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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=chapter-presidents@nfbnet.org
href="mailto:chapter-presidents@nfbnet.org">Michelle Clark via
Chapter-presidents</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, August 08, 2018 8:27 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Office of Personnel Management - Pathways
Programs</DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV>In case anyone is interested in the Federal Government or perhaps
the</DIV>
<DIV>training cann assist.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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<DIV>Michelle</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>OPM Training </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The Office of Personnel Management will conduct a series of free,
virtual</DIV>
<DIV>briefings for students and recent graduates seeking jobs with the
Federal</DIV>
<DIV>government on the following topics.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>* Finding and Applying
for
Jobs in the Federal Government</DIV>
<DIV>(Navigating USAJOBS) </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>* Writing
Your
Federal Resume</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>*
Interviewing
Techniques</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>* Pathways
Programs -Recruiting and Hiring Students and Recent</DIV>
<DIV>Graduates into Federal Careers</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Feel free to distribute this information to those you feel would
be</DIV>
<DIV>interested in attending. The sessions are open to anyone who
wants to
learn</DIV>
<DIV>more about the Federal hiring process; however, registration for each
event</DIV>
<DIV>will be limited to 1500 attendees. There are no costs for these
sessions</DIV>
<DIV>and, because they are virtual (online), you can participate from
any</DIV>
<DIV>location provided you have an Internet connection. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Pathways Programs - Recruiting and Hiring Students and Recent Graduates
into</DIV>
<DIV>Federal Careers</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>This presentation introduces the audience to the Pathways
Programs</DIV>
<DIV>(Internships, Recent Graduates and Presidential Management Fellows
(PMF)).</DIV>
<DIV>Information presented covers what each program offers to the job
seeker,
the</DIV>
<DIV>basic requirements and employment potential after each program is
complete.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Federal Résumé Writing </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>This workshop is designed to provide participants with a better</DIV>
<DIV>understanding of how to write an effective Federal resume and give a
quick</DIV>
<DIV>overview of the resume builder on USAJOBS. This workshop will
also
cover</DIV>
<DIV>the interview process in the Federal Government. It explains the
types of</DIV>
<DIV>interviews (structured/unstructured), different delivery methods, types
of</DIV>
<DIV>common questions, responding utilizing the S.T.A.R (Situation/Task,
Action,</DIV>
<DIV>Result) method and how to prepare for an interview. This session
will</DIV>
<DIV>include a demonstration of how to formulate a Federal résumé using
the</DIV>
<DIV>information In a Job Opportunity Announcement. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Interviewing Techniques</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>This presentation introduces the audience to the interview process
within</DIV>
<DIV>the Federal government. It explains the types of interviews</DIV>
<DIV>(structured/unstructured), different delivery methods, types of
common</DIV>
<DIV>questions, responding utilizing the S.T.A.R (Situation/Task, Action,
Result)</DIV>
<DIV>method and how to also prepare for an interview.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Please contact Kamille.Smith@opm.gov
<mailto:Kamille.Smith@opm.gov> for any</DIV>
<DIV>questions or concerns. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Thank you in advance for helping us make this a successful event.
</DIV>
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