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Pathways Internship Recruitment - Coming Soon!
The Department of State will be recruiting for the Pathways Internship Program in the coming weeks. Announcements will be posted on USAJOBS during the time period of October 6-17.
HR/SS conducted a call within the Department to project position needs with regard to the Pathways Internship Program. Based on responses from the bureaus, the upcoming vacancy announcements for the Pathways Internship Program will include student trainee positions in series such as: Office Automation, Program Analysis, Accounting, Paralegal, Engineering, Foreign Affairs, Contracting, Realty, Investigative Assistance, Budget, Interior Design, Public Affairs, Economist and IT. Locations for these vacancies include DC, Chicago, Maryland, Virginia, New York, Charleston, and San Francisco. The appointment type (ITEP/IEP), grade level, location, and series will be listed in each vacancy announcement when it is posted on USAJOBS.
Given the high demand for these positions, HR/SS must include an application limit (clearly stated within the announcement) due to the limited number of intern positions available in the Department. HR/SS will accept all applications received by 11:59 pm (EST) the day the limit is reached to allow for a longer application window than in the past; however it is likely that each vacancy will close within twenty-four hours. USAJOBS posts vacancies at 12:00 am (EST) and will close vacancies at 11:59 pm (EST) on the day the application limit has been reached. We strongly encourage students who are interested in these positions prepare their application packages in advance of the job announcement and create accounts and Saved Searches on USAJOBs. The Saved Searches functionality can be used to request alerts when these positions are posted. In addition, students are encouraged to visit the Careers Website and click on the “Keep me Informed” link in order to receive notices directly from the Department when Pathways positions are posted.
As a reminder, The Department’s Pathways Internship Program has two components to allow for flexible recruitment: the Internship Experience Program (IEP) and the Internship Temporary Experience Program (ITEP). IEP allows for non-temporary appointments without a not-to-exceed date. The appointment is expected to last the length of the academic program for which the intern is enrolled. ITEP places interns on temporary appointments not-to-exceed one year with the possibility of extensions in one-year increments. The temporary nature of ITEP allows for interns to work during seasonal and holiday breaks in academic programs. Both programs allow for noncompetitive conversion into the Competitive Service after successful completion of the internship and availability of positions within the bureau.
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Internship Temporary Experience Program (ITEP): |
Internship Experience Program (IEP): |
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ü Appointments are temporary (not to exceed one year or projected graduation date)
ü Initially ineligible for health benefits (until one continuous year of service)
ü Ineligible for life insurance coverage
ü Ineligible for noncompetitive promotions
ü Eligible for reassignments (in same title, series, grade)
ü Eligible for Conversion to FTE (not mandatory; eligibility does not confer conversion) |
ü Non-temporary appointments (do not have a not to exceed (NTE) date)
ü Eligible for promotions/reassignments
ü Eligible for all Federal benefits
ü Must have Individual Development Plan (IDP)
ü Eligible for Conversion to FTE (not mandatory; eligibility does not confer conversion) |
For additional information about the Pathways Programs, please contact HR...@state.gov.
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