Career Opportunities

With the increased withdrawal of the federal government from the funding and regulation of local service delivery, there is a critical need for well-trained administrators and analysts at the state and local levels. The MPPA Program is designed to prepare professionals to fill these positions, as well as positions in the federal government or non-profit organizations. 

Internships and Job Placement
Frequent contact is maintained with public practitioners and public officials in the St. Louis metropolitan area, providing valuable input for program development, creation of a wide variety of internship assignments, and assistance with a vigorous placement program for MPPA graduates. Interns may be placed in assignments in planning agencies, city managers' offices, administrative departments, or budgeting offices.

• The Public Policy and Administration program provides one year of placement services for its students through the University of Missouri- St. Louis Career Services Office

Government Jobs

• OPM's USA Jobs: A quick and easy way to search for federal jobs by job type and location. USA Jobs
• FedWorld: A database of government jobs updated daily. FedWorld
• Public Sector Job Bulletin: Jobs are indexed by category. Govtjobs 
• Jobs in Law Enforcement: Jobs in Law Enforcement has over 4,000 municipal police, state police and patrol, sheriff, federal,international,corrections, university and college departments. We have been helping people find jobs in law enforcement for over two years now, and all of our job information is totally free . Jobs in Law Enforcement

Public Administration Jobs

• The International Personnel Management Association's Job Pool: The IPMA is a professional association for public personnel professionals, primarily those who work in federal, state, or local government. Surf the IPMA's "Job Pool" for employment opportunities in government. Job Pool 
• New York State's Public Management Internship (PMI) Program: The PMI Program serves as a vehicle for bringing individuals with the capacity for inspired leadership to careers in New York State government. New York State Dept. of Civil Service
• State of New York Insurance Department: A listing of current career and employment information with the NYS State Insurance Department. Website Resource Guide
• National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA) http://www.naspaa.org/
• Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM): http://www.appam.org/index.shtm

Missouri Jobs

• University of Missouri--St. Louis Career Center: A link to Campus Career Services. UMSL
• State of Missouri Positions MO Jobs
• Federal Jobs Located in Missouri: A text listing from FedWorld of Missouri Jobs. Federal Jobs
• Missouri Employment: Search job openings in Missouri by region; site also contains links to job banks from connecting states.Missouri Works

General Job Search

• The Monster Board: Free access to over 50,000 jobs! Monster Board
• Career Magazine: Contains a searchable database and relevant articles. Careers
• Career City Search Career City
• Job Web: A web site from the National Association of Colleges and Employers. Job Web
• APPAM Job Bank: The APPAM Job Bank lists available positions in the area of public policy and policy analysis, and on-line resumes of prospective candidates. APPAM Jobs
• The National Employment Index: A listing of job search sites. National Employment
• Employment Information Jobs

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