Podcast Episodes
The Language Pathways podcast has 10 episodes on key topics to help you prepare for a federal government job plus an introduction and conclusion. You can see transcripts for all episodes, and our main episodes also have resource lists that link organizations mentioned by our guests and other online resources we recommend on the episode. Listen to each episode here or subscribe:
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1. Skills and Abilities of Heritage Learners
Linguistic and cultural competencies of heritage language learners and how these are useful in the federal government
2. Developing Heritage Learner Skills for Government Careers
How heritage learners can work to develop and improve their language skills to use in federal government careers
3. Benefits of Government Careers
Personal and professional benefits of having a government career and how federal employees can help members of their language communities
4. Using Different Language Varieties and Dialects in Government Jobs
The value of using different language varieties, dialects, and registers in the federal government
5. The Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) Scale
How the Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) scale is used to measure language proficiency across the federal government
6. Language Learning, Volunteer, and Work Opportunities to Prepare for a Government Career
7. Testing and Demonstrating Proficiency in Heritage Languages
How proficiency testing benefits language learners and is used in the federal government and demonstrating proficiency through the Seal of Biliteracy
8. Networking and Searching for Government Jobs
How to take advantage of networking opportunities and effectively search for federal government jobs
9. Government Jobs that Use Language Skills
Varied roles in the federal government and the military that use language skills
10. Recruiting and Hiring Processes for Government Jobs
Specific steps to apply for federal government jobs, including building a federal resume, interviewing, and obtaining security clearance
Conclusion
Summarizes the podcast series and highlights our favorite advice from guests
