Pathways Program
The Pathways Program provides students who are enrolled in or accepted for enrollment in qualifying educational institutions with paid opportunities for developmental experience to explore career paths related to their academic field of study or career interest while enrolled in school.
The Office of Human Resources, Administrative, Professional, Technical Talent Management Division will be using the Pathways Program for a Summer Student Hiring Initiative to recruit eligible students from juniors in high school through graduate school to fill positions beginning in the summer for appointments not to exceed October 31, 2025.
To be considered for this program, students must:
• Students must be enrolled on a half-time to full-time basis in an accredited high school, college, professional, technical, vocational, or trade school.
• Have and maintain a 2.5 GPA, along with good academic standing.
• Apply for a job opportunity announcement that aligns with career interests/academic major.
• Meet qualification standards for internship position.
Benefits of the program include:
• Competitive Salary.
• Gain work experience in your career field that aligns with your career interests.
• Engagement activities to support growth and development.
Note: Employment of Relatives as outlined in 5 CFR 362.105(f), a Pathways participant may work in the same agency as a relative so long as there is not a direct reporting relationship between them, and provided that the relative is not in a position to influence or control the participant’s appointment, employment, promotion, advancement or conversion within the agency.