Monster: How about from a longer-term
perspective, what trends do you see in hiring?
Troutman: Well, according to the report
¡°Where the Jobs Are -- the Continuing Growth of Federal
Job Opportunities (Partnership for Public Service and
National Academy of Public Administration, February
2005), most of the new hires for the next couple of
years in the federal government will come in five major
areas. These are security -- that's both enforcement and
compliance -- medical and public health fields,
engineering and the sciences, program management and
administration, and accounting, budget and business,
which includes revenue agents and tax examiners needed
mainly by the Internal Revenue Service.
Monster: So, more specifically, what
are some of the jobs in security and the sciences?
Troutman: Well, security includes
inspectors, investigators, police officers, airport
screeners and prison guards. And demand is growing for
specialized workers in border and transportation
security, emergency preparedness, public health and
information analysis. As far as engineering and the
sciences, these jobs include microbiologists, botanists,
physicists, chemists and veterinarians.
Monster: Do you, as a resume adviser
and job coach specializing in this sector, foresee
demand for any other types of jobs?
Troutman: One department that jumps out
is the US Department of Health and Human Services, which
will need health insurance specialists and claims and
customer service representatives to implement the
Medicare Prescription Drug benefit.
Monster: What will suffer?
Troutman: The US Department of Labor
expects employment declines will be the greatest among
office and administrative support occupations and
production occupations, due to increasing office
automation and contracting out of these jobs. And as a
general rule, the government sells very little, so it
employs relatively few sales workers.
Monster: What are your chances of
getting a job if you're coming from the private sector?
Troutman: The government has in the
past hired and promoted from within government, but 2006
is seeing a change. More vacancy announcements are
posted for Open to all U.S. Citizens than ever. And the
federal human resources specialists are improving their
recruitment strategies for hiring from outside the
government.
They've got a ways to go. According to a recent article
published by the Partnership for Public Service, New
Call to Service for America's Baby Boomers, the federal
government is filling only 15 percent of vacancies at
the mid-career level (GS-12 to 15) with external
candidates; less than half of these openings being open
to applicants from outside government.
But Ligaya Fernandez, a senior reSearch analyst at the
U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board, says more and more
positions are being opened to outside applicants and/or
filled with outside applicants. So your chances of
getting into sector from outside are looking better and
better. The 15 percent hired number isn't very high, but
it should come up.
According to federal resume writers and coaches, more
private industry mid-level and senior-level Baby Boomers
are trying to land federal positions and their success
numbers are improving. It's estimated that some 35
percent of the federal resumes that went through federal
resume writing and consulting firms were from private
industry and military applicants. The other federal job
seekers are typically those seeking to leave the
military and federal employees seeking advancement
inside government. Those applying include police
officers, social workers, mortgage brokers, financial
analysts, military personnel, teachers, business owners,
social workers, state vocational rehabilitation
counselors, IT specialists, administrative staff and
even sales and business professionals, who are seeking
career opportunities in the US Government.
Monster: But if the current hiring of
mid-career professionals is only 15 percent, is it worth
the time to apply?
Troutman: Yes, play the game. Learn
about the jobs, focus your resume, make sure you can
apply (the job is open to all US Citizens) and submit
for positions. The odds will get better and you will be
there when an agency needs to hire from outside. |
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This article originally appeared on Monster.com. |
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