Turning Students Off

Here's the Partnership for Public Service in its latest report on college students' perspectives on government and the possibility of working for federal agencies:

"With so many students applying for government opportunities and so few entering government, it is possible that the problem lies on the government side. The [federal hiring] process appears to be turning students off."

Do ya think?

At first glance, this report seems to be more evidence, in case we needed it, that the problem isn't that young people aren't civic-minded or interested in federal service, but that they just aren't aware of the opportunities out there and aren't impressed by the government's hiring process.

And yes, I know I'm running the risk of beating a dead horse here.