Comments on: The intricacies of the PMF http://workingworldcareers.com/2009/04/27/the-intricacies-of-the-pmf/ Careers in International Education, Exchange, and Development Sun, 02 Nov 2014 14:17:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Laura http://workingworldcareers.com/2009/04/27/the-intricacies-of-the-pmf/comment-page-1/#comment-95 Laura Sun, 03 May 2009 21:28:33 +0000 http://workingworldcareers.com/?p=752#comment-95 To add to Alanna’s point: PMF salaries are variable and definitely not always higher than what you could find elsewhere in government or other development jobs. Just depends on the agency you end up with and what GS level you begin with. Some offer some student loan forgiveness (an excellent perk, obviously), but many others don’t. Another important consideration: not all Federal Agencies or programs use PMF. You can’t become a State Dept foreign service officer under PMF (although State does have other PMF positions), and the GAO (Govt Accountability Office) has no PMF program at all, for example. To add to Alanna’s point: PMF salaries are variable and definitely not always higher than what you could find elsewhere in government or other development jobs. Just depends on the agency you end up with and what GS level you begin with. Some offer some student loan forgiveness (an excellent perk, obviously), but many others don’t.

Another important consideration: not all Federal Agencies or programs use PMF. You can’t become a State Dept foreign service officer under PMF (although State does have other PMF positions), and the GAO (Govt Accountability Office) has no PMF program at all, for example.

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