The following Top Ten Tips are based on the most frequent errors made by military when writing their federal resume and selecting federal careers—from Author, Instructor, and Federal Resume Guru, Kathryn Troutman. Resume format – Write a reverse chronological resume focusing on experience for the last ten years. Be sure to include specific facts for each…
DO YOU HAVE A 5-PAGE SES RESUME? There are two Senior Executive Service Career Development Programs (SES CDP) posted now on USAJOBS. US Secret Service – Closes June 30 US Department of Interior – Closes June 23 The application requires only the 5-page SES resume! Learn how to write this all-inclusive 5-page SES resume with the help of the…
The Federal Resume is not the same as a Private Industry Resume. Beware of the many differences between the two formats. The most important is length. The typical private industry resume is two pages. And the average federal resume is 4 pages for a veteran. The federal human resources specialists need more information to score…
By Kathryn Troutman and Diane Hudson, Authors, The New SES Application Seventeen tips may seem like a lot for writing your Senior Executive Service (SES) Candidate Development Program (CDP) resume, Executive Core Qualification (ECQs) statements, and Technical Qualifications (TQs). However, this application package is a lengthy, specific, and detailed. The more tips you can gather…
Applying to federal jobs can be frustrating. If you’re racking your brain about why you’re not getting referred, Best Qualified, or interviewed for federal jobs, it’s time to rethink your resume. In fact, there are 18 reasons why your federal resume could be to blame for your frustrating job search. We’ve found that resume problems…
Logistics Management Specialist, GS-0346, is a popular position for military jobseekers. To find these positions, you can just go to www.usajobs.gov and type “Logistics Specialist”. I found 149 positions with this job title yesterday. These positions are located all over the world. You can narrow your search to the city and state where you would…
Congratulations on finishing the Fall 2014 semester! Everyone here at The Resume Place remembers the feelings of exhaustion and triumph that accompany the end of a semester in college. We hope you can take some time to sleep, consume real food, and decompress with friends and family; you deserve it. When you come out of…
Upward Career Mobility A “Career Ladder” position is a federal job that allows you to MOVE UP THE LADDER. For example, you may be hired as a GS-5, but if the position has promotion potential to GS-11, then you could move up from GS-5 to GS-11 in as little as THREE YEARS! We found one…
The deadlines on vacancy announcements are getting shorter and shorter. I was quoted in this Baltimore Sun article about the new shorter-than-ever USAJOBS announcement deadlines and low application limits. From the article: “Troutman, whose firm offers federal job coaching and resume-writing services, reviewed the federal government’s online job portal and found applicant limits ranging from…
The July jobs report from the Department of Labor was a little bit of a letdown after strong jobs growth in June. More encouraging to exiting military in particular is a wave of hiring of vets by the feds. However, the federal application process itself remains daunting and off-putting. A certification in federal jobs coaching…