Let Uncle Sam's Web Sites Help You Find a Federal Job

Burn, Timothy, The Washington Times (Washington, DC)

The image of the federal government as an employer has taken a beating in recent years as tales of waste, cronyism and inefficiency have continued to spill out of Washington, D.C.

The old adage that "It is not what you know but who you know" gained new credibility this year from the "Monica-Lewinsky-goes-to-Washington" saga.

No doubt, many of the those who have sent their resumes to the White House in search of a job threw their hands up in exasperation as they learned how the recent graduate with a half-page resume bounced from White House intern to White House employee, then Pentagon employee, eventually fielding job offers from the likes of Revlon.

That frustrating old adage …

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Publication information: Article title: Let Uncle Sam's Web Sites Help You Find a Federal Job. Contributors: Burn, Timothy - Author. Newspaper title: The Washington Times (Washington, DC). Publication date: November 2, 1998. Page number: 4. © 2009 The Washington Times LLC. COPYRIGHT 1998 Gale Group.

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