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All federal job opportunities are open to veterans, students and individuals with disabilities who meet the application requirements in terms of experience and skills. To encourage applications from veterans, students, and persons with disabilities, the federal government has implemented hiring programs designed to address specific needs.

VETERANS
The Veterans’ Employment & Training Service (VETS) provides job services and resources to assist veterans seeking employment with the federal government. By law, active-duty and disabled veterans of the Armed Forces, receive special consideration over non-veterans in recognition of the sacrifices they made in serving our country. Veterans meeting the 5 or 10 point preference requirements as outlined by the U.S. Office of Personnel should indicate “Preference” on their application or resume. These points are added to a veteran’s written examination score.

There are both similarities and differences in the hiring process between federal, state, and local government jobs.

The federal job hiring process is a very standardized procedure with set requirements and interview questions for jobs. It is a very formal process to ensure that all candidates are considered equally for the position.

Perhaps the major difference between federal, state, and local government hiring practices is the involvement of workers unions on the state and local level.

There are several avenues available when searching for a job with the federal government. They include:

INTERNET
Here at Government Jobs Central a jobseeker can search all available Federal, State & local government jobs. Job seekers can search for any type of government job in their particular state or by category. You’ll also find detailed information about job qualifications, application requirements and pay grade level is provided. You can also apply and submit all documentation online.

The federal government sets salaries for positions according to its grade level. A grade level is determined based on the requirements of the job and the level of responsibility. The system under which grade levels are categorized is called the General Schedule (GS) and range from GS-1, which is the lowest grade, to GS-15, which is the highest.

The GS system is used for most professional and administrative federal employees. A separate pay system is used for senior executives. For blue-collar workers in the trade or craft areas, the Federal Wage System is used to ensure that federal wages are in line with current regional wage rates for similar jobs. This gives the federal government flexibility to pay more competitively in geographic areas where rates are higher for these trades.

While the federal government seeks candidates for career opportunities that range from entry-level to managerial, it actively recruits people with sound executive-level experience for its Senior Executive Services (SES).

Established by the 1978 Civil Service Reform Act, SES is managed by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Its mission is to ensure that the executive level of the federal government is “responsive to the needs, policies, and goals of the nation and otherwise is of the highest quality.” The SES also consolidated the multitude of separate executive personnel authorities, thus unifying all the hiring requirements and executive management processes into one streamlined personnel system.