U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs

My rotation was part of the Presidential Management Fellowship Program, which had (at least at the time) a layered selection process, which included submitting an application; going in for 1-2 days at a location for in-person interviews, essays, and a graded team "project"; and then after selecti...

Some research, but a majority of the time it's lots of calls and e-mails, along with Chat features provided by Microsoft Office. Many clients have their own version of "when" something should happen, so be prepared to soothe some ruffled feathers while managing your own triage. Most of your work ...

Bureaucratic, particularly in the Human Resources & employee legal divisions that I worked. Job satisfaction was not very high, and many people were there to simply "wait out" when they could retire. Benefits are very good, particularly the option of having federal Blue Cross/Blue Shield, but pen...

I have not worked for a private law firm but I imagine that it's easier to have one overall "client" (e.g., the VA) versus many different clients. However, be aware of the legal division you are entering - the work culture differs between divisions.Benefits are pretty good, and the pay isn't too ...

Ability to problem-solve with minimal help, knowledge of the structure of VA (VACO, VHA, VBA, NCA), I recommend if you can to work "on-the-ground" before going to legal if there's a semi-correlating department, so you can get a feel for the culture and know how to handle it from the attorney-advi...

It depends on what shift you work. Day shift is pretty busy, so most of day shift involves giving directions to patients that travel from other states. Also during the day, an officer might run into petty thefts from outsiders coming in from the neighborhood and pan-handling. There is a very acti...