Career openings and listing services are below.
The School provides assistance in such things as searching for placement
opportunities, writing resumes and preparing for job interviews. All
students should establish a placement file with the University's Career
Placement Service. This file is especially helpful to contain letters
of reference written "To Whom It May Concern." Then, rather
than having to track down the providers of your letters of reference
each time you apply for a position that requires such letters, you
can simply instruct the placement office to mail your file to the
prospective employer. Students should be aware that impressing school
faculty sufficiently to earn strong letters of reference from them
is probably more important in finding a job than is the student's
final grade point average! Take care to prove to the faculty that
you will be a hard working, caring, dedicated professional and we
will take pleasure in writing strong letters of reference.
A government career day is sponsored each year by the university placement
service which is attended by representatives of numerous public agencies.
Students should plan to attend this function as well as meetings of
the North Florida Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration
and other professional associations such as the Florida City &
County Management Association, the Florida Personnel Management Association,
the Southeastern Evaluation Association, the Florida Government Finance
Officers Association, and others. The development of a network of
professional contacts--through the internship, professional memberships,
and conference attendance--is essential.
We also assist students in learning to do computerized searches for
job vacancies. We also recommend that students who are nearing graduation
become members of the Capital Area Professional Placement Network
sponsored by the local office of the Florida Job Service. The network
holds regular educational meetings on placement related topics and
gives students access to the nationwide resources of employment services
across the nation. Local governments are often negligent in listing
vacancies but increasing numbers do. Students who are interested in
professional placements both statewide and nationwide should especially
become familiar with the employment services' repository of job vacancies
known as America's
Job Bank. Increasing numbers of cities and counties, as well as
such organizations as the Florida League of Cities and State Association
of Counties, can be accessed via the Florida Communities Network.
Students should always do their homework and be knowledgeable about
a prospective employer prior to appearing for a job interview. Initial
letters of inquiry can also benefit from doing this "homework."
Nothing impresses employers more than seeing that an applicant has
taken the time to learn about them. The Florida Communities Network
provides much information about state agencies, cities, counties,
and other public and private organizations across the state. Wise
use of the Internet can often speed homework for job applications
elsewhere beyond Florida's borders. Few job applicants take the time
to really learn about the operations and problems of a prospective
employer. Those who do this gain an advantage.
There are a number of competitive post-graduate internships that require
early submission of applications (e.g., the applicants’ deadline
for applications to the Presidential Management Internship Program
is usually in late September or early October). Deadlines for these
and other placement opportunities are posted on the job announcements
board, or notices about them are posted on the public administration
student list serve. Students should begin their placement efforts
at least six months prior to graduation.
Job/Internship Listings
- The New York Public Management, hires post graduate interns for
an excellent career entry training program.
Contact information: http://www.cs.state.ny.us/pmi/
Government Listings
State of Florida
Jobs Direct
Find job openings by location, salary, job class. Powerful.
American Federal Jobs Digest listings
Free on-line over 10,000 current Federal employment and career job
database. Updated daily.
Jobs in Government
"Matching qualified individuals with quality jobs"
The
ASPA Recruiter Online
Employment information from ASPA covering government, nonprofit organizaitions
and university positions.
City
of Tallahassee
Job Listings and Employment Information
Leon County
Job Opportunities and Application Form
Academic Job Listings
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Academy of Management
Online Placement Service
American Political
Science Association Online Placement
The
ASPA Recruiter Online
Employment information from ASPA covering government, nonprofit organizaitions
and university positions.
Job Placement Services and General Assistance
This section includes job search services from a variety of private
and nonprofit organizations. Most are placement services, providing
job listings across many occupations, usually free online resume posting,
among other features.
America's Job Bank
From the Department of Labor, this site takes you around the country
for both public and private jobs.
Monster.com - free service to post your resume and get job search advice.
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