Call to Serve Workshop Series
Building a Campaign to Promote Federal Service
We are excited to bring our university members a full schedule of conference calls for the 2007-08 school year. These free calls are intended for faculty and staff of Call to Serve member schools. Limited space is available. Registration for each workshop will open within one month of the call. All calls are subject to change based on registration enrollments.
We are planning our 2008-09 series and want to know your ideas for future workshops! What do want to see again and what news ideas do you have? What would help you on your campus?
Find and Apply for Opportunities in the Federal Government
August 21, 2007 [complete]
1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. EST
Students are interested in federal service, but how can you help them land that job or internship? The Partnership’s “Making the Difference: Find and Apply for Federal Opportunities” PowerPoint workshop is a great way for you to teach your students effective ways to navigate this process.
“Making the Difference: Find and Apply for Federal Opportunities”
Download PowerPoint and manual
Student Programs
September 13, 2007 [complete]
1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.. EST
PMF, SCEP, STEP, FCIP — Maybe you know what these acronyms mean or maybe they sound like a foreign language. A panel of agency experts will provide information on student programs across government, how to access them and answer your questions.
Panelists include Eric Brown from the Presidential Management Fellows Program and Hakeem Basheerud-Deen from the Office of Personnel Management.
Notes from the Student Programs Workshop
Security Clearances
September 26, 2007 [complete]
2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. EST
Most summer internships and entry-level jobs (including those for recent graduates) that require a security clearance have deadlines in November. Make sure your students are prepared to successfully navigate the process. Join us for this discussion with security clearance experts from federal agencies.
Notes from the Security Clearances Workshop
Security Clearances Guide for Students
Part I of Keys to Success: Involving your Campus Community
October 18, 2007 [complete]
1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EST
Educating your faculty and staff about federal jobs and internships is a key component to building student knowledge about federal service. Learn from other schools and Call to Serve research about how to engage key players, include faculty members and create a sustainable force to leverage your efforts.
Notes from the Involving your Campus Community Workshop
Mission-Critical Occupations Panel: Opportunities for Health and Science Majors in the Federal Government
October 30, 2007 [complete]
1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EST
Where the Jobs Are reported that in the next two years federal agencies will hire 35,350 medical and public health workers and 6,423 physical and biological scientists. These fields benefit from high levels of recruitment bonuses and student loan repayment. Hear the latest from agency representatives and learn how to best inform medical and science majors about opportunities in federal service.
Notes from the Health and Sciences Workshop
Part II of Keys to Success: Building Agency Relationships
November 13, 2007 [complete]
2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. EST
Want to build stronger relationships with federal agency recruiters? This workshop will help you no matter your level of commitment. Walk away with ways to get agency speakers on-campus, strengthen employer relations and internship pipelines, and successfully incorporate federal agencies into your career fairs.
Notes from the Building Agency Relationships Workshop
Building Agency Relationships Workshop PowerPoint slides
Part III of Keys to Success: Activities that Work to Engage Students
December 4, 2007 [complete]1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EST
Students are oversaturated with activities to do on-campus, so how do you get them to participate in your event or read your email on federal service? This session will bring you “Activities that Work” from campuses across the country and help you build an effective Call to Serve program on your campus.
Notes from the Activities that Work to Engage Students
Activities that Work PowerPoint slides
KSA Writing and Federal Resumes: Session 1
February 5, 2008 [complete]
2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities are used on federal applications in addition to federal resume. Jobseekers often have difficulty writing effective KSAs. Learn the latest updates to the federal application process and get tips and tools to master the application process. There will be a follow-up call on March 11.
Notes from the KSA Writing and Federal Resumes workshop
Slides from the presentation
Mission-Critical Occupation: Engineering
February 21, 2008 [complete]
3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST
Where the Jobs Are reported that there will be 10,679 new engineering hires through September 2009. Learn what positions and special recruitment benefits are available to engineers in government from a panel of agency specialists, as well as how to target specific agencies for engineering-focused programming.
Notes from the Engineering workshop
Slides from the presentation
KSA Writing and Federal Resumes: Session 2
March 11, 2008 [complete]
2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. EST
The federal application process can be frustrating for students and advisors. This workshop will help get you and your students through the process, by teaching you the best ways to master federal essays or KSAs and the federal resume. You’ll discover ways to teach KSAs and federal resume writing to help your students and alumni successfully apply for federal opportunities. Each participant will receive an advanced copy of the new KSA Writing and Federal Resumes student presentation and manual to use on your campus. This call is a follow-up to the KSA Writing call in February, so please read the notes above in advance.
Download new student presentation
Part IV of Keys to Success Series: Using Summer to Plan Ahead for 2008-09
June 4, 2008
3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT
The relative quiet (right!) of summer can be a great time to get programs ready that will inspire and educate your students about federal job and internship oppotunities during the 08-09 school year. Several Call to Serve universities have had great success using the summer to educate faculty and advisors in how to work with students on federal opportunties, to reach out to parents of new students and to plan events that take advantage of the experiences of students who had summer federal internships. Join us for this Webinar to learn about how your campus can ensure your students can land positions in federal service!
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For more information about this series, contact:
Katelin Kennedy
Program Associate, Education and Outreach
Partnership for Public Service
(202) 775-6887
kkennedy@ourpublicservice.org
The Partnership for Public Service works to revitalize our federal government by inspiring a new generation to serve and by transforming the way government works.
