Monday, July 13, 2009

Go federal, apply or be appointed.

The federal government has been bracing for a mass retirement of baby boomers by ramping up efforts to recruit new employees. The focus of that recruiting has been through Making the Difference, check out the site for where the feds have need and how you can get headed toward a government career.

Who needs a job when you can get appointed? The Plum Book is the government's directory of appointed positions is 210 pages long and is published every 4 years. There are many appointed positions beyond the big name ones, and with lower level political positions, there is no confirmation hearing so your skeletons can stay hidden safely away. Thumb through the Plumb to see what the possibilities are.