What is the hierarchy of "prestige" entry-level fed positions for a new college grad?

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Anonymous wrote:FRB as a research assistant. Good pay, good mentoring, lots of hands-on training with data tools. It's a pit stop before applying for prestigious Econ PhD, law, or MBA programs.

I don't know about overall prestige, but this is a baller job for a recent grad. Incredible instant network, great resume booster. Plus FRB offers relocation assistance and very generous tuition reimbursement so you can get a few of your prereqs out of the way for grad school, free, while on the job.

FRB is federal and has better benefits than other agencies. Plus they recruit and hire from a really diverse pool of applicants (gender, race, schools, etc.). And they really help RAs figure out grad school and career prep.

Diff pp here, yeah I wanted to stick to something purely federal but if not, above is accurate

Frb or nyfed gets a lot of t20/ivy ug applicants

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Presidential Management Fellow

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Anonymous wrote:FRB as a research assistant. Good pay, good mentoring, lots of hands-on training with data tools. It's a pit stop before applying for prestigious Econ PhD, law, or MBA programs.

This is a good candidate, but for nearly any research job, but not for an IT job. Also, FRB is excepted service, so they can pay market rate. I think there might be a ban on trading individual stocks, not sure. They have an unusually good Federal Credit Union. It is also a very reasonable stop for a STEM graduate, as there are lots of numbers to crunch.

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Anonymous wrote:Presidential Management Fellow

This is the #1 plum new graduate job. It often leads to a very fast fast-track to a career SES job.

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Anonymous wrote:Accountant at the SEC

Will need to be a CPA, not just an Accountant, to really advance…

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The OPM guideline, which is usually followed, but not always, is that a overall GPA of 3.0/4 or higher qualifies for GS-7. Lower qualifies for GS-5.

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Anonymous wrote:With just a bachelor's degree. I'm sorry to use prestige, I personally dislike that word, but I suppose it is somewhat synonymous with selective or highest standards. I'm assuming State is at or near the top (?), but I only base that on the fact they seem to have a lot of Ivy Leaguers and wealthy young adults. I'm sure I'm inviting snark, but I appreciate serious responses. I'm just a clueless mom trying to learn. Thank you sincerely.

You said you dislike the word, than immediately said that you care about hanging out with wealthy Ivy grads, not high standards. Get your mask refitted.

How about getting a job with a mission you care about?

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Anonymous wrote:Presidential Management Fellow

That requires an advanced degree, so nope.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t.know about prestige but GAO has recently started hiring college grads (there were always a few but more now) and the work is pretty interesting.

I worked at GAO after getting my masters. They had recently started hiring new analysts after several years of hiring freezes. Most of us had masters but there were a few with undergraduate degrees—but interning there was definitely the way to get in the door. This was 20+ years ago. Sometimes I really wish I’d stayed—good people, often interesting work, and sometimes great travel.

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Peace Corps

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Anonymous wrote:Accountant at the SEC

Will need to be a CPA, not just an Accountant, to really advance…

Most regulatory agencies are run by lawyers. Non-lawyers have limited career paths in those agencies and a hard time advancing.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t think CIA is all that prestigious.

For a lot of agencies, you can get a job there if your parent works there. Is that prestigious?

Didn't CIA at least used to be very selective, preferring Ivy and other selective New England private college kids? Or maybe that was only certain entry roles at intel.

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Anonymous wrote:Bachelor's in what? The answer is different depending on major -- CS is going to be one agency, accounting another, chemistry another, Chinese language and lit another.

Economics from an Ivy League college.

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Anonymous wrote:White House fellowship would be at the top, no?

Except that that's not remotely for new college grads

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Anonymous wrote:Or followed by Justice.

You need a JD for that.

-- works at DOJ

Depends on the office and role.

Grants doesn’t need a JD and positions go up to GS-14.

Non-lawyer jobs at DOJ aren't prestigious.

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DOJ is the nation's law firm. Any non-lawyer jobs are nothing but support for the lawyers.