How Federal Agencies Can Attract College Graduates
Authors
Kitchen, Robert M.
Issue Date
2021-05
Type
Other
Language
en_US
Keywords
Federal versus private workforce , Federal agencies , Student evaluations of careers , Post-graduate plans
Alternative Title
Abstract
When asked about post-graduation plans, 27.3% of students declared intent to pursue working in private industry, while 2% intended to work for the federal government. Employees younger than 30 make up only 8.5% of the federal workforce, compared to 23.2% of the U.S. overall workforce (“College Students,” 2014). Despite this disparity, 92% of the students I surveyed in age groups younger than 31 stated that they were willing to apply for federal positions if an agency scored well in categories students deemed important. In addition, students ranked work-life balance, pay, and performance-based rewards as their top three most important categories, which scored fourth, seventh, and tenth, respectively, by federal employees in 2019.
Description
18 pages. Capstone paper from 2021 spring MPA program. Instructed by Allen Zagoren.