Whether or not you work for the government, Uncle Sam can help pay for those pesky student loans. GovCentral researched three federal programs that will reduce your student loan payments or even make the payments for you. We’ve also found which careers can give you the best chance to qualify for them. Read on to find out how to get Uncle ...

Launching a career in government work can be a difficult thing, for many reasons. Many applicants are never contacted for a follow-up. It's difficult to contact federal agencies, often due to security concerns. There are so many career choices that it can be difficult to choose. In my opinion, government internships are the cure to all of these paralyzing thoughts, and ...

To help you choose the right career field, we have prepared the following articles that group federal jobs by appropriate academic majors. As you study the table, please keep these facts in mind: 1. The jobs listed under each major are usually examples, not an all-inclusive list. 2. Many jobs do not require a college degree; job-related experience is just as ...

Public administration degrees are specifically designed for those who are seeking careers in government policy and administration; therefore, this degree has a more exact focus than a Criminal Justice degree or an MBA. The curriculum includes leadership and management skills, strategic planning, media relations, and disaster response. One can expect to come away from a program in public administration with a ...

Government jobs offer you plenty of room to grow, so keep trying. There are usually about 15,000 jobs listed on USAJOBS every day. Listings can also be found on Avue Central. As for why you haven't succeeded so far in your search for a federal job, I'd look at two things: One, you may not be searching in the right places ...

Internships provide an individual with a monitored or supervised work or service experience where the individual has intentional learning goals and reflects actively on what he or she is learning throughout the experience. These learning goals can include: academic learning, career development, skill development, and personal development. Federal internship programs are available to students across a wide variety of disciplines and ...

Students in criminal justice explore every aspect of crime, the law, and the justice system. Law enforcement administration majors learn how to manage and direct police departments, sheriff’s departments, and other law enforcement agencies and institutions (source: collegeboard.com). Below is a list of federal jobs appropriate for criminal justice / law enforcement majors. [widget:various_federal_jobs_guides] Border Patrol Agents Criminal Investigators Game Law ...

The Department has internships available for interested students throughout the school year. Internships provide students with an experience in government through real work responsibilities. An application to participate in the Department's program and additional information is found below. NOTE TO ALL PROSPECTIVE INTERNS from Ann Nawaz, Office of the Deputy Secretary Subject: Application Process The U.S. Department of Education always has ...

The Master of Business Administration degree might not be an obvious choice for those considering government careers - yet MBA graduates are currently in very strong demand at some of the major government agencies, including the Department of Labor, US Postal Service, and NASA. A master's degree in business administration will help you to grasp the complex relationship between the public ...

The Department of Health and Human Services is the Grants.gov program’s managing partner, and allows access to the 26 federal grant-making agencies available through this convenient E-Government initiative. Below are the links to those agency websites. If you would like to learn more about grants specific to these agencies, please click on the title of the agency below: [widget:353] Corporation for ...

Looking to work in the government but don't know where to start? Getting an internship is the perfect way to get your foot in the door. There are a wide spectrum of departments, with various roles and responsibilities in each. Some are unpaid or volunteer while others are include a stipend or salary (the listings in bold below are paid.) What ...

Student Volunteer Service (Internships) Working at Headquarters in Washington, D.C., or in various field offices located throughout the United States can prepare students for a career with the United States Secret Service. The Student Intern Program provides unpaid academic-related work assignments that allow students to explore career options in addition to developing personal and professional skills. Students are expected to work ...

If you're like most people who pursue a master of business administration (MBA) degree, your overriding motivation is almost certainly not a future career with the federal government. Indeed, according to a March 2006 study by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), just 1.4 percent of the more than 6,100 MBA students surveyed said they planned to pursue government jobs after ...

The District government does not have a central internship program, but several agencies offer programs that may interest you: * Arts and Humanities, DC Commission on (DCCAH) * Cable Television and Telecommunications, Office of (OCTT) * Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) * Employment Services, Department of (DOES) * Metropolitan Police Department (MPDC) * District Department of Transportation (DDOT) * Police Complaints, ...

From the DOL's Website: "Welcome to the U.S. Department of Labor's Internship Program Web site. Secretary Elaine L. Chao and the Department of Labor (DOL) have welcomed students across the nation, to participate in the Student Internship Program. The Student Internship Program provides students with the opportunity to learn about how federal government agencies operate and to interact with the leaders ...

The US Office of Personnel Management (OPM), which oversees the federal government's civilian workforce, recently created an ad campaign spanning four television networks to directly speak to college students and recent graduates ages 18 - 40. The idea: To tell students and recent graduates around the country that rewarding careers await them in the federal government. The federal government says it ...

ABOUT THE OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TO THE CHIEF JUSTICE Congress created the statutory position of the Administrative Assistant to the Chief Justice in 1972 to aid in the increasingly complex planning and leadership duties of the Chief Justice as head of the judicial branch of government. The major non-adjudicative duties of the Chief Justice include chairmanship of the Judicial ...

There are two internship programs available to Law Students in the Department of Justice: - The Summer Law Intern Program and - The Volunteer Legal Recruitment The Summer Law Intern Program (SLIP) is the Department's competitive recruitment program for compensated summer internships. Selection for employment is based on many elements of a candidate's background including academic achievement, law review or moot ...

Does the idea of working abroad in a US embassy appeal to you? You might be a political officer, analyzing current affairs and reporting relevant happenings back to the US. You could analyze commercial and trade policy and help to ease market restrictions for US goods abroad. Or you could be a human resources or financial officer in Namibia, Panama or ...

Psychology majors study the way humans and animals act, feel, think, and learn (source: collegeboard.com). Below is a list of federal jobs appropriate for psychology majors. [widget:various_federal_jobs_guides] Recreation and Creative Arts Therapists Employee Development Specialists Personnel Management Specialists Psychologists Personnel Staffing Specialists Position Classification Specialists Educational Services Specialists GAO Evaluators [widget:career_article__main_flywheel] Return to Find Federal Jobs for Your Major page. ...