Any tips on gov't summer internships?

I was recently contacted by a MPA student looking for any resources on gov't-related summer internship.

Her ideal was federal government but she said open to all angles (state/local gov, gov't related nonprofits and consulting companies)

Any suggestions?

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Permalink Reply by Terrence (Terry) Hill on January 14, 2013 at 9:57am

Not sure if or how many Federal agencies are hiring for the summer but I recommend checking the new Pathways recruitment search on USAJOBS - https://www.usajobs.gov/StudentsAndGrads. If they are planning to hire summer interns, here is where you would find them. As of today, there are 110 vacancy announcements.

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Permalink Reply by GovLoop on January 14, 2013 at 2:47pm

Great link - will share.

Any suggestions on state/local level?

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Permalink Reply by Cathy Berg Moeger on January 14, 2013 at 4:20pm

Likely each state has it's own website. In Minnesota it is http://www.careers.state.mn.us/ Search on the term "internships" or "student workers".

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Permalink Reply by Britt Ehrhardt on January 16, 2013 at 10:13am

FCN has been tweeting about opportunities at @FedCommNetwork.

Here's a recent one: @FedCommNetwork

MT @GovNewMedia: hiring a #socialgov intern - work on social media projects w all mission areas of gov http://bit.ly/ZMYIKl #DCjobs #opengov

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Permalink Reply by Anne-Marie Marshall-Dody on January 16, 2013 at 12:31pm

At the local government level look for jobs labled as short term duration or extra-hire, typically they are the entry level jobs. Otherwise start networking, that's how we get the majority of our interns and is how I started 20 years ago.