I remember with fondness my years working in Washington, D.C. at the Commerce Department. Armed with a master’s in public administration, I was fortunate enough to gain a position through the Presidential Management Fellows program. Regardless of how you get there, a career in the govenment, whether federal, state or local, can be satisfying and enriching.

And now, you can enjoy the benefits of public service too. With many retirements looming, the federal government is gearing up for a huge hiring quest, with the largest agencies expecting to fill 193,000 “mission critical” jobs, and many other clerical and support positions as well. The jobs are available throughout the country. The government is looking for entry level college graduates as well as experienced boomers. You can find information about their needs here.

To help job seekers looking for professional public service jobs, a new job search site was created just for this purpose. Called PublicServiceCareers.org, the site lists positions in government (federal, state, local), nonprofits, NGO’s, consulting, contracting and academia.