Career Resources - Social Science
Government Links
Call to Serve
http://www.calltoserve.org/
A national campaign to attract college students to government positions. Provides information about government jobs and internships.
Careers in Government
http://www.careersingovernment.com/index.cfm?page=custom&pageid=38
Provides information on conferences, professional associations and public sector employment trends.
Decision Makers
http://www.lwvba-ca.org/dm/
Directory of Bay Area regional agencies, California State agencies and legislators, US Government Agencies and members of Congress for the Bay Area.
Federal Government, Excluding the Postal Service
http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/cgs041.htm
Information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics describing the nature of the industry, related occupations, as well as working conditions and outlook information.
Federal Jobs by College Major
http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/ei23.asp
Federal jobs that are often filled by college graduates with appropriate academic majors.
FirstGov.gov
http://www.firstgov.gov/Agencies/Federal/All_Agencies/index.shtml
contains links to the home pages of departments, agencies, boards and commissions and quasi-official agencies. Also provides an organizational directory of the federal government.
GovExec.com
http://www.govexec.com/
This site offers articles addressing current developments in federal government agencies, links to job and career information, associations for federal employees and labor relations.
Students.gov
http://www.students.gov/
Website with centralized information for student related services provided by the government. Career development resources include internship and fellowship information, armed forces information, volunteer opportunities, a resume builder and online application too, and much more.
USA Jobs FAQs
http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/faqs.asp
Contains federal job application tips, employment initiatives and information of special interest to students.
Washington Post Government section
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wl/jobs/Content?Content=/communities/industries/govt/index.html
Contains news and resources including career advice on civil service and defense/security careers, career profiles, and a search engine for government jobs.
White House, Independent Agencies pages
http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/independent-agencies.html
Alphabetical listing of links to federal agencies and commissions.
Federal Application Process
http://www.dol.gov/oasam/doljobs/college-guide-apply.htm
United States Department of Labor provides informational web pages to help with successfully applying for a federal job
Federal Salaries and Wages
http://www.opm.gov/oca/payrates/index.htm
United States Office of Personnel Management information including 2004 salary tables, including general schedule and the locality pay tables.
Federal Government Speech Writer
http://jobprofiles.org/govfspeechwriter.htm
Profile offering information and advice.
DefenseLink
http://www.defenselink.mil/sites/c.html#civjobs
Opportunities for civilian careers within the Department of Defense.
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (ATF)
Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI)
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Department of Homeland Security
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