Asking makes a difference.

Roughly a third of young Americans would give a "great deal of consideration" to entering government service if asked by their parents, a teacher or -- surprisingly -- the next president of the United States, according to a Gallup survey.

But, for the most part, no one is urging them to think about public service. Sixty percent of the survey respondents under age 30 said they had never been asked to consider working for Uncle Sam.

But 33 percent of them said they would give serious consideration if it came from their parents, 27 percent if it came from a teacher and 29 percent if it came from "the newly elected president."

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