How to Apply for a Job with Obama-Biden

By Jeralyn, Section Elections 2008
Posted on Fri Nov 07, 2008 at 11:26:48 AM EST
Tags: Barack Obama, Transition (all tags)

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President Elect Barack Obama has launched a new website, Change.Gov. It will provide news from his transition team. It also has information about where to apply for a job in Obama-Biden Administration.

Applicants for any of these non-career positions - whether in the White House or in any Federal Department, Agency or Commission - should use this website, as applying on-line is the fastest and most accurate way to get your information to us. (If you are interested instead in a career, civil service position with the federal government, you should proceed to the Office of Personnel Management website here .)

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On a related note, Obama is serious about his community service/sacrifice program:

Obama will call on citizens of all ages to serve America, by developing a plan to require 50 hours of community service in middle school and high school and 100 hours of community service in college every year. Obama will encourage retiring Americans to serve by improving programs available for individuals over age 55, while at the same time promoting youth programs such as Youth Build and Head Start. (my emphasis.)

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I love the community service stuff (5.00 / 0) (#1)
by kmonster on Fri Nov 07, 2008 at 11:34:34 AM EST

A lot of people are already pretty engaged, but more is better. And having that kind of service under the umbrella of a strong national commitment is exciting. That is true patriotism.

I don't like... (5.00 / 1) (#2)
by kdog on Fri Nov 07, 2008 at 11:46:28 AM EST

making community service mandatory though, I prefer voluntary. Incentives are fine, my catholic high school let you do community service in lieu of taking a religion class, but mandatory service is too much like slavery for my taste.

I believe the right to be a selfish pr*ck is unalienable.


Can't even imagine kdog in a Catholic (5.00 / 0) (#3)
by oculus on Fri Nov 07, 2008 at 11:49:30 AM EST

high school!

Private high schools here require community service. My tutoring organization gained a tutor who was in high school and just graduated from Standford. Great tutor, kept his kid on task, good role model for the kids. A plus, his Dad also tutored and still does.


: Ha. It's exactly Catholic education (5.00 / 0) (#15)
by Cream City on Fri Nov 07, 2008 at 01:10:12 PM EST

that turned so many of us into rebels -- ever questioning authority.:-)

So what qualifies? (none / 0) (#4)
by Fabian on Fri Nov 07, 2008 at 12:01:22 PM EST

Because I see a golden opportunity for a local business or organization to cash in. Need your lawn mowed, landscaping mulched, other menial tasks done? Call it "community service" and get free labor!

50 hours per kid, multiplied by hundreds of kids => a lot of hours!


: Not to mention... (none / 0) (