Kathryn Troutman, Publisher, President, Resume Place, Inc.
Time to Update Your Federal Resume !
If it’s been more than one year since you updated your resume, it’s time to take a look!
Most likely you have been involved in some major projects, problem-solving, new initiatives in your position in the last year. Since the Pandemic has just about ended, the work methods have changed a lot, and so have missions!
Get ready ahead! Don’t wait for the next perfect announcement to update. What if a new announcement is posted that is perfect for you and it closes in 5 days, or after 50 applications? Can you get your resume updated effectively that fast?
UPDATES FOR PROMOTIONS
If you want to get a higher grade, you will need to write your resume UP to the level of the new One Year Specialized Experience required in the announcement.
For instance, if you are current Human Resources Specialist, GS 9 and you want to apply for GS-11, then your resume needs to show this experience in your current GS 9 job block.
https://www.usajobs.gov/job/682551100
Qualifications
For the GS-11: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: experience researching and interpreting human resources laws, regulations, principles, and practices to provide advice, counsel and guidance to management on staffing and recruitment strategies, appointing authorities, position classification, or strategic workforce planning, and recommending solutions to problems within these serviced areas. Must have experience utilizing an automated personnel system to effect personnel actions.
- CUSTOMER SERVICE
- INFLUENCING/NEGOTIATING
- ORAL COMMUNICATION
- PARTNERING
- POSITION CLASSIFICATION
- STAFFING AND RECRUITING
UPDATES FOR OCCUPATIONAL SERIES CHANGE
You must translate your skills from one series to another to show the Specialized Experience Required.
If you are currently seeking to change your occupational series, you have to prepare your resume way ahead, because you will need to emphasize new skills and projects to target the new position and skills.
For instance, if you are currently a Human Resources Specialist, GS 9 and you would like to move into the Program Analyst, GS 11 job series, you will need to translate your HR skills into the Program Analyst skills:
https://www.usajobs.gov/job/681677200
This job is a GS 9/11, so you could possibly move LATERAL to the GS 9 to change your job series. Or maybe you do have enough Program Analyst experience as an HR person.
GOOD NEWS, FOR THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, YOU CAN PROBABLY TRANSLATE YOUR HR EXPERIENCE INTO THESE GENERAL PROGRAM ANALYST SKILLS AND GO FOR THE GS 11!
GS-11 Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-9 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. The specialized experience is: compilation, research, analysis and tracking of data; experience with administrative office functions, responding to customer queries, maintaining budgets and/or preparing training materials.
You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
- Administration and Management
- Analytical Reasoning
- Communication
- Manages and Organizes Information
GENERAL TIPS FOR UPDATING YOUR FEDERAL RESUME:
- Find your last resume: review the description of your current position
- Find your last year’s evaluation to review accomplishments and objectives for the year
- Add any new training and certifications completed
- Think about accomplishments, special projects you have led or been a team member to implement
- Add them to your resume. The accomplishments will be very important to get you Best Qualified, Referred and invited to an Interview!
- Analyze a target job announcement (current or sample) for the keywords, skills and core competencies needed in your next position!
- Write the new description of your current position to match your next target position! Get help with the writing and editing if you need it! Your promotion depends on the resume matching the qualifications so you can get BEST QUALIFIED, REFERRED, INTERVIEWED AND PROMOTED!
ACTION ITEM TO GET STARTED WITH YOUR UPDATE:
Consult with a Certified Federal Resume Writer on your federal resume content!
Get a federal resume review and quote for federal resume writing for your new updated resume. $210 for one hour review of resume, update information, sample job announcement.
Quote for writing and editing needed to retarget the resume, add new content, edit previous content and add new accomplishments!
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The Author: Kathryn Troutman is the author of many award-winning career guides including the best-selling Federal Resume Guidebook, 7th Edition (Best Reference Book/Gold in the Independent Press Awards and more) and The Stars are Lined Up for Military Spouses, 2nd Edition. Troutman is the Founder and President of The Resume Place, a groundbreaking Federal resume writing and job coaching service in Baltimore, MD.
About Us
Based on the Ten Steps to a Federal Job® method, Kathryn Troutman and Resume Place, Inc., manage and teach a train-the-trainer Certified Federal Job Search Trainer / Certified Federal Career Coach program. The CFJST / CFCC has been taught for 20 years and employment readiness, career counselors and transition counselors teach and coach the Ten Steps method at military bases and job centers.
