By Kathryn Troutman, President, Resume Place, Inc., Creator and Program Director, Ten Steps to a Federal Job® Certification Program Published September 22, 2023 Here’s Statistical Proof that the Right Resume Gets the Federal Job F For decades, we’ve felt supremely confident that a targeted, detailed, correctly formatted OUTLINE FORMAT federal resume gets results. And now…
By Kathryn Troutman, Author, Instructor Published September 11, 2023 Remembering September 11, 2001 After the terrorist attacks known as 9/11, we at Resume Place were inundated immediately with phone calls and emails. These were coming from private sector workers, military, students and every type of jobseeker about looking for help with getting a Federal job.…
By Kathryn Troutman, Federal Career Coach®, Author, Federal Resume Guidebook, 7th Ed. August 28th, 2023 RESUMIX IS GONE ! USAJOBS AND HUMAN RESOURCES REVIEW OF FEDERAL RESUMES IS HERE ! Even though it has been eleven years since the HR system changeover, employees at DOD agencies are still using the BIG BLOCK resume format. They…
Press Release: Podcast Interview on How to Scale a Business By Kathryn Troutman, Author, Instructor Published August 16, 2023 Kathryn Troutman Shares Success Secrets on Podcast, “How to Scale a Business” The Founder of Resume Place addresses both how she built her business, as well as insider insights for successful Federal resume writing and jobseeking.…
Happy Independence Day from The Resume Place! July 1, 2023 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 ! Introduction: Here at RP, as a Federal Career Coach® I am constantly…
By Kathryn Troutman, Author, Federal Resume Guidebook, 7th Ed., and Jobseeker Guide, 8th Edition May 17, 2023 In 2019, I taught a Ten Steps to a Federal Job class at Schofield Barracks in Hawaii. An officer asked me, “Why is it so complicated to apply for a federal job?” BUILDING CONTENT FOR YOUR FEDERAL RESUME…
Kathryn Troutman, Author and Publisher, The Stars Are Lined up for Military Spouses, May 9, 2023 Dates and times for the STARS Webinar: Friday, May 12, 2023 12:00 PM ET Monday, May 22, 2023 12:00 PM ET Friday, May 26, 2023 4:00 PM ET Celebrating Military Spouse Appreciation Month Free Webinars on Military Spouse Resume…
By Kathryn Troutman, Author and Publisher Originally published October 9, 2017 Comment: May 5, 2023 – This blog is our No. One Blog of all! I wanted to feature this one again! Good luck with your FBI Special Agent Federal Resume. Kathryn Troutman For Matt, a veteran of the Marines who served as a vehicle…
Kathryn Troutman, Author and Publisher, Creating Your First Resume, April 18, 2023 From Kathryn Troutman: High School and College Students need a resume! They need to write down their achievements, awards, activities, courses, projects, internships, jobs, skills, and accomplishments! Learn how to write all of this in a resume and set up a great format!…
Adriana Macias, MA, Kathryn Troutman, and Nicole Schultheis, JD March 9, 2023 From Kathryn Troutman: I live five miles from the home of Clara Barton, Founder of the American Red Cross, in Glen Echo, MD. The building also served as a headquarters for her organization for decades. I walk there a couple times a week.…