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Presidential Management Fellows PMF Program

What is PMF?. Provides two-year Federal Government fellowships to graduate students from all academic disciplines who expect to complete an advanced degree (master's, law, or doctoral-level degree) during the current academic yearTerrific opportunity for students interested in exploring policy and

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Presidential Management Fellows PMF Program

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    1. Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program

    2. What is PMF? Provides two-year Federal Government fellowships to graduate students from all academic disciplines who expect to complete an advanced degree (master’s, law, or doctoral-level degree) during the current academic year Terrific opportunity for students interested in exploring policy and program management positions in the Federal Government

    3. The details Hired for a two-year, paid full-time position with accelerated promotion potential Appointed at the GS-9, 11, or 12 level (or equivalent), based on applicant qualifications and agency needs Promotion potential up to the GS-13 level Typical career path: Appointment - GS-9, step 1 (or equivalent) 1-year anniversary - eligible for GS-11, step 1 Program completion - eligible for GS-12, step 1

    4. What does this GS info mean? In DC, GS-9, step 1 is $50,408 and GS-12, step 1 is $73,100 (salaries vary by region) Note that all PMF positions are eligible for loan repayment assistance under the College Cost Loan Reduction & Access Act (learn more on the Financial Aid website) The Federal government provides great benefits

    5. What jobs would be of interest to law students? Accounting Finance Human Resources Engineering Statistics Environmental Sciences Health/Medical Science Information Technology Public Policy Public Administration International Affairs Other NOTE: These are NOT attorney positions!

    6. Who is eligible to apply? Graduate students from all academic disciplines who expect to complete an advanced degree (master's, law, or doctoral-level degree) from a qualifying college or university during the 2009-2010 academic year (September 1, 2009 - August 31, 2010) Georgetown Law IS a qualifying university!

    7. What steps should you take to apply? 2009 PMF Application open period: Thursday, October 1 – Thursday, October 15, 2009 Applicants must: 1) Complete an online application: You can link to the online application from “How To Apply\PMF Application,” https://www.pmf.opm.gov/HApplication.aspx, starting October 1 2) Link a USAJOBS resume: This is a website on which you will create your resume 3) Submit a nomination form to the Nomination Official: Nicole Vikan in OPICS. The deadline is Wednesday, October 28 at 5:00 pm. This is a FIRM DEADLINE

    8. Then what happens? Applicants are invited to participate in the “assessment process” What IS the “assessment process”?? It’s a standardized test created by psychologists. It consists of three sections: 1. Critical Thinking: Assesses problem solving and critical thinking skills 2. Life Experiences: Assesses selected leadership and interpersonal skills 3. Writing Fundamentals: Assesses writing ability

    9. What?!? You can’t study for this test, but you can learn more about it so you’re as well-prepared as possible. How do you learn more?

    10. The Assessment Good news—there is an Assessment Preparation Guide online (https://www.pmf.opm.gov/Documents/HowPrepGuide.pdf). The Assessment Guide has some sample questions so you know what to expect Better news—Scott is here to tell you about his experience taking the Assessment and to provide tips!

    11. What happens next? Based on assessment scores, PMF will determine the finalists If you are a finalist, you do NOT have a job yet—remember, you were competing with students from a range of graduate programs, so PMF doesn’t just assign jobs to the wide range of finalists

    12. PMF Placement Process Finalists are invited to attend a PMF Job Fair (in DC), which is attended by participating Federal agencies Finalists have access to an online PMF Projected Positions System to identify agency positions (i.e., there is a special site just for PMFs that lists jobs set-aside for PMFs) Finalists have 12 months from the date they are selected to be appointed to agency positions

    13. Sample of a PMF Posting

    14. Key Dates (subject to change by PMF) Online application available tomorrow, Thursday, October 1, 2009 Students submit online applications by Thursday, October 15, 2009 Students submit their nomination forms to OPICS by Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 5:00 pm I will submit nominations by Saturday, October 31, 2009 Nominees complete assessments in January\February 2010 Nominees notified by PMF of their selection as finalists by late-February to mid-March 2010 Job Fair in DC, spring 2010 (date tba) Agencies hire finalists over one full year from selection as a finalist

    15. For more information, see https://www.pmf.opm.gov

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