PROJECTED HIRES
Department of Defense (Excluding Services)
Mission:
Protects and advances the security and interests of the United States, deters aggressors and, if deterrence fails, defeats any adversary.
Headquarters: Arlington, VA at the Pentagon. The Department of Defense has offices and installations in every state in the country and in over 100 countries around the world.
- www.dod.gov
- www.goDefense.com
- www.afpc.randolph.af.mil/afjobs
- www.cpol.army.mil
- https://chart.donhr.navy.mil
Recruitment Program / Outreach Efforts
To offset the potential brain drain due to impending retirements, DOD has adopted a number of programs designed to identify and prepare top quality candidates for the challenging work of the Department. Along with a very active student employment program, DOD has adopted a number of specialized programs.
- The National Security Education Program (NSEP) provides funding opportunities to U.S. students studying world regions critical to U.S. interests, including international relations, languages and culture. This program is an integral component in the department’s ability to attract individuals with high levels of language proficiency. Other activities to attract those with foreign language expertise include: recruiting at colleges and universities; working with other strategic partners; launching a public service announcement marketing campaign to highlight how persons with language skills are “making a difference”; providing foreign language proficiency pay; listing available scholarships and fellowships on the DOD Web site; and paying for academic degrees, and language and regional expertise training.
- The Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) Program is designed to increase critical science, mathematical and engineering skills by providing scholarships for students to pursue academic degrees in these disciplines.
- The Student Training and Academic Recruitment (STAR) pilot program utilizes students to represent DOD on campus and promote it as a potential employer with many career opportunities.
Recruitment Bonuses and Student Loan Repayment
In FY 2007, DOD paid over 3,700 recruitment bonuses totaling $28.8 million, in a variety of occupations and spread across most pay grades. For FY 2008, those totals grew to 5,300 and $41.2 million. DOD’s student loan repayment program assisted over 1,100 employees with payments in excess of $6.6 million in FY 2008.
Hiring Projections
As the largest federal employer, the Department of Defense hires for both white- and blue-collar positions. DOD prioritizes its hiring to fill critical and changing needs, including medical professionals, acquisition and contract specialists, language specialists, engineering disciplines, information technology, protective services, and various business and finance specialties. In addition to hiring in these priority areas, DOD will be actively recruiting for many other occupational fields.
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Diversity Profile
Demographics source: FedScope, OPM
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