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Placement Opportunities
More than 80 Federal agencies currently partner with the
Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program Office to hire
Fellows annually. Fellows engage in solving domestic and
international issues including, but not limited to:
- Public Administration
- Engineering
- Foreign Policy
- Technology
- Science
- Criminal Justice
- Health
- Financial Management
Eligibility
Based on current PMF Program regulations, students who will
complete a graduate degree (master's, law, or doctoral-level
degree) during the 2011-2011 academic year (September 1, 2011 -
August 31, 2012) from a qualifying college or university are
eligible to apply to the program. NOTE: Dates and times are subject
to change; deadlines for the application cycle can be found in the
Become a PMF
section of this webpage.
Generally, a qualifying college or university is an institution
that is accredited or has acquired "pre-accreditation status" or
"candidate for accreditation status" by an accrediting body
recognized by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education.
For more information on the "Acceptability of Higher Education for
Meeting Minimum Qualification Requirements", please visit:
www.opm.gov/qualifications/policy/ApplicationOfStds-04.asp 
.
Selection Process
The Presidential Management Fellows Program selection process is
straightforward and consists of four parts:
1. Application
The PMF Program uses USAJOBS and USAStaffing for its application
process. Students will be able to apply to the PMF Program via
the USAJOBS website or via a link to the job announcement
posted on the PMF website. During the application process, students
create an on-line account in Application Manager (a USAStaffing
system). The application for the PMF Program is open annually in
the fall.
2. Assessment and Finalist Selection
There are two phases to the assessment process. In the first
phase, students who are found to be eligible will be invited
by email to take an online, un-proctored assessment. The
invitation will include specific instructions on how to complete
the assessment. Individuals will be required to take it without the
help of others and it is timed.
The second phase is an in-person assessment. If
the student scores sufficiently high on the online
assessment, he or she will be invited to one of the
assessment center locations to participate in an in-person
assessment. The invitation will contain detailed information on the
date, time, and location of the in-person assessment. An
"Assessment Preparation Guide" is available under the "Become A
PMF\Assessment Process" section on this website.
This year, we expect to host the in-person assessments from
min-November to mid December, 2011 (excluding the week of
Thanksgiving). The tentative locations are:
- Atlanta, GA
- Boston, MA
- Chicago, IL
- Denver, CO
- San Francisco, CA
- Washington, DC
The final locations will be listed in the announcement for
applicants to choose their preferred in-person assessment center
location.
Students who are among the highest scoring on the in-person
assessment will become "Finalists" and move to the next phase
of the process.
4. Agency Placement as a
Fellow
Finalists can apply to openings at specific Federal Agencies as
a Presidential Management Fellow. Finalists who receive a job offer
from an agency, subject to a background investigation, must be
appointed within twelve months of the official announcement of
their selection as a Finalist.
A complete breakdown of the application process is available on
the Application Process section of this
website.
UPDATED: 09-01-2011