Monday, March 30, 2009

Getting a job with Uncle Sam

Would you like to apply for a job with the biggest employer in the country? One that increases hiring every single year? And, no we’re not talking about Wal-Mart.
The government employs 1.93 million people. This figure includes full, part-time and seasonal employees (not postal workers). Over the last few years, the increases in government hiring have been astonishing.
Total number permanent new hires:
2004 – 78,732
2005 – 87,498
2006 – 91,552
2007 – 99,335
2008 – 91,702 *
*Figure is for first half of 2008*Source: Office of Personnel Management
Any job you can find in the private sector you can find in federal service. The government hires chemists, biologists, doctors, nurses and even art appraisers. And, of course, there are the usual office managers, personal assistants and engineers.
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