Government
"A Guide to Government Careers"
From LearnHowToBecome.org - Learn where the jobs are, state by state; the perks of working for the government; student loan forgiveness for government employees; types of government jobs; how to apply for government jobs; professional societies for government employees; and about AmeriCorps.
Public International Organizations
- International Monetary Fund
- Pan American Health Organization
- United Nations Children's Fund
- United Nations Development Program
- United Nations Institute for Training and Research
- United Nations Population Fund
- World Bank, International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
United States Federal Government
- OPM Unveils Overhaul of Federal Hiring Site USAJOBS
- What kinds of Federal jobs are there? (includes careers by field of interest/major)
- Office of Personnel Management (USAJOBS) - this is the best place to begin
- Student and Recent Graduates Educational Employment
- Making the Difference - Source for Federal jobs and internships
- Career Guides
- FirstGov.gov (the U.S. government's official web portal)
- A-Z Index of U.S. Government Departments and Agencies
- FederalGovernmentJobs.us
- FederalJobSearch.com
Judicial Branch
Legislative Branch
Special Interest
Excepted Service Agencies
Most Federal Government civilian positions are part of the competitive civil service. To obtain a Federal job, you must compete with other applicants in open competition. Some agencies are excluded from the competitive civil service procedures. This means that these agencies have their own hiring system which establishes the evaluation criteria they use in filling their internal vacancies. These agencies are called excepted service agencies.
If you are interested in employment with an excepted service agency, you should contact that agency directly. The U.S. Office of Personnel Management does not provide application forms or information on jobs in excepted service agencies or organizations. Below is a list of excepted service agencies, departments and public international organizations. This list is not all-inclusive and is subject to change.
State Governments
- Illinois
- State and Territorial Governments (from FirstGov.gov)
- State and local government on the net
County Governments
- Cook County Bureau Of Human Resources
- Peoria county
- Illinois counties (from State and local government on the net)
City Governments
- City of Chicago Department of Personnel
- City of Peoria
- Illinois cities (from State and local government on the net)