Student Employment Options
Date: Wed, 03 Nov 1999 10:58:39 -0500
To: usgs_supervisors@igsrsparc4.er.usgs.GOV
From: Sarah Griffin
Subject: Student Employment Options
Cc: "Schmidt, Norman EJr." , "Togans, C. Larry" ,
"Wallace, Laure G" , "Girardi, Bethany J" ,
"Pillera, Joseph S" ,
"Tipton, S. Roxanne" ,
"Cooper, Carolyn" ,
"Sisler, Gayle A" ,
"Colley, Deborah L"
In Reply Refer To:
Mail Stop 601
MEMORANDUM
To: Supervisors and Managers
From: Robert Hosenfeld (Signed)
Personnel Officer
Subject: Student Employment Options
RESPONSE REQUESTED BY NOVEMBER 30, 1999
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has historically supported many
different student programs. In an effort to clarify the similarities and
differences between them, we have prepared a matrix of the major student
employment and non-employment programs utilized at the USGS which is
available at http://www.usgs.gov:8888/ops/hro/recruit/compchart.html.
Offices should begin identifying next summer's student employment
opportunities now. Many top-notch student candidates make decisions
about their summer employment beginning in the fall.
USGS Student Employment Web Site
I encourage managers and supervisors to post their employment
opportunities for students on the USGS Student Employment Web Site. This
internet site provides information for students about USGS and its
programs as well as an automated student vacancy process. Students can
search and apply for vacancies via electronic resumes. The resumes are
reviewed and qualified applicants are referred online to selecting
officials, who indicate their selection electronically. All applicants
are e-mailed information indicating the status of their application. The
"Employment with the USGS" website received over 1,300 hits from
educational institutions in the month of October 1999. Contact your
Servicing Personnel Office for more information or to have your student
vacancy announced through this system.
INROADS
INROADS is a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to develop and place
talented minority youth in business, industry, and government agencies
for purposes of preparing them for corporate and community leadership.
INROADS students are summer interns hired to work each summer through
college graduation. INROADS students are hired on SCEP appointments,
work at least 10 weeks during the summer, and depending upon
availability, may also work during college vacations. Students are hired
at the GS-2,
GS-3, or GS-4 level, depending upon which year of college the student has
completed and the work which is available (GS-2 for entering college
freshman, GS-3 for a student who has just completed freshman year, etc.)
There is a $3,000 sponsorship fee for each INROADS student. This fee is
paid by Human Resources Initiative Funds for up to
14 interns. The sponsorship fee covers the INROADS program's expenses in
screening students, teaching students interviewing and other work skills,
and conducting leadership workshops for students.
During the summer of 1999, USGS sponsored 7 INROADS interns in a variety
of scientific and administrative positions. If you are interested in
hiring an INROADS student in FY 2000, please complete the intern
requisition form and return to Sarah Griffin (SGRIFFIN) no later than
November 30, 1999.
We are excited about these opportunities and look forward to assisting
you in increasing the pool of diverse applicants for your positions by
utilizing the Student Employment Web Site and the INROADS Program.
INROADS INTERN REQUISITION
This serves as official confirmation of your request for INROADS interns.
In order to ensure that appropriate candidates are identified to satisfy
your requirements, please complete the information below. Unless you are
seeking to hire multiple interns with identical position requirements,
please complete a separate requisition for each position you intend to
fill.
Office Requesting Intern:__________________________________
Contact Name:______________________________
Phone Number:________________
Email:_____________________________________
Number of Interns Requested:_____________________________
Class Year Preference (Please check all that you will consider):
___Rising Freshman
___Rising Sophomore
___Rising Junior
Desired Major (indicate any specific concentrations desired):
___Biology
___Geology
___Geography
___Engineering
___Computer Science
___Cartography
___Accounting
___Business
___Other (Specify________________________)
Required Course Work:
GPA Requirement:
Overall______
Major_______
Computer Skills (indicate needed proficiency level-A=Advanced,
I=Intermediate, B=Beginner, N=Novice)
___MS Word ___Excel ___Access
___PowerPoint ___Lotus 1-2-3 ___C+/C++
___Java ___Ami Pro ___Fox Pro
___Auto Cad ___Basic/Visual Basic ___Internet/E-mail
___Other (Specify_____________________________________________)
Other Requirements:
___Driver's License ____Foreign Language (Specify:________)
The ultimate success of the INROADS is measured by the successful
conversion of college interns into fulltime hires. The following
questions provide extremely valuable insight into the prospects of
achieving this outcome:
1. Please indicate any traits, qualities or characteristics, which the
candidate may need in order to "fit" within your organization's industry,
culture or work environment?
2. What fulltime career path or position within your organization are you
seeking to fill with this candidate?
3. Assuming satisfactory performance during the internship, how would you
rate the potential of converting the candidate from an intern to a
fulltime employee?
___Poor ___Fair ___Good ____Very Good ____ Excellent
4. Upon successful completion of the internship, would the candidate be
required to relocate to enhance fulltime placement opportunities?
___Yes ___No ___Possibly
Additional Requirements (Please be as specific as possible):