Self-study activity:
Read this article from The New York Times and answer the following questions, taken from The New York Times learning blogs.
WHO are taking jobs in public service rather than private industry, according to this article?
WHY might there be so much interest in public service jobs right now?
WHAT organizations are seeing a surge in applications?
WHEN did the recession begin?
WHERE do you want to work when you get out of school?
HOW do you feel about the quote in the article from Max Stier, the president and chief executive of the Partnership for Public Service: “The millennial generation is a generation that is just more interested in making a difference than making a dollar”?