Okufana Nokusebenza Kwabezombangazwe eKapitol Hill
Nansi indlela iNdlu yabaPhathi beNdlu yabasebenzi abakwaCarter Moore ichaza umsebenzi ngo-2013 post online: "Uma ufuna ukuqonda okuhlangenwe nakho komsebenzi we-congressal shorter, nansi: Abafundi abanekhono nabahlakaniphile abangamashumi amabili namashumi amathathu abafuna ukukhombisa ukubaluleka nokwenza isandla esifanele ekuqondisweni kwezwe labo.
Bayazi ukuthi kunabantu abaningi, abantu abaningi abangathanda ukwenza imisebenzi yabo, banikezwe udumo lwabo, futhi basebenza ngokuzimisela ukuletha imiphumela kumalungu abo ukuze babonise ukuthi bayakufanelekela. Umsebenzi ucindezeleke kakhulu futhi uvame ukuphakama, ngisho noma abantu abangu-9 kwabaseMelika bacabanga ukuthi wena namalungu akho akasebenzi nhlobo (okungeyona i-morale okuningi). Bayikhokhelwa ngokweqile kakhulu. Ukushisa kujwayelekile ngokwejwayelekile, kuncike ekulindeni kwelungu. Amanye amahhovisi ebandla engangiwasebenzisana nawo ayengenayo imali ngonyaka ka-50 kuya kwangu-60! "
Kufanele uqale phansi. Ngenkathi kunamathuba okuphromotha atholakalayo ngokuthutha ngaphakathi kwehhovisi lesilungu noma ezikhundleni eziphakeme kwamanye amahhovisi omphakathi, abantu abaqashiwe emgwaqeni ukuba babe izinduna zabasebenzi, abaqondisi bomthetho noma abaqondisi bezokuxhumana ngaphandle kokuhlangenwe nakho okuphawulekayo ukusebenza emahhovisi e-Congressional.
Izikhundla ezivame kakhulu abantu abazoqala kuzo zingabalandeli bezomthetho, abasizi bezisebenzi nabasebenzi.
Ngokusobala, kukhona i-tradeoffs okumelwe yenziwe uma wamukela isipho sokusebenzela ilungu leCongress. Uma lokhu kukuzwakala okuthakazelisayo kuwe, amathuba okuwuthanda ngoba uzobhapathizwa kuwo futhi uzoba nesikhathi sokunye okunye empilweni yakho.
Ngakho-ke nansi indlela yokuthola umsebenzi wakho wokuqala ehhovisi le-Congressional.
Inqubo Yokukhethwa
Nakuba kungenangqondo ukuthi iNdlu neSenate ibe nezinqubo zokuqashwa ezijwayelekile zokugcwalisa izikhundla emahhovisi omalungu awo, lokho kungaba kuhle kakhulu kuhulumeni wezwe. Ilungu ngalinye leCongress liqasha ukuthi ubona kanjani kufanelekile.
Ikamelo ngalinye linenhlangano yokusiza ekuqeshweni kwabasebenzi, kodwa lezi zinhlangano zenza imisebenzi ekhethekile kakhulu engabandakanyi ukuthumela imisebenzi emsebenzini, ukuhlola izicelo noma ukuqinisekisa ukuqashwa kwezinqubo ezifanele. Ihhovisi leSitatimende Sokubekwa Kwesitatimende kanye Nesimemezelo Sokuqashwa Kwezindlu kanye Nesevisi Yokubekwa Ukuqoqa iqoqa futhi ikhangise izikhundla, kodwa ukuqashelwa imisebenzi kwenziwa ngehhovisi lelungu ngalinye.
Ngakho uma kungekho ndawo eyodwa yokufaka izicelo ngaphansi kwamalungu eCongress, abasebenzi abasha bakhethwa kanjani? Impendulo emfushane kuncike. Uma izikhundla zikhangiswa ngenye yezinhlangano zokubekwa kwamakamelo, amahhovisi e-Congressional athola amakhulu uma kungenjalo izinkulungwane zokuqala. Okuphela kwezinto ezinhle kakhulu ephepheni ukudweba. Khumbula, lo mncintiswano ungumsebenzi phansi kwehhovisi. Uzokwenza ikhofi, uphendule amafoni futhi uthathe izabelo akekho omunye ofuna.
Uma usukhulile ukuba ube yi-office grunt ekukhokha imali oyikhokhela, udinga ukwazi ukuthi ungaqhubeka kanjani nemisebenzi ye-Congressional. Indlela ephumelela kakhulu yokuthola unyawo lwakho emnyango njengomlobi wezomthetho, umsizi womsebenzi noma u-intern ukuxhumana. Udinga ukuzibonakalisa kahle ngaphambi kokuthi ihhovisi ilungu likhangise umsebenzi. Abasebenzi abaphezulu abafuni ukudubula ngamakhulu ama-resumes. Bengathanda ukuba nomunye umuntu engqondweni.
Ukufika emsebenzini we-Congressional kufana nokufaka isicelo sokusebenza enkampanini yomthetho kunokuba ku-agency federal. Uhlelo lokusebenza lwe-online federal application application USAJobs ngeke lukusize lapha ngaphandle kokuthi mhlawumbe ngokukusiza ukuthi uhlele kabusha i-resume yakho. Udinga umoya wezamabhizinisi ukwenza lokho okudingeka kwenziwe ukuze uthole umsebenzi eKapitol Hill. Sebenza oxhumana nabo, bese ushayele izintandokazi ngoba yilokho okuzothatha.
Imfundo kanye Nezehlakalo Ozozidingayo
Azikho izidingo zemfundo ezibekiwe zokusebenza kwabasebenzi baseCongress, kodwa abaningi banesidingo se-undergraduate futhi mhlawumbe ngisho neziqu ezithweswa iziqu emasimini kuhlanganise nesayensi yezombusazwe, inqubomgomo yomphakathi, umthetho kanye nokuxhumana. Phakathi nekolishi, abaningi babebandakanyeka kuhulumeni wesifunda. Iningi lenza amamaki amahle. Nakulokhu, lokhu kufana phakathi kwabafuna umsebenzi kungakho ukuxhumana kungakusiza ukuba uhlukanise nesixuku.
Awudingi noma yikuphi okuhlangenwe nakho okuzoqashwa ehhovisi laseCongress, kodwa kusiza. Labo abanolwazi oluthile banamathuba amaningi okuthola umsebenzi okhokhelwayo esikhundleni sokuqeqeshwa okungahlawulwanga.
Okuzokwenza
Lapho uqala ukungena ngemvume emsebenzini we-Congressional, uzonikezwa imisebenzi engekho omunye ofuna ukuyenza. Ungase uthweswe i-summa cum laude esikoleni esiphakeme, kodwa lokho akusho ukuthi ngeke ucele ukuthi wenze ikhofi yantambama. Uzokwenza noma yini okuceliwe kuwe ngoba konke kuyingxenye yokukhokha imali yakho.
Imisebenzi yakho yokuqala ingase ithathe izingcingo ezizimele futhi uhlele izimpendulo ezibhaliwe ezincwadini. Akekho ofuna ukuthatha izingcingo zefoni , ngakho-ke le kid entsha ebhodini iyanamathela kuyo. Ungathathi noma yikuphi ukungahambi kahle komuntu siqu. Phela, abahlukumezi kuwe. Bafuna nje ukuveza intukuthelo yabo bese bezwa.
Lapho unikezwe okuthile okubandakanyeka okunjengomgomo wokucwaninga, unethuba langempela lokukhombisa izisebenzi zakho okufanele zizitshale ekuthuthukisweni kwakho kobuchwepheshe. Uma wenza okuthile kahle, kusho ukuthi akudingeki ukuba ulungise umsebenzi wakho noma uzenze ngokwabo. Bazokunika umsebenzi onzima kakhulu, futhi kuzokusiza ukhule emsebenzini wakho. Kukhona okunye okumele kufundwe. Uma usuhlakulele ikhono lakho lisekhono, ungaqala ukuncintisana ngemisebenzi yezinga eliphakeme ehhovisi laseCongress.
Isihluthulelo sempumelelo siyisidlali sethimba. Wonke umuntu usebenza ukwenza i-Congressman ibonakale kahle. Uma uhlakulela idumela elihle phakathi kwabasebenzi abakhulu, ungaba nomsebenzi omude eKapitol Hill.
Yini Ozoyithola
Izindleko zakho zizoba mncane. Ama-interns avame ukukhokhelwa, futhi wona athola isitifiketi, akahambanga kakhulu. Abasebenzi bezinga elingezansi abawenzi lutho okuningi. Abasebenzi abasha abahlala eWashington, DC, bavame ukuhlala nabantu abaningana (abavame ukuba ngabasebenzi baseCongressal) futhi bakwazi ukukhokhela izindleko eziphakeme zokuhlala enhloko-dolobha yesizwe. Ngokwe-athikili ka-2012 iWashington Times , izikhundla ezingena ezingeni leSenate zikhokha ngokulinganiselwa ku-$ 30,000 kuya ku-$ 35,000 ngonyaka.
Akuze uze ufinyelele emazingeni aphezulu ekusebenzeni ehhovisi legungu, uzoqhubeka nokuhola umholo ophansi. Amalungu eCongress akhokhela abasebenzi babo abaphezulu kahle. Abaningi benza ngaphansi noma ngaphansi nje kwamalungu omholo omningi abavunyelwe ukukhokha. Kusukela ngo-2015, amalungu avamile athola u-$ 174,000 ngonyaka, futhi angakhokha abasebenzi kuze kube ngu-$ 172,500. Ngakho uma ungenza phezulu, inkokhelo ihle kakhulu.
Amalungu anikezwe inani elibekwe ukukhokhela izinkokhelo zabo, ngakho-ke kufanele benze izinqumo ngendlela yokuhlukanisa imali. Abasebenzi bezinga elingezansi bathola ukuphela okuncane kwabagulayo, kanti abasebenzi abaphetheyo benza okungaphezulu. Ungacabanga njengesi-franchise ezama ukugcwalisa uhlu lwayo. Abadlali bezinkanyezi bakuthola amabhakede amakhulu, futhi abadlali abangekho igama bangathola lokho okusele.