Many years ago, a federal job search was a long, complicated and drawn out process. Today, it has been become far less complex and is now just a three-step process. Finding a federal job used to be accomplished through postings in a government office branch and sometimes in libraries. Today, finding an opening during a federal job search can be done right on the Internet. There is a web site that lists federal jobs also lists many state, local and even private business positions. Many of the federal, state and local jobs can be applied for right online. If a position requires a resume, individuals can take advantage of online resume development and transmission.

A federal job search can be done at most Federal buildings around the country and even through an interactive voice response telephone system for the hearing impaired. A federal job search may turn up something called a ‘hot job’, which is a job that needs to be filled immediately. The office of personnel management usually posts these for those who are in need of immediate employment. If a person performing a federal job search would like to work with a specific federal agency, many times each federal agency will list their job openings right on their individual web site.