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RP Members, Connections, and Fellow Veterans you may be interested in this for future employment opportunities. It is called the Presidential Management Fellowship (PMF). This is some great information from one of very own here on RallyPoint Members: SSG Craig Calhoun From his persepctive the program is very vet friendly. He is a vet, and he is a 2016 fellow.
Here is the link to get started:
https://www.pmf.gov/
Now, vet friendly does not equate to automatic acceptance. It is highly competitive. In 2016 there were over 6500 applicants of which around 250 including Craig now have positions. The applicant must be close to Master’s degree completion or within two years of completing a graduate degree from an accepted university. It does not have to be the first master’s degree (or doctoral) but their restrictions on timeline of degree completion are rigid.
Having said that, veterans have much to offer in desirable experience. Many of the applicants are not veterans, and although they have earned graduate degrees, many have little more than education to place on their resumes. On the other hand, many do. Age is not a factor in selection. Craig turned 50 this year. What Craig has learned is that it is very critical in selection is how well one represents their experience and ability to work well with others as a part of a team. Vets excel at this.
There are many opportunities available for those selected. As an example, Craig has been offered positions with the FBI, the Forrest Service, the Consumer Financial Protection Borough, and his current position as a Project Manager for the U.S. Nuclear Detonation Detection System. Craig has friends who now work for NASA, HUD, and other agencies (there are about 80 agencies he never heard of before when he applied for the fellowship).
Feel free to add Criag's name as a POC for anyone interested. Craig cannot inform anyone of all the processes that are involved in being accepted, but he can offer some quality advice on some of the requirements and what to expect. Craig says that the process is long and the window of opportunity is only open for two weeks of each year (so far applications are accepted in the fall). Veterans who follow the directions and qualify are automatically accepted as semi-finalists!
If you wish to disseminate this information, please feel free to add Craig as a POC, so vets can reach out and ask him questions. He will answer those which He is permitted to answer. Those interested should completely review the web-site and do an internet search for other organizations which help prepare future candidates. Craig found the information on-line to be vital to his success in preparing.
Here is the link to get started:
https://www.pmf.gov/
Now, vet friendly does not equate to automatic acceptance. It is highly competitive. In 2016 there were over 6500 applicants of which around 250 including Craig now have positions. The applicant must be close to Master’s degree completion or within two years of completing a graduate degree from an accepted university. It does not have to be the first master’s degree (or doctoral) but their restrictions on timeline of degree completion are rigid.
Having said that, veterans have much to offer in desirable experience. Many of the applicants are not veterans, and although they have earned graduate degrees, many have little more than education to place on their resumes. On the other hand, many do. Age is not a factor in selection. Craig turned 50 this year. What Craig has learned is that it is very critical in selection is how well one represents their experience and ability to work well with others as a part of a team. Vets excel at this.
There are many opportunities available for those selected. As an example, Craig has been offered positions with the FBI, the Forrest Service, the Consumer Financial Protection Borough, and his current position as a Project Manager for the U.S. Nuclear Detonation Detection System. Craig has friends who now work for NASA, HUD, and other agencies (there are about 80 agencies he never heard of before when he applied for the fellowship).
Feel free to add Criag's name as a POC for anyone interested. Craig cannot inform anyone of all the processes that are involved in being accepted, but he can offer some quality advice on some of the requirements and what to expect. Craig says that the process is long and the window of opportunity is only open for two weeks of each year (so far applications are accepted in the fall). Veterans who follow the directions and qualify are automatically accepted as semi-finalists!
If you wish to disseminate this information, please feel free to add Craig as a POC, so vets can reach out and ask him questions. He will answer those which He is permitted to answer. Those interested should completely review the web-site and do an internet search for other organizations which help prepare future candidates. Craig found the information on-line to be vital to his success in preparing.
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When John Kennedy was elected he challenged young Americans to step up and serve America. At that time, many senior government managers who had joined the Civil Service after serving in WWII, were getting ready to retire and the most likely replacements were from that same generation. Thus, special exams were held to hire the best and the brightest. I well remember because I sat amid a mass of young college grads and competed for what amounted to management internships. Surprising to many, I succeeded and joined Social Security at their headquarters office in Woodlawn Maryland near my home. After two and a half years I gladly enlisted in the Army to get away from the place. Yes, the Army is a lot like that other bureaucracy except in one key regard: Mission Orientation. We may do things in strange ways but we always had a mission to accomplish. Rules were rules but breaking them could be forgiven if you accomplished the mission. In a bureaucracy like Social Security, there is no much imperative. You follow the rules and if nothing is accomplished, there is no harm, no foul. I began drinking. The Army brought me back to reality.
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I was relieved to learn that the F is PMF stands for Fellowship COL Mikel J. Burroughs.
Thanks for making us aware of the highly competitive Presidential Management Fellowship and letting us know that SSG Craig Calhoun is a POC.
Hopefully this program will draw many very capable people.
Thanks for making us aware of the highly competitive Presidential Management Fellowship and letting us know that SSG Craig Calhoun is a POC.
Hopefully this program will draw many very capable people.
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This looks like a great program! The White House Fellowship is another great opportunity!
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