New Resource for Presidential Management Fellowship (PMF) Applicants
By: Steve Grumm
I WANT YOU…to contemplate the Presidential Management Fellows Program as a viable postgraduate career option. THANK YOU.
My friend Hillary Exter at Fordham Law passed along a PMF article from Federal Computer Week – because that’s where everybody goes for the latest PMF news. Nice find, Hillary!
The article, “Management fellowship program strives to demystify application process”, provides a heads-up about a new resource for prospective PMFs:
The application process has “traditionally been one of those things out there no one knew about — a black box,” said Bo Kemper, executive director of the Robertson Foundation for Government, a nonprofit that focuses on identifying, educating, and motivating top U.S. graduate students to pursue federal government careers.The foundation set out to shed some light on the nuts and bolts of the application process and create an online resource for candidates. After teaming up with social networking site GovLoop and working for a few months, the organizations launched PathtoPMF.com as an interactive go-to guide for those in the various stages of the PMF process.The website offers various resources for applicants, and considers the many ways media can be consumed, whether it’s a PDF guide, a video or a blog. The Managing the Application Process Guide provides advice based on video and podcast interviews with more than 60 current and past PMFs, nearly a dozen career advisers, and several federal agency program coordinators.
Don’t forget:
- the application period for Class-of-2013 PMF positions opens on 11/5 and closes on 11/19.
- use PSJD’s federal government resources page for more information about the PMF program and other federal career options.
- the new federal Pathways Program – of which PMF is a component – represents a change in traditional federal recruitment models. So keep yourself informed about how it’s playing out.