The results of the National Longitudinal Study of public service professionals indicate that they employ a wide range of job information sources. Somewhat contrary to the findings of the literature reviewed for this research, greater use is made of formal rather than informal sources of job open ings. Thus, it seems that a majority of the positions (entry level and above) in the government ser vice are secured through a formalized process rather than through a reliance on friends and relatives as has generally been assumed.
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