I’m finding it hard to get my foot in the door for government jobs without prior public service experience. It seems like every position I'm interested in requires some level of government background, which I don't have. Has anyone else been in this situation and found a successful way to break through? What strategies did you use to overcome this barrier? Did volunteering, additional training, or networking play a part in getting that first opportunity? I’d really appreciate hearing about any experiences or advice you might have!

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If the jobs you're applying to require some government experience, there probably isn't any way around that. You'll need to broaden your job search to include jobs where your private sector experience will suffice. There are typically plenty of government positions where private sector work would constitute transferable skills. Filter your searches to focus on those.

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If you had problems previously, now is probably not the best time either. The hiring freeze is still in effect as far as I know and an overall want to shrink government jobs isn’t making this very promising outlook. That being said, I got here from networking, but the job was something I was still qualified to do on paper.

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