Showing the World We Are a Top Employer
Throughout the years, the U.S. Department of State has made great progress in improving its recruiting and hiring processes, expanding its employee benefits, increasing its training and development programs and communicating its employer brand to audiences all across the United States. As a result, the Department has been recognized as:
- Department of State Ranks among Top Five in 2009 Best Places to Work in the Federal Government. Click here to download and read the press release. (PDF, 13kb)
- #11 ranked "The Top 100 Employers" (The Black Collegian Online, March 2008)
Recent Press
- Listen to Federal News Radio's interview with Luis Arreaga, Director of the Office of Recruitment, Examination and Employment in the Bureau of Human Resources, concerning "Careers in Foreign Affairs Networking Event." Click here to listen to or download the interview. (www.FederalNewsRadio.com, July 27, 2009)
- Benefits for Same-Sex Domestic Partners of Foreign Service Employees. Click to read Secretary Clinton's remarks. (www.state.gov, June 18, 2009).
- Federal News Radio's "Ask the CHO" interviews Luis Arreaga, Director of the Office of Recruitment, Examination and Employment in the Bureau of Human Resources at the Department of State. Click to listen to or download the interview (www.FederalNewsRadio.com, June 10, 2009).
- Ambassador William Eaton, Diplomat in Residence at UT-Austin, spoke to UIW students about careers in diplomacy. Click here to view a photo of Ambassador Eaton. (UIW Newsletter, March 27, 2009)
- Uncle Sam Wants You for Foreign Service. Click here to read the article on the Washington Post. (Washingtonpost.com, March 2009)
- Hiring Window is Open at the Foreign Service. Click here to read the article on NYTimes.com. (NYTimes.com, December 2008)
- Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at the 2008 Glamour Women of the Year Award. Click here to read the transcript (PDF, 15kb).
- "Where Undergrads Dream of Working." According to BusinessWeek’s recent article, the U.S. Department of State maintains a rank in the top five most desirable employers among undergraduate students, for the third consecutive year. Universum Communications conducts annual surveys of undergraduates, graduates and diverse students to help employers better understand brand perceptions among its target audiences. The Department increased its rank among those majoring in Natural Sciences, Business and IT, and remained #1 among Liberal Arts. (Businessweek, 2008)
Click here to view - Director General of the Foreign Service and Director of Human Resources: Dortch talks to Ambassador Harry K. Thomas, Jr. about careers in the Foreign Service and the State Department. Dortch will also talk with Ambassador Thomas about recruitment and retention initiatives, the challenges being faced the State Department and what can be expected in terms of hiring in the future. (Federal News Radio, October 9, 2008) http://www.federalnewsradio.com/?amp;sid=1556583&nid=71.
- Foreign Service Selection Process: Marianne Myles, former U.S. Department of State Director for Recruitment, discusses the new Foreign Service Officer selection process with U.S. Department of State Spokesman Sean McCormack. Click here to view the video.
- The Future of the Foreign Service: They're a key tool in the exercise of America's "soft power" – civilian diplomats tasked with representing America across the globe. Kojo explores the major challenges confronting America's diplomatic corps in a time of evolving international challenges. (WAMU.org, Monday, March 31, 2008) http://wamu.org/programs/kn/08/03/31.php#20073
- Foreign Service Jobs Reopening Daniele Anastasion of NPR News reports on the hiring surge at the U.S. Department of State's foreign service. Click here to listen. (NPR.com, March 2009)
- Climbing the Ladder at the State Department Listen to The Kojo Nnamdi Show as they discuss President Obama's plan to open top jobs, such as becoming an Ambassador, to career diplomats at the U.S. Department of State. Click here to listen. (WAMU.org, January 2009)
