FED Career Advising - Call to Serve Network Opportunities with the Partnership for Public Service

Career Level: Basic-, intermediate-, and advanced-level career services, university relations and recruiting, and business affiliate professionals
Competency: Use of career, occupations, and employment information
Fee: FREE (member); FREE (nonmember);

Summary
How can career advisers connect students and alumni to federal government careers? What opportunities exist for students pursuing a career in government? Learn more from the Partnership for Public Service, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization with the mission to build a better government and stronger democracy. Learn how to engage with the Call to Serve Network, the only national network collaborating with both federal agencies and hundreds of institutions of higher education working to promote federal service and recruit the next generation of public servants.

Following this program, you will be able to:
- Learn about federal advising resources available through GoGovernment.org and the Call to Serve Network;
- Learn more about pathways into federal government and federal internship opportunities including the Future Leaders in Public Service program; and
- Learn about the Federal Advisor Certificate program, a professional development asynchronous course created for higher education professionals.
Presenters

Katy Hogan, Director, Federal Workforce Programs, Partnership for Public Service
Katy Hogan (Director) leads the Partnership’s strategy to inspire the next generation to consider a career in public service. In her role, she manages several key federal internship programs and oversees the Call to Serve network of colleges and universities. Previously, she directed Ohio State University’s Washington, DC, internship and fellowship programs through the John Glenn College of Public Affairs, welcoming 75+ students to Washington annually for career-launching internship experiences. Hogan also worked on a U.S. State Department program that sends high school students abroad to learn critical languages. Through this work, she developed a passion for building high-impact professional programs and supporting the career development of aspiring public servants.

Danica Harootian, Senior Manager, Federal Workforce Programs, Partnership for Public Service
Danica Harootian (Senior Manager) works with the Partnership’s Call to Serve Network, connecting higher education professionals and federal agencies to promote federal service and recruit the next generation of public servants. She leads the Future Leaders in Public Service Internship Program, placing around 200 students per year in paid internships across government. Danica’s professional background includes managing international education and global exchange programs, and her time with the Fulbright program motivates her work to improve pathways into public service. Her favorite public servant is Samantha Power, current Administrator of the United States Agency of International Development and an inspiring human rights scholar and advocate.