Career Fair Guidebook
2010 Government Career Fair
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Ohio Union Performance Hall
Fair Presented By:
Arts and Sciences Career Services Office, University Career Services Committee
Buckeye Career Club, DeVry University, and Capital University
Employer Summary
Recruiting For:
Full-Time/Part-Time Employment
-Auditor of State’s Office
-Central Intelligence Agency
-Department of State
-Department of Veterans Affairs
-Drug Enforcement Administration
-Federal Air Marshalls
-Internal Revenue Service
-National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
-NASA Glenn Research Center
Full-Time/Part-Time Internships
-Auditor of State’s Office
-Central Intelligence Agency
-Congressional Office of Rep Mary Jo Kilroy
-Department of State
-NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center
-Ohio Investigative Unit
-Ohio State Highway Patrol
-Social Security Administration
-State of Ohio, Department of Administrative Services
-U.S. Department of Energy
-U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
-U.S. Peace Corps
-V.A. Ambulatory Care Center
-National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
-Office of the Ohio Attorney General
-Social Security Administration
-State of Ohio, Department of Administrative Services
-U.S. Department of Energy
Majors Recruited:
Business Related Majors
-Auditor of State’s Office
-Department of Veterans Affairs
-Internal Revenue Service
-National Labor Relations Board
-U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
-NASA Glenn Research Center
Engineering Majors
-NASA Glenn Research Center
-NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center
Nursing/Public Health Related Majors
-Department of Veterans Affairs
-V.A. Ambulatory Care Center
Note
Most of the agencies in attendance at this year’s Government Career Fair are interested in any major. You are
encouraged to visit those agencies and discuss their opportunities.
Auditor of State’s Office (http://www.auditor.state.oh.us)
With a statewide staff of more than 800 auditors and other professionals, the Auditor of State’s office is responsible
for auditing the financial statements of local governments, performing special audits of alleged fraud and illegal
acts, conducting performance audits of school districts and municipalities, providing technical assistance, training
and professional accounting services to local governments and performing independent reviews in cases where
public funds appear to have been mishandled.
Recruiting For: full-time employment & full-time internship
Majors Recruited: Business/Accounting
Central Intelligence Agency (www.cia.gov)
The CIA's primary mission is to collect, analyze and disseminate foreign intelligence to assist the President and
senior U.S. policymakers in making decisions relating to national security. We carefully select well-qualified
candidates in nearly all fields of study. Clandestine service officers, analysts, economists, scientists, engineers,
computer specialists, and support services officers are but a few of the professionals continually in demand. Much
of the Agency's work, like that done in academic institutions, requires research, careful evaluation and writing of
reports that end up on the desks of our nation's policymakers. Find your next career opportunity in our list of open
full-time positions. Visit our website and apply online today www.cia.gov. All majors welcomed!!
Recruiting For: full-time employment, full-time internship, & full-time co-op
Majors Recruited: Any major
Congressional District Office of U.S. Rep Mary Jo Kilroy (http://Kilroy.house.gov)
Representative Mary Jo Kilroy was elected to her first term in the United States House of Representatives in 2008
and began serving the residents of Ohio’s 15th Congressional District on January 7, 2009. The 15th District
includes Madison County, Union County and parts of Franklin County including the city of Columbus. Rep.
Kilroy's Congressional District Office serves as a resource for constituents, helping to resolve issues with federal
agencies and address legislative questions and concerns.
Recruiting For: full-time and/or part-time internship
Majors Recruited: Glenn School, Social & Behavioral Sciences, Arts & Humanities
Department of State (http://careers.state.gov)
The Department of State is the lead Foreign Affairs Agency of the U. S. Government.
Recruiting For: full-time employment, full-time internship, & full-time co-op
Majors Recruited: any major
Department of Veterans Affairs (http://www.vacareers.va.gov)
Chalmers P. Wylie VA Ambulatory Care Center is a health care facility that provide veterans the world-class
benefits and services they have earned - and to do so by adhering to the highest standards of compassion,
commitment, excellence, professionalism, integrity, accountability, and stewardship.
Recruiting For: full-time and/or part-time employment
Majors Recruited: DeVry/Business & Management/Human Resource Management, Public Health/Health Services
Management & Policy, Other, Business/Human Resources, Business/Finance, Business/Accounting, Social &
Behavioral Sciences/Psychology
Drug Enforcement Administration (http://www.justice.gov/dea/index.htm)
The mission of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is to enforce the controlled substances laws and
regulations of the United States and bring to the criminal and civil justice system of the United States, or any other
competent jurisdiction, those organizations and principal members of organizations, involved in the growing,
manufacture, or distribution of controlled substances appearing in or destined for illicit traffic in the United States;
and to recommend and support non-enforcement programs aimed at reducing the availability of illicit controlled
substances on the domestic and international markets.
Recruiting For: full-time employment
Majors Recruited: any major
Federal Air Marshalls (http://www.tsajobs.tsa.dhs.gov)
Federal Air Marshals serve as the primary law enforcement entity within TSA. We deploy on flights around the
world and in the United States. While our primary mission of protecting air passengers and crews has not changed
over the years, Federal Air Marshals have an ever expanding role in homeland security and work closely with other
law enforcement agencies to accomplish their mission.
Recruiting For: full-time employment
Majors Recruited: any major
Internal Revenue Service (http://www.irs.gov)
IRS Mission: Provide America’s taxpayers top-quality service by helping them understand and meet their tax
responsibilities and enforce the law with integrity and fairness to all. Now is the time to decide what kind of career
you want to build. At the IRS, you’ll be challenged, supported, have opportunities for advancement, and enjoy
work/life balance – but you’ll also make our nation stronger every day. America is funded by the work this agency
does, and the bright, dedicated people that work here make it all possible. Start your career with the IRS and help
build your nation. To find open job vacancies, go to www.jobs.irs.gov/USAJOBS. To learn more about IRS career
opportunities, go to: www.jobs.irs.gov. Equal opportunity employer - U.S. citizenship required
Recruiting For: full-time employment
Majors Recruited: Business/Accounting or any other major
John Glenn School of Public Affairs (http://www.glenn.osu.edu)
The John Glenn School of Public Affairs offers graduate degrees for individuals interested in leadership positions
in the public, private, and non-profit sectors. Degree programs include a Master of Public Administration (MPA),
In-Career Master of Public Policy and Management (MA), dual degrees, and a complete PhD program. Students are
able to pursue most programs on a full-time or part-time basis, with day and evening class options available. For
more information about the degree offerings and application process, please visit www.glenn.osu.edu or e-mail
[email protected].
Recruiting For: other
Majors Recruited: any major
NASA Glenn Research Center (http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/OHR/coop/)
The Glenn Cooperative (Co-op) Education Program combines a student's academic study with a paid career-related
work experience. Cooperative education provides students with a better understanding of human relations and
offers practical experience that relates academic studies to work. The NASA Glenn Cooperative Education
Program consists of a series of planned work assignments combined with alternative periods of academic study in
the science, engineering, professional administration, and trades fields. Student Trainees will work under the
guidance of qualified personnel performing duties directly related to the field for which they are being trained.
Recruiting For: full-time employment & full-time co-op positions
Majors Recruited: Engineering/Mechanical Engineering, Engineering/Material Science & Engineering,
Engineering/Electrical Engineering, Engineering/Computer Science & Engineering, Business/Logistics,
Business/Human Resources, Business/Finance, Business/Economics, Business/Accounting, Natural &
Mathematical Sciences/Chemistry
NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center (http://www.nasa.gov)
Marshall is one of NASA's biggest and most diverse field centers, with a vital role in our nation's space program.
Our crosscutting expertise in science and engineering provides the Agency with unique and critical capabilities to
take the next giant leap in space exploration. We are responsible for space shuttle propulsion elements, hardware
and payload operations for the International Space Station and such science missions as the Discovery and New
Frontiers programs and the Chandra X-ray Observatory. We will continue to lead the way in propulsion, science
and discovery, in part because of our exceptional team of renowned experts and our many unique, specialized
laboratories and facilities.
Recruiting For: internship & co-op positions
Majors Recruited: Engineering/Mechanical Engineering, Engineering/Electrical Engineering,
Engineering/Computer Science & Engineering, Engineering/Aeronautical Engineering
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (http://www.nga.mil)
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, (NGA) is an intelligence and combat support agency that produces
Geospatial Intelligence in support of national security. NGA functions in the areas of national security; safety of
navigation; satellite based imagery intelligence; cartographic production; and global information systems
development.
Recruiting For: full-time employment & full-time internship
Majors Recruited: GIS, Cartography, Geodesy
National Labor Relations Board (http://www.nlrb.gov)
The National Labor Relations Board is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1935 to administer
the National Labor Relations Act, the primary law governing relations between unions and employers in the private
sector. In its statutory assignment, the NLRB has two principal functions: (1) to determine, through secret ballot
elections, the free democratic choice by employees whether they wish to be represented by a union in dealing with
their employers and if so, by which union; and (2) to prevent and remedy unlawful acts, called unfair labor
practices, by either employers or unions. Regional offices in more than 30 cities across the country including
Cincinnati, initially process all of the representation petitions and unfair labor practice cases filed with the Agency.
Recruiting For: full-time co-op
Majors Recruited: Business/Operations Management, Business/Human Resources, Business/Economics,
Business/Business Administration, Business/Accounting, Social & Behavioral Sciences/Political Science, Social &
Behavioral Sciences/Economics
Office of the Ohio Attorney General (http://ohioattorneygeneral.gov)
Richard Cordray is the Ohio Attorney General. The Attorney General’s duties fall into three broad functions. First,
Attorney General Cordray is the lawyer for the State of Ohio and its departments, boards and agencies. Second, the
office has enforcement authority in areas as empowered by the General Assembly. Finally, the office works with
local law enforcement agencies at their request and provides criminal justice support services through the Bureau of
Criminal Identification and Investigation (BCI&I), peace officer training through the Ohio Peace Officer Training
Commission and task force participation through Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission. The Office of
Attorney General is comprised of approximately 1,500 employees, nearly 400 of whom are attorneys.
Recruiting For: part-time internship
Majors Recruited: any major
Ohio Investigative Unit (http://www.oiu.ohio.gov)
The Ohio Investigative Unit is a certified Peace Officer agency that is charged with enforcing Ohio's Liquor Laws,
portions of the Ohio Revised Code, and the rules and regulations of the Liquor Control Commission. The Ohio
Investigative Unit places special emphasis on the sale to and consumption of alcoholic beverages by persons under
21 years of age as well as other enforcement related fields such as gambling, prostitution, and narcotics.
Recruiting For: full-time employment
Majors Recruited: any major
Ohio State Highway Patrol (http://www.statepatrol.ohio.gov)
The Ohio State Highway Patrol, a division of the Department of Public Safety, is an internationally accredited law
enforcement agency comprised of professional, dedicated, highly trained public servants committed to excellence.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol has the responsibility of enforcing traffic and criminal laws on public roadways and
state-owned and leased property within Ohio.
Recruiting For: full-time employment
Majors Recruited: any major
Social Security Administration (http://socialsecurity.gov)
The Social Security Administration process claims for retirement, disability, survivors, supplemental Income
benefits. We also process applications for social security cards. We accept all degrees. You must be an American
Citizen to be eligible for our positions. Our entry level position is the Social Insurance Specialist. They are
responsible for processing applications for benefits. The position requires the ability to interact with the public faceto-face, by telephone and by the Internet.
Recruiting For: full-time employment & full-time internship
Majors Recruited: any major
State of Ohio-Department of Administrative Services (http://careers.ohio.gov)
We hire for positions with the state of Ohio. Many of our agencies have current opportunities open.
Recruiting For: full-time and/or part-time employment & full-time and/or part-time internship
Majors Recruited: any major
U.S. Department of Energy; EM Consolidated Business Center (http://www.emcbc.doe.gov)
The Environmental Management Consolidated Business Center (EMCBC) in Cincinnati, Ohio serves the DOE
Office of Environmental Management (EM) with a mission to provide our customer sites with business and
technical resources that includes: Financial and Project Management, Human Capital Management, Information
Resources Management, Contracting, Legal Services, Logistics, Cost Estimating Support and Analysis and
Technical Services.
Recruiting For: full-time employment, full-time internship, & full-time co-op
Majors Recruited: any major
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (http://oig.hhs.gov/)
The mission of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) is to protect the integrity of Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) programs, as well as the health and welfare of the beneficiaries of those programs. The OIG has a
responsibility to report both to the Secretary and to the Congress program and management problems and
recommendations to correct them. The OIG's duties are carried out through a nationwide network of audits,
investigations, and inspections. The OIG employs more than 600 professional auditors with staff in 32 field
offices, 8 regional offices, and 4 headquarters offices. The OIG is responsible for the financial integrity of more
than 300 departmental programs and expenses in excess of $500 billion.
Recruiting For: full-time employment
Majors Recruited: Business/Accounting
U.S. Peace Corps (http://www.peacecorps.gov/)
First established by President John F. Kennedy in 1961, the Peace Corps celebrates 50 years of global outreach and
service in 2011. Peace Corps is gearing up for significant volunteer growth, and we need interested applicants now
who are ready to begin their Peace Corps adventure next year during Peace Corps’ 50th Anniversary year 2011.
Thousands of Opportunities at Peace Corps! New volunteer positions to live and work abroad are now open. Learn
how you can make a difference overseas with Peace Corps.
Recruiting For: full-time employment
Majors Recruited: any major
V.A. Ambulatory Care Center (http://www.columbus.va.gov)
VAACC serves veterans from 13 counties of Central Ohio, including Franklin, Hardin, Morrow, Knox, Coshocton,
Union, Delaware, Licking, Muskingum, Madison, Perry, and Morgan. The VAACC has Community Based
Outpatient Clinics (CBOC) located in Grove City, Marion, Newark, and Zanesville, and is also the parent facility
for the Veterans Readjustment Counseling Center (Vet Center) located in downtown Columbus.
Recruiting For: full-time employment
Majors Recruited: Nursing
The career fair is over, what should I do now?
BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE CAREER FAIR
Double check…did you talk to representatives from each agency you had targeted?
Did you get business cards from each representative (or information on how to apply to that
agency)?
Did you take notes needed for follow-up (e.g., application time lines, points of connection
between your qualifications and the agency’s selection needs) with the organizations that interest
you?
WITHIN 48 HOURS
Review all the information you collected and prioritize the agencies according to your level of interest.
Starting with the “most interesting” list, email “thank you for coming to the career fair and taking time to
talk to me” letters (keep each letter brief, but do touch upon how your background matches what the
organization is looking for in interns or new hires). Include a copy of your resume.
WITHIN A WEEK AFTER THE EVENT
Complete any online applications or tests required by the agencies that you are targeting (don’t
delay…promptly completing such steps reinforces your level of interest!). Send each recruiter a brief
note to let them know when you have finished that agency’s application process. On-line application
systems:
Federal government: www.usajobs.gov or the agency’s website
State of Ohio: careers.ohio.gov
City of Columbus: hr.ci.columbus.oh.us/
Franklin County: franklincountyohio.gov/content/employment.cfm
DON’T STOP THERE, CONTINUE TO…
…stay in touch. Keep in mind that the screening process for government employment tends to move a
bit slower than timelines used in the private sector. Use the information you gathered from each agency
about their particular time frame to plan your follow-up.
…research your target agencies. Consider asking for names of alumni who currently work at that
agency. This will allow you to set-up informational interviews to learn about other experiences
working/interning for that agency.