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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Agencies

Value Proposition and Overview

What is the PMF Program?

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The Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program was established by Executive Order in 1977 to attract to the Federal service outstanding men and women from a variety of academic disciplines and career paths, who have a clear interest in, and commitment to, excellence in the leadership and management of public policies and programs. By drawing graduate students from diverse social and cultural backgrounds, the PMF Program provides a continuing source of trained men and women to meet the future challenges of public service. 

The About Us webpage contains an introduction about the PMF Program and includes all the Program Policies. The most useful resource for agencies is the PMF Guide for Agencies, found under the Resources or Policy pages.

How does the PMF Program work for Federal Agencies?

  • Recruit the Best: We recruit thousands of outstanding students through a network of graduate schools that nominate their best students. Graduate schools must conduct a competitive nomination process before formal nomination. Many students have extensive prior experience in public administration, technology, science, health, human resources, business, and financial management that can be invaluable to your agency.
  • Pre-Qualify Finalists: OPM assesses each candidate on the following competencies: adaptability, integrity, interpersonal skills, motivation to serve, oral/written communications, and problem solving. Finalists are pre-qualified at the GS-9 level, although agencies may initially appoint at the GS-9 through 12, or equivalent.
  • Hire All Year: We host an annual Job Fair for finalists in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area, in addition to an online searchable resume bank and job posting system. All Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Branches of the Federal Government may hire Fellows year round.
  • Develop New Leaders: Fellows receive 80 hours of formal classroom training each year (for a total of 160 hours) and participate in a 4 to 6 consecutive month-long developmental assignment during their two-year fellowships. Agencies can also sponsor Fellows for rotational assignments.
  • Meeting Your Agency's Succession Planning Needs BrochureAdobe Acrobat Version [1.5 MB]: This 6"x10" brochure is intended for PMF Program supervisors, hiring officials, and other interested representatives. It provides basic information on the PMF Program.

How do I get started?

  • First, talk to your Agency PMF Coordinator to discuss how to get started, or contact the PMF Program Office. Each agency identifies one or more Agency PMF Coordinator(s) to support supervisors and PMFs in their agency. These Coordinators can provide user access to supervisors so they can access resumes and post positions online.
  • Attend the PMF Job Fair. Agencies can meet and interview hundreds of finalists available for hire. Come prepared with position descriptions, interview questions, information about your agency, and a system to organize information on the candidates you will meet and interview.
  • Post Your Positions on the Projected Positions System (PPS). Be sure to include requirements for the position so you can select candidates with the best skills match. New users can gain access to the PPS through their Agency PMF Coordinator.
  • Current Finalists: The current list of finalists can be sorted by name, agency (showing those finalists appointed as PMFs), status (e.g., accepted an offer/appointed or withdrawn from further consideration), nominating college/university, or sorted with resume. The "Sorted with Resume" is only accessible by registered agency users. See below on how to "Review Finalists' Resumes" upon logging in. Only the designated Agency PMF Coordinator for an agency can grant access to other agency personnel to search and review online resumes.
  • Review Finalists' Resumes. This searchable online resume bank can be sorted by name, graduate/undergraduate degree, veterans' preference (and where permitted by applicable law Indian preference), citizenship, foreign languages, geographic employment preference, and up to 30 skills/competencies. Hiring officials can gain access to search, view, and print resumes through their Agency PMF Coordinator. Finalists are available all year, although the finalists' pool changes prior to the PMF Job Fair to reflect the new PMF Class.
  • Hiring a Presidential Management Fellow Fact SheetAdobe Acrobat Version [47 KB]: This fact sheet is intended for PMF Program supervisors and hiring officials to explain the hiring process and the various stages of a typical fellowship.

UPDATED: 09-26-2011