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Form of workThe Department of Labor (DOL) is accepting applications for its Summer 2024 DOL Student Volunteer Program. The 10-week career-exploration program (June 10 - August 16, 2024) offers a unique platform for students to learn about DOL and apply their academic knowledge and experiences to in-person, real-world scenarios through student trainee positions. We encourage candidates to apply for student placements in areas that support DOL's mission.
This position is a unpaid-volunteer position.
- Basic proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook) is preferred.
- Ability to manage multiple assignments, projects and/or initiatives.
- Ability to analyze data and information.
- Ability to communicate with others and make presentations.
- An interest in public administration, public policy or public service.
- Ability to work effectively in an in-office, telework, or combination of both (hybrid) work setting (if applicable).
- Ability to work well in a team environment.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Ability to organize a variety of assignments simultaneously to meet deadlines.
To be eligible for this unpaid Student Volunteer opportunity, you must be currently enrolled or accepted for enrollment on at least a half-time basis at a qualifying educational institution, for the purpose of obtaining a diploma, degree, or certificate. Current students must have a grade-point average of 2.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale. If selected, you must maintain a 2.0 or higher-grade point average on a 4.0 scale throughout the duration of the program. You must submit with your application a current academic transcript and/or other official documentation from your academic institution demonstrating your eligibility for selection.
If you do not submit sufficient academic documentation necessary to demonstrate that you meet the eligibility described in this announcement, your application will be deemed incomplete, and you will be ineligible for further consideration for this vacancy.
An academic year of undergraduate education is defined as 30 semester hours, 45 quarter hours, or the equivalent in an accredited college or university and vocational or technical institution.
See the Required Documents section of this announcement. If you do not submit a transcript (unofficial or official) indicating your possession of the required education, you will not be considered for this position.
Any applicant falsely claiming an academic degree from an accredited school will be subject to actions ranging from disqualification from federal employment to removal from federal service.
If your education was completed at a foreign college or university, you must show comparability to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States and comparability to applicable minimum coursework requirements for this position. Click Evaluation of Foreign Education for more information.
If the student is not currently enrolled or is between academic programs, the student may have a brief interim period of not more than five months during which the student must demonstrate a bona fide intention of continuing to pursue a course of study immediately after the interim period has ended. This documentation may be provided through an official letter from the academic institution confirming the student's status as a continuing student, or similar documentation.
Graduating seniors from high school, college or graduate school who are not continuing their education will not be considered eligible.
