Resources for Careers in Government

The following are some of the resources available in the Albright College Career Development Center, Selwyn Hall, 610.921.7630, careercenter@alb.edu. Stop in and learn about this and other career options.

Careers for . . . (series of more than 40 titles), including

. . . Born Leaders and Other Decisive Types, 1998, by Blythe Camenson

. . . Patriotic Types and Others Who Want to Serve Their Country, 2000, by Jan Goldberg

Great Jobs for . . . Majors (series of more than 20 titles), including:

. . . Business Majors, 1997, by Stephen Lambert

. . . Liberal Arts Majors, 1997, by Blythe Camenson

Opportunities in . . . Careers (series of more than 100 titles), including:

. . . Federal Government Careers, 1994, by Neale Baxter

. . . Government Careers, 2001, by Neale J. Baxter

. . . State and Local Government Careers, 1993, by Neale Baxter

Some web sites for employment opportunities in government are:

United States Office of Personnel Management: www.usajobs.opm.gov

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Civil Service Commission: www.scsc.state.pa.us/

State of Maryland Office of Personnel Services and Benefits Information: http://dop.state.md.us/nowopen.html

State of New Jersey Department of Personnel: www.state.nj.us/personnel/vacancy/vacancy.htm

State of New York Department of Civil Service: www.cs.state.ny.us/home.htm

The Center has more than 150 printed resources on careers from accounting to zoology, many of which have career options in government.