Anyone ever transition from PA to federal government? Seems like WLB is much better and pay isn’t as bad as state govt imo. Was going to apply for a position but I was wondering how likely I would be to even get an interview without some sort of referral or connection. I had 1 year experience as a state auditor, 3 years at B4 (tax), and now 1 year at a midsize PA firm(tax). Some insight would be great.

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Find a position on usajobs and apply. As long as you have the qualifications ( listed for every job) you have a chance. Make sure to write a fed resume they are different.

/r/usajobs on Reddit has more info

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On the pay, maybe now it’s about the same as PA, but in PA it increases exponentially as you get higher, vs fed government does not. If you search federal pay, you’ll see what your potential boss is making and their boss. Even executives in fed agencies sometimes do not make it much higher than $200k

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Yes, so true

I want to make the transition to. I was just hesitant because I was thinking I am not qualified. Nevertheless, I will give it a try next year.

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I'm likely gonna make the transition too, it's way more chill and the benefits can be pretty good for state government jobs. The resume is pretty different though so important to bear that in mind

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If you don’t meet any of the special hiring categories (vet, spouse,schedule A,etc) it will probably take a while to get an interview. And that will be even more true if you are applying for higher grades. Those people get preference. So while you may be qualified they may only actually interview those individuals who also qualify.

If you are applying off the street with no special hiring path then it’s almost a numbers game. Also, being qualified and referred doesn’t mean you will be contacted for an interview. Just keep applying until you actually have an official start date.

One of my friends did that actually. She really loves what she does now and she gets paid wayyyyy more.

If you want experience with the federal sector before, let me know. We always have a need for more people in our federal audit group.

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