Career Patterns Guide
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Scenario: Student
Dominant Dimension: Time In Career
* In each Career Pattern Scenario diagram, the star that appears in the dominant dimension, e.g., Time in Career for Student, is larger than stars in the remaining dimensions.
Scenario Description
The Student scenario assumes potential applicants are currently students who are looking for employment. Typical Students described here are de-facto early in their career and considered to be geographically mobile. Students are not necessarily interested in long-term employment and can be attracted to public service, a specific profession or the particular mission of an agency. Generally workers who fit this scenario are attracted to flexible work arrangements.
Student Scenario
Core Values |
Work Attractors |
- Adapting to change
- Diversity
- Global environment
- Learning
- Optimism
- Empowerment
- Social responsibility
- Use of technology
- Work-life balance
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- Advanced technology
- Camaraderie
- Developmental opportunities
- Fair compensation
- Flexible health benefits
- Flexible work schedule and leave
- Goal-oriented projects
- Networking opportunities
- Recognition
- Teamwork
- Work aligned with interests
- Innovative and meaningful work
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Human Resources Policies/Programs To Leverage |
- Excepted Appointing Authorities1
- Veterans Appointing Authorities
- Flexible Work Schedules and Leave Policies
- Part-Time and/or Job Sharing
- Telework
- Student Loan Repayment Program (must fulfill 3-year service requirement)
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Benefits for Part-Time, Temporary Limited, Seasonal, or Intermittent
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Supports Recruitment |
Supports Retention |
- Expand intern program to more schools/ paid internships with multiple universities
- Market flexibilities for students in non-traditional venues
- Offer student loan repayments
- Offer recruitment incentives for students (appointment must be for at least 6 months)
- Provide career incentive package including referrals, mentor and pet project
- Promote the U.S. Government's generous benefits package
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- Provide access to technology
- Assign noteworthy projects on hot policy topics
- Provide continual learning
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1 e.g., the Federal Career Intern Program, Presidential Management Fellows Program, Student Career Experience Program, and Student Temporary Employment Program.
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