As you may be aware, the federal government is expecting the retirement of nearly 50 percent of its 1.9 million person civilian workforce over the next 4 - 7 years. Last year Ohio State served as a pilot institution in dealing with this expected shortfall of highly trained and educated civil servants by working with Partnership for Public Service and the Office of Personnel Management. We were quite pleased at having almost 1,800 students attend the Federal Career Fair.
We do not, of course, believe that we should give preference to federal employment over opportunities in the private sector. However, many federal positions have relatively high starting salaries, and even the entry level positions involve considerable responsibility.
Consequently, we hope that you will attend the OSU Federal Career Fair on Wednesday, April 2, 2008, in the Huntington Club of the Ohio Stadium. The fair will run from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., and over 50 agencies have committed staff to provide extensive information and to conduct interviews for seniors and graduates who match their current hiring needs.
The Federal Career Fair website is located at: http://esue.ohio-state.edu/federalcareer/ and it contains much information that might be useful. Please urge fellow students and colleagues to attend.
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