Consider a government job for a second career

Although it seems that no one is hiring these days but there is one place that might have a job for you, the Federal Government. Some say that the government will be hiring over 250,000 employees in the coming years.

There are definite advantages to working for the government such as good benefits and they wouldn’t discriminate against you because of your age. But since the economy has down turned dramatically, the time that it takes to apply for a federal job and actually being hired could take a long time, maybe several months, Of course considering the lack of jobs in the private sector that shouldn’t be a deterrent.

Where do you find Federal jobs and how do you apply?

Like most things now a day, the internet is the place to look for government (state and federal) jobs. The official web site is http://usajobs.opm.gov/ which is very user friendly. But this isn’t the only place to look for federal jobs. If you want to work for a particular agency like Homeland Security you can go to their website and check out their job section.

Another site, the partnership for public service, also has a lot of information about government hiring.