How come there aren’t many young people in government/contractor roles comparative to other sectors of work?

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When I tried to join the government immediately after finishing BS degree, my applications weren’t responded until months later. I was already hired at AFS by that point. I’d say turnaround time is a big deterrent.

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Many reasons, one of which is veterans preference and quotas for civilian and contractor jobs and companies; which leads to an older workforce, many of whom are on their second career.

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There aren’t a lot of pipelines/opportunities for recent grads and entry level professionals to enter the federal government.

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Since when? The IC has less young people but that’s a different ball game.

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