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Our recent graduates program offers an accelerated career path for individuals who have recently completed a qualifying degree or certificate program.
It places you into a dynamic, one-year development program with structured training and mentorship designed to launch a long-term federal career. Jobs often include:
For this status, you must apply to jobs within two years of completing your degree — or up to six years if you are a veteran.
You must have U.S. citizenship, or be a U.S. non-citizen national (a resident of American Samoa or Swain Island) to apply.
Please read the entire job announcement for any additional requirements.
Include an updated federal resume along with your application. Your resume should speak to the duties and specialized experience sections of the job announcement, and should not be longer than two pages.
To be considered for a position open to recent graduates, you must also include your official diploma and final academic transcripts. If you are a veteran, you must provide your DD-214 showing active-duty dates if you graduated 3–6 years ago and need the veteran eligibility extension.
Please review the entire job announcement for all required documentation as it may have more requirements than described here.
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Learn about the Recent graduates path on USAJOBS.
Use the following USAJOBS link to find open positions with us with us, if any are available.
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Rates for Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. territories and possessions are set by the Department of Defense.
Rates for foreign countries are set by the Department of State.
Rates are available between 10/1/2023 and 09/30/2026.
The End Date of your trip can not occur before the Start Date.
Traveler reimbursement is based on the location of the work activities and not the accommodations, unless lodging is not available at the work activity, then the agency may authorize the rate where lodging is obtained.
Unless otherwise specified, the per diem locality is defined as "all locations within, or entirely surrounded by, the corporate limits of the key city, including independent entities located within those boundaries."
Per diem localities with county definitions shall include"all locations within, or entirely surrounded by, the corporate limits of the key city as well as the boundaries of the listed counties, including independent entities located within the boundaries of the key city and the listed counties (unless otherwise listed separately)."
When a military installation or Government - related facility(whether or not specifically named) is located partially within more than one city or county boundary, the applicable per diem rate for the entire installation or facility is the higher of the rates which apply to the cities and / or counties, even though part(s) of such activities may be located outside the defined per diem locality.
U.S. General Services Administration