Have a Happy New Year and Stop Making these Top Federal Resume Mistakes in 2018 By Kathryn Troutman, President, Resume Place, Inc. and Founder Ten Steps to a Federal Job Certified Federal Job Search® Trainer Program BIGGEST MYTH IN FEDERAL RESUME WRITING: Artificial intelligence machines read federal resumes for the qualifications – NOT actual Human…
By Kathryn Troutman, Ten Steps Director December 13, 2017 This Train-the-Trainer program was established in 2002 by Kathryn Troutman and is STILL the ONLY Certification program for Training and Coaching Jobseekers with Federal Job Search, Federal Resumes, USAJOBS and Special Hiring Programs. More than 250 employment readiness, transition specialists, veteran’s representatives and career counselors trained…
New Résumé Page Limit for USCIS Job Applications By Kathryn Troutman, Program Director, Ten Steps Certification Programs – 2018 December 1, 2017 Effective January 1, 2018, résumés must not be longer than five (5) pages when applying for USCIS jobs. USCIS is implementing this policy in an effort to reduce HR Specialist and hiring manager…
By Kathryn Troutman, Federal Resume and USAJOBS Trainer Published September 25, 2017 Office of Personnel Management IT specialist programmers have been working overtime. About every week there are new colorful bars, widgets and dropdowns and announcement sections. I like most of it. But the HR specialists who work for the agencies can’t keep up with…
By Kathryn Troutman, Published September 12, 2017 As the spouse of an Air Force technical sergeant, Jennifer Primus knows the drill: Receive a PCS (permanent change of station) order, pack up, relocate, look for a new job in an unfamiliar community, repeat. Then, in 2016, Primus learned of Program S – the Military Spouse Preference…
By Kathryn Troutman, Published September 1, 2017 There is a silver lining to Harvey’s historic storm clouds, which will deeply affect parts of Texas and Louisiana for years to come: It’s those countless residents who ventured out in their own boats and boots to rescue their neighbors, demonstrating an inspiring drive to serve. Now, whether…
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Attention Aspiring ALJs: The ALJ Exam is Opening Again, in 2017 Apply to Become an Immigration Judge, Too There’s great news for experienced attorneys interested in becoming administrative law judges (ALJs): the next ALJ exam will reopen soon, according to OPM. Interested applicants should follow the news on OPM’s ALJ website. Apply for the First…
How to Get In On the Hiring Free-For-All for Border Patrol Agents By Kathryn Troutman, RP President The Resume Place, Inc., and Creator and Program Director, Ten Steps to a Federal Job Certification Program Published August 1, 2017 Uncle Sam is looking for a few good Border Patrol Agents – 5,000 of them, in fact.…
Originally written by Kathryn Troutman July 4th, 2010 from Baltimore, MD Kathryn is a frequent visitor of Ft. McHenry, her Favorite National Park. The Star Spangled Banner KSA is her favorite KSA ! Reposted July 1st, 2017 In keeping with our annual Independence Day tradition, we are celebrating the Fourth of July by bringing back…