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Bookmark or Share- Exploring Job Opportunities • Center for Presidential TransitionKey positions just below the top presidential appointees, serving as links between them and the rest of the federal workforce. While approximately 90% of senior executives are career civil servants, up to 10 % government-wide may be political appointees.
- Political Appointees and Career Civil Service Positions FAQAgencies must request OPM approval to appoint the following current or former (within five-years) Executive Branch political appointees to permanent competitive service, non-political excepted service, or career SES positions:
- Ready to Serve®: Resources for Prospective AppointeesReady to Serve is a centralized resource that guides aspiring appointees through every step of the complex political appointment process. Get an early start and prepare. Each presidential administration may fill approximately 4,000 political appointments to help carry out the president’s agenda.
- Presidential Appointments - Center for Presidential TransitionThis chapter reviews the basics of presidential appointments, the goals and best practices for a robust personnel operation and examines the steps that should be taken during the pre-election period, from the election through the inauguration, and the transfer of authority from the transition to the White House. It also lays out the timeline ...
- Political Appointee Tracker - Partnership for Public ServiceFollow the president's progress filling nearly 800 positions, among the 1,200 that require Senate confirmation, in this tracker from The Washington Post and the Partnership for Public Service.
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