Federal Reserve Positions

manas17
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:50:40 +0000

blamar01,

getting a job with the fed is competitive but definitely not impossible. you already have an advantage over a large majority because the university you attend is prestigious. determine the sub-categories of macroeconomics that are of interest, and see if they align with any of the professor’s research -this can be done through the econ. website. contact professor to see if they would be interested in having a research assistant, if they say no, request a suggestion for one who may. conducting research during your undergrad underlines the passion, desire, and work ethic that grad. schools or federal reserve would desire. (there is hardly any distinction between an economics professor and a federal reserve scholar) knowing your professors first hand is also pivotal -they are likely to have connections throughout the academic community or even in the federal reserve. an assistant researcher, which is a short term 1-2 position at the fed, is available after undergrad -to do the serious research, a ph.d is required. however, if you can get the assistant position, it is not a matter of whether you can get into graduate school, but from which top 10 institution do you want to go.