Supplying the Demand

Autor/in	Dervarics, Charles
Titel	Supplying the Demand
Quelle	In: Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 26 (2009) 23, S.9-11 (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1557-5411
Schlagwörter	Employees; American Indians; Personnel Management; Labor; Internship Programs; Federal Government; Public Agencies; Labor Force; Minority Groups; Higher Education; Employment Opportunities; Leadership; Asian Americans; African Americans; Hispanic Americans; District of Columbia; Virginia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Employee; Arbeitnehmer; Beschäftigter; American Indian; Indianer; Personalmanagement; Berufspraktische Ausbildung; Bundesregierung; Öffentliche Einrichtung; Labour force; Arbeitskraft; Erwerbsbevölkerung; Ethnische Minderheit; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Berufschance; Beschäftigungschance; Führung; Führungsposition; Asian immigrant; United States; Asiatischer Einwanderer; USA; Afroamerikaner; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner
Abstract	Recruitment of African-Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans and Asian-Americans is a priority across the federal government. The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must report annually on minority employment, and its findings show some gains. Overall, minorities were 33% of the federal work force in 2008, meaning they were over-represented in government compared with the rest of the U.S. work force. Together, these groups represented 29% of the civilian labor force last year. But a more in-depth look at the data yields mixed results. On the positive side, African-Americans represent 18% of all federal workers, compared with 10% of the civilian labor force. But Hispanics account for 13% of U.S. workers and only 7.9% of federal employees. To address these issues, minority-serving colleges and universities are active in internship programs that may increase the pipeline of qualified federal employees. One of the largest is the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities National Internship Program (HNIP), which brought 680 students this year to Washington, D.C., or other locations for jobs at federal agencies. Students who have completed their freshman year are eligible, a process that begins with an online application. Students must have a 3.0 grade-point average and be eligible to work in the United States. Some federal agencies also have a citizenship requirement, says HNIP Executive Director Maria Elena Vivas-House. In addition to jobs in federal agencies, the program offers seminars and networking opportunities for participants. While Hispanics account for the bulk of HNIP interns, the program is open to anyone. Other internship programs offered to minority students are presented. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10