Happy Independence Day From the Resume Place! AND a Great KSA by Francis Scott Key for his federal application for Sr. Public Affairs Advisor, US Congress In keeping with our annual Independence Day tradition, we are celebrating the Fourth of July and giving you a tip about telling a great story to demonstrate a…
The government is hiring New Grads and Interns! Many college students list the US government as one of their top targeted employers. Read about the Best Places to Work in Government. The New Graduate Federal Resume is much different than the typical two-page private sector resume. Recent graduates need to learn about how to expand…
3 Catastrophic Errors and 3 Ways to Avoid Them It certainly is ironic: Service men and women returning to civilian life often choose “the life of the mind” — full-time college sponsored by the GI Bill, that is — without giving much thought to which major will bring them career and financial success. Too often,…
Do You Want To Work For The FBI? Go to fbijobs.gov to find the jobs listings! (Not USAJOBS.GOV) The FBI is hiring! FBI has their own new website. They will not be posting their positions on USAJOBS.gov. This is a new website with job listings, qualifications, a resume application system, questionnaire and more. Start at…
The Government is Hiring IT Specialists Requests for Information Technology Federal Resume Help has never been more popular. Yesterday alone, I received requests from ten IT specialists (cyber, networking, systems Admin, Customer support, policy – all specializations). Government contractors are ending IT specialist contract and services – with lessened budget, new policies and uncertain…
BREAKING NEWS: Congratulations, if you are invited to the Online Component. We recommend our ALJ Writing Guide to review the 13 ALJ Competencies! We also recommend our Structured Interview practice if you are invited to the Structured Interview component of the ALJ Examination. Preparing your Application for the Administrative Law Judge Examination Deadline April 8,…
Spring Break is for Colorful Resume Writing! If you have never written a resume, or if you feel like a new look for your current resume, check out the samples in Kathryn Troutman’s latest book, Creating Your First Resume. Using www.hloom.com, a free Microsoft Word template resume builder website, your resume can be beautiful and…
BREAKING NEWS: Congratulations, if you are invited to the Online Component. We recommend our ALJ Writing Guide to review the 13 ALJ Competencies! We also recommend our Structured Interview practice if you are invited to the Structured Interview component of the ALJ Examination. Magistrate Lands Administrative Law Judge Position Preparation Is Key to Winning a…
The functional resume was created back in the 1980s. It was a good format, creative, and featured the best skills offered by the applicant. The functional resume was popular until about 2008 when competition became worse than ever. Then, the HR recruiters stopped reading resumes full of chatty, wordy, profuse, adjective-driven sentences that said nothing specific.…
By Kathryn Troutman, Federal Career Coach™ I recently taught my Ten Steps to a Federal Job® curriculum at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. Here are the top lessons learned from that class: Part 1: Ten Steps to a Federal Job I introduced the Tough Love concept about using the USAJOBS Builder in this class. I have looked…