by Kathryn Troutman Catonsville, MD | March 25, 2021 Job Searching for STEM Work? Set Your Sights on USAJobs.gov Recent searches on USAJOBs by federal jobs guru Kathryn Troutman found numerous vacancies in all STEM categories selected. The federal government is definitely hiring STEM professionals, offering great salaries and terrific benefits. Some openings were marked…
Potomac, MD | February 17, 2021 The latest jobs report shows America’s labor market down 10 million jobs below pre-COVID-19 levels. Many individuals have been unemployed for longer than half a year. “It’s very clear our economy is still in trouble,” President Joe Biden said in response. Jobs coach Kathryn Troutman says it’s time for…
by Kathryn Troutman Potomac, MD | February 19, 2024 PRESIDENTS’ DAY 2024 Thinking about Presidents and their accomplishments. Take a look at Theodore Roosevelt’s Top 4 Accomplishments in his USAJOBS Resume. Every time you go to a National Park, you can be thankful for Teddy Roosevelt’s ability to Build Coalitions and Lead Change for our…
by Kathryn Troutman Potomac, MD | February 4, 2021 Where Are Federal Jobs? DOD Freedom of Information Request Finds Out Review the FOIA DOD Spreadsheets: When you drive onto a military base, you can’t tell how many civilian federal jobs it offers. There’s no way to tell from looking, and bases don’t advertise the numbers…
Potomac, MD | February 1, 2021 PLEASE NOTE: FREE TEN STEPS WEBINAR WITH KATHRYN TROUTMAN SEATS STILL AVAILABLE FOR for Feb 12, 2021, 12 noon to 1 pm ET. Register here With the ramping up of the new Biden Administration, it’s time to learn how to apply for federal jobs. Leading federal career coach Kathryn…
by Kathryn Troutman Creator of Ten Steps to a Federal Job® Method and Curriculum Author, Jobseeker’s Guide, 8th Edition, Ten Steps to a Federal Job® Potomac, MD | January 26, 2021 JUST ANNOUNCED: Kathryn Troutman will teach two 60-min webinars on Ten Steps to a Federal Job® Feb 5 (SOLD OUT 1/28/2021) and 12, 2021,…
December 31, 2020 by Kathryn TroutmanPresident, Resume Place, Inc. andTen Steps Certification Director Have a Happy New Year and Watch Out for the Pitfalls with your next USAJOBS Application in 2021! TOP USAJOBS APPLICATION PITFALLS Applying for a federal job with the USAJOBS Resume Builder Format. Don’t do this. Why? Because the resume builder resumes…
Dec. 23, 2020 by Kathryn Troutman President, Resume Place, Inc. and Ten Steps to a Federal Job® Certification Director Thinking about RP’s Federal Resume Writing and Training Customers this year Since March 14, 2020, our Federal Resume Writing Services, Ten Steps Certification and Agency Training Programs have been the SAME as 2019 — only ALL…
Happy Holidays from Kathryn Troutman and #ResumePlace writers, trainers and staff! 2020 was a busy and unusual Ten Steps Training Year! Thinking about the end of 2020 and what’s coming for 2021! From Kathryn Troutman: Well, our last live class was Loyola College, Columbia, MD. And the class ended on March 11, 2020. On March…
At Thanksgiving, There Is So Much to Be Thankful for At the Resume Place Emails from a certified 10-Steps Trainer remind me of all there is to be thankful for … Washington, DC, November 26, 2020 – On the day before Thanksgiving, emails from an outstanding 10-Steps Trainer, Mary Ann Bowersock, got me thinking about…