Career Services Blog

Are you interested in a great job after graduation? How about one that comes with:

• Great benefits suchs as a salary of $50,400 to $73,000
• Possible student loan repayment of up to $60,000
• Rotational work experience
• Extensive training
• Agreat network of mentors
• Excellent health and retirement benefits
• Working with a federal agency of interest to you, such as USAID, environmental protection agency, or departments of agriculture, commerce, education, health and human services, housing and urban development, transportation, and more

If so, then you should apply for the Presidential Management Fellowship (PMF). This is a special paid, two-year post-graduate fellowship program in the federal government that is exclusively for students finishing a graduate program between September 1, 2009, and August 31, 2010.  The PMF program is only one of several excellent post-graduate fellowships that are typically converted to permanent positions.  Find out more PMF at a special presenation on October 1

PLEASE NOTE: You only have one chance to apply for PMF between Oct. 1-15, 2009.

Application Process

1. Create an account and upload your resume with the USAJobs Career Center.  Even though the application opens on October 1, you should do this right now because the process takes a little while.
2. Prepare your Evans School nomination package.  To do this you must submit following four items to the Career Services Office, Parrington Hall, room 109N, or via email to hkrasna@u.washington.edu by 5 p.m. on October 15, 2009:
   • OPM Form 1300: Once you complete the PMF online application, USAJobs will produce this fax form for the nominating official to sign. Print and fill out the form with the following information:
     • Federal School Code: 003798
     • Graduate Degree: Public Administration
     • Nominating Official: Rachel Garshick Kleit
   • Your resume
   • An unofficial transcript
   • 500-word essay on:
     • Why you're interested in being a Presidential Management Fellow and serving in federal government
     • Your breadth and quality of accomplishments
     • Your capacity for leadership
     • Your demonstrated commitment to a career in the analysis and management of public policies and programs

If you don't submit the above documents, your application will be rejected.

After you submit the above forms, and if you are nominated by the Evans School, you will be notified about the PMF Assessment Test that will occur in late January or early February 2010.

You can find additional details about the program at EvansJobs under job ID #4246.  EvansJobs also contain information about other fellowships, including those in the federal government, state and local government, nonprofit organizations, corporations with a public affairs focus, and international NGOs under the file "Handouts & Resources for the Fellowships."

Published on September 24, 2009