AI-powered job board targets laid-off federal workers
In response to more than 280,000 federal employees affected by layoffs, buyouts and terminations by the Trump administration since February, a group of former Big Tech employees launched GovJobs.fyi, designed to help workers quickly find new positions.
Similar to a job board from a San Francisco startup called Jobright.ai, the new AI-powered jobs website, which launched last Wednesday, boasts more than 11,000 job listings across all levels of government, nonprofits and private companies.
“They definitely [have] talent and experience, but many haven’t been in the job market for a long time,” Jobright co-founder Eric Cheng said of the laid-off federal workers. “If you have a background working in a government, no matter in the federal government or in the state, local government, and you are ready for your next opportunities, we want provide you with the best jobs and also the other resources to help you.”
The Trump administration began laying off federal workers soon after inauguration in January, issuing executive orders to cut down staff across departments including Health and Human Services, IRS, National Parks Service, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Homeland Security and the Pentagon.
The new website offers AI-powered resume translation to tailor federal experience to private-sector employers. It has smart filters and personalized email alerts based on user skills and functional areas like policy, IT, engineering and data analysis.
Aside from often offering higher salaries, Cheng said, private companies are often looking for people who have deep connections with specific government agencies.
“Most of the the jobs needing a government background is definitely IT, so analyst, or IT support, or operations or it developments. And for the non-IT people, I think there’s also category of like, a project manager, program manager,” Cheng said. “They want to keep their connections or have someone be responsible for that communication or collaborations with the government.”
A snapshot shared by the company shows California offers the most state and local jobs, with 1,639 positions, followed by Washington, D.C., with 701, Texas with 564 and Virginia with 516.
