We’re #3! We’re #3!

Apparently the PR and recruiting campaigns of the State Department are paying off.

The Department of State jumped to third place from 36^th a year earlier as an ideal employer in an annual poll of undergraduates reported by BusinessWeek. Philadelphia-based Universum Communications announced its 2006 survey results that are based on 37,000 undergraduates in the Class of 2006. The Department of State is the highest- ranking Federal agency, listed right under #1 ranked Walt Disney and #2 ranked Google

I haven’t been with State long enough to judge the merit of the ranking, but the sheer competitiveness of the process of getting into the Foreign Service must exist for a reason (besides the obvious chance to wear a suit every day of the week in summer DC weather.)

I actually find Disney being at the top of the list as the most surprising thing of all. Seriously, I’m not even totally sure what Disney is known for anymore. Little kids today probably don’t even know who Mickey Mouse is. Maybe I’m just out of touch.