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Public servants deliver vital services that keep our country safe, healthy and prosperous.

However, the government has often struggled to recruit, hire and retain talent—a trend exacerbated by recent efforts to fundamentally reshape the nonpartisan federal civil service.

To strengthen our government’s talent base, we create pathways into federal, state and local government and work with agencies to design and implement new recruitment and retention strategies. We also help job seekers and university career development professionals explore government careers and better understand the hiring process.

The Partnership for Public Service has for 25 years been a stalwart champion of pathways for service into the federal government.

Trevor Brown Interim Executive Vice President and Provost, The Ohio State University

  • GoGovernment

    GoGovernment is a comprehensive guide for job seekers and higher education professionals looking to better understand careers in public service. Visitors can explore federal and state government opportunities, apply to internships and full-time jobs, learn how to navigate the federal hiring process from start to finish and more. Please note that we do not post job announcements or accept applications.

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  • Government Hiring

    Our fellowship and internship programs offer students and professionals with valuable work experience in the federal government. We also create custom programs that meet specific hiring and recruiting needs and champion reforms that open new doors to public service.

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Our Impact

Learn how we are helping to bridge the talent gap in government.

Finding future public service leaders: Perspectives from an intern

In an effort to bring a new generation of highly skilled talent from across the country into government, the Partnership for Public Service launched the Future Leaders in Public Service Internship Program. The program places students in paid summer internships at the departments of Commerce or Transportation or the General Services Administration.

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Reflections on the impact of our Federal Advisor Certificate Program

In different student services roles at various higher education institutions, I have supported students searching for federal internships in the Washington, D.C., area.In different student services roles at various higher education institutions, I have supported students searching for federal internships in the Washington, D.C., area.

Partnership for Public Service interns use AI to improve public safety and media literacy

This past summer, two Future Leaders in Public Service interns advanced recent Maryland initiatives that promote novel and responsible uses of artificial intelligence to protect and inform the public.

Develop and discover gateways to government

Explore our full suite of hiring, internship, fellowship and talent acquisition programs for job seekers, higher education professionals and government HR leaders.