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Interviewing for Government Jobs: A View
from ERS
Mary Bohman
Economic Research Service USDA
Overview
• ERS mission & economist jobs
• Key knowledge, skills & abilities
• Implications for applying and interviewing
ERS mission & economist jobs
• Mission to support public and private decision makers
• Anticipate policy relevant topics• Produce & disseminate timely, high
quality research findings
Knowledge, skills & abilities
• Interest in policy relevant research
• Timely means flexibility & work in teams to meet deadlines
• Quality critical in policy process—talented economists who publish in top academic journals
Communication: Publishing for impact
Communicating directly
• Meetings, briefings, phone calls …
Implications
• Communicate knowledge of– policy issues in your area of
expertise– ERS research & analysis
• Demonstrate research excellence through papers & seminar– Frame relevant hypotheses– Select appropriate methods– Present intuition behind findings– Communicate policy relevance
Implications (cont.)
• Communication skills– Seminar– Responses to questions &
questions asked
• Meet deadlines & work in teams– Publications– Interest– Leadership through community service– Job experience, including as an intern
Laying the groundwork
• Public policy experience through internships
• Conference presentations & publications
• Networking