Current Events > Does anyone here work for the federal government?

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What do you do and how did you get it?

I'm Joe Biden

My wife is a Public Health Service officer who used to work for the BOP and now works for FDA.

When she was in college the PHS basically paid for her nursing degree and in turn she had to work at a federal prison for a few years.

My sister works for the state department. The way she got in is that she started off as a historian in one of the museums in the Smithsonian area. Someone offered her a position in the state department during that time.

I.T Specialist, specifically web. I work with SharePoint, Qualtrics, and both internal and external websites. I worked as a contractor for 8 years at one agency and it helped me build a network and gain federal experience. I then applied to a bunch of positions at different agencies. I started as a fed last June at one agency and then left after 3 months for a position at the agency I contracted at. I took what could get me in the door so i could have an easier time transitioning to the agency i wanted to really be at. Getting a position without coming from military, having a disability, or currently/previously holding a federal position is pretty difficult for most since applicants with those will automatically be bumped up.

I do. I'm a database admin. Found the position on USA Jobs. It was a special one for new college graduates, but there's plenty of normal positions out there too.

Technically indirectly? I work for a federal contractor as a software developer, and at the moment Im doing work for the VA.

As to how I got this job, I applied for every pertinent job they had and got nothing, and months later they called me about an entry level position I didnt apply for. It was a big pay cut, but after being out of work for a year, I accepted, and I had a good boss who advocated for consistent good raises to the point Ive nearly doubled that starting salary in a bit over 6 years (it will be 7 years in October).

I use to work for the USDA Forest Service while I was in Highschool. My parents got me in through the SCEP program.