The Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) program is a flagship leadership development program at the entry level for advanced degree candidates. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has participated in the PMF program since 1985. We pride ourselves on offering interesting, challenging, and flexible opportunities for all fellows. NIH also has a strong community of current and former PMFs who stay involved in the program.
PMFs develop Individual Development Plans (IDPs) and select rotations that are tailored to meet their career development goals and the agencys long-term succession planning needs. At-Large PMFs complete rotational assignments in a broad range of administrative and programmatic areas, including budget and finance, grants management, program and management analysis, contracts management, and human resources. All PMFs have a dedicated mentor for the two-year program who guides them. Finally, fellows may participate on a variety of NIH-wide projects, as well as Intern/Fellow led committees for events like Intern/Fellow Orientation and Graduation that add value to the program.
TO APPLY FOR THE PMF PROGRAM, VISIT http://pmf.gov/. The application and assessment process begins each Fall and is managed centrally by the US Office of Personnel Management. PMF Finalists are eligible to apply for PMF jobs with agencies like NIH.
NIH hires a variety of fellows each year, though not all types are hired every year. If you’re a PMF Finalist, check OPM’s online Talent Management System (TMS) for any available openings at NIH.
At-Large PMFs are hired by the NIH Office of Human Resources and rotate throughout the entire NIH, creating their own schedule of 3-4 month rotations. These rotational opportunities provide on-the-job training with exposure to senior leadership. A core business rotation requirement applies to this program.
Designated PMFs rotate through a specified Institute or Center (IC) and may have one or more rotations outside of their home IC. As a Designated fellow, the focus is on learning the organization and culture of their home IC.
Targeted/Designated PMFs are hired by an office or manager for a specific position. They spend two years in that position, with the exception of their required 4-6 month Developmental Assignment. If there are any targeted PMF openings at NIH, you will find them posted on the TMS.
The Top 10 Product Manager Interview Questions (And How To Answer Them)
“One of the biggest themes that’s emerged so far is the applicants interest in resume building help. Federal resumes are totally different than resumes you would submit to the private sector. We will be hosting a live interactive webinar on November 13. There you can get tips and ask questions about how to build the best resume. We will also show you all sorts of before and after resumes so you can model yours,” said Krzmarzick.
Read Krzmarzick’s blog post “Advice for Acing the Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Application” to learn more tips and tricks.
Andrew Krzmarzick is GovLoop’s Director of Community Engagement. He has worked closely in the development of the Path to PMF Guide.
November 5th. That’s the day would-be Presidential Management Fellows can begin their applications for the prestigious program.
“We conducted interviews with former and current PMFs, career advisors at colleges and universities who have had successful applicants as well as PMF coordinators. It’s a very through and expansive guide,” said Krzmarzick.
Q: I have a startup idea and I’ve started talking to potential customers about it. What should I be asking them to know if I have Product/Market Fit?
Oh, that fabled Product/Market Fit (PMF) Many seek it, few find it. The search for PMF is not so different from a treasure hunt — you’re pretty sure there’s gold somewhere out there, you find vague clues along the way, and you have to keep your crew/team/investors from mutinying before you discover it. If you do find it though (and you can manage to keep it), glory and treasure await
What is PMF? It just means you’ve created something that people want. You can read more about why it’s important in this legendary article by Marc Andreesen (who coined the term).
How does one know if they’re indeed building something people will want? In my experience, you never really know you have PMF until you’ve built the thing, gotten people to use it, and enough people continue to use it for an extended period (here’s a way to measure this once you have enough users). Also, it’s not a binary, big-bang, event — you simply get clearer and clearer about what the market wants, build it for them, and hope that it has lasting, differentiated, value. Remember the Yo app? or CryptoKitties? Lots of initial traction, and then a quick fade. It felt like PMF, but that there’s fools gold.
What you want to do at your stage, up until you can measure things like long-term retention and level of “disappointment” if your product disappeared, is to build increasingly greater confidence that you’re heading towards treasure. You do this through the initial conversations you’re having now, and later with wireframes, prototypes, and having people use the actual product.
When talking to potential customers early on, here are the three things I’d look for to build confidence that you are heading towards PMF:
Concrete questions I’d ask in your interviews after you describe your idea:
Final tip: Pick the people you talk to carefully. Figuring out the target audience for your product is very much part of this search, so be careful getting discouraged by talking to the wrong group of people.
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Q: Any advice on interviewing for a director-level PM position?
As you progress in your PM career, moving from an individual contributor (IC), to a manager of PMs, to a manager of manager of PMs, your gaze rises from the week-to-week, to months out, to years out. You’re increasingly looking further out into the horizon — laying ground-work, anticipating challenges, and working towards a long-term vision. You focus less on day-to-day execution and more on putting place strong vision, strategy, and people. With that in mind, when interviewing or hiring for a director-level PM, the five most important traits to nail IMHO are:
