I am looking at employment opportunities with the FAA as an economist. I saw some positions open on USAJobs. I was wanting to connect with a career counselor to see what a day is like in the economist profession and what I would need to do to be successful in the position.
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Visit the BLS.gov website to determine salaries and number of available positions:
https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ocwage.t01.htm
Do job searches, examine the requirements as stated by the prospective employer.
Create a basic resume. Then use this as a template for each job highlighting how your training and experience satisfies the job requirements.
Alternately, obtain training to meet requirements, degrees and certifications.
Job search:
https://www.google.com/search?q=jobs%3A+Economist+Federal+Government&zx=1714576264752&no_sw_cr=1#ip=1
Get one FREE year of LinkedIn premium as a veteran:
https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a518653/linkedin-for-veterans-free-premium-career-subscription-and-eligibility?lang=en
You can use your LinkedIn profile to generate your basic resume:
https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a541960/save-a-profile-as-a-pdf?lang=en
Connect on LinkedIn with people/groups in the FAA and economists.
I've added links to information and videos under these sections of my EE webpage that you might find useful:
https://eehot.com/ee.html#networking
https://eehot.com/ee.html#gjobs
https://eehot.com/ee.html#mentoring
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