COMING HOME FROM YOUR VOLUNTEER DEPLOYMENT TO THE MIDDLE EAST: LET THE RESUME PLACE HELP YOU FIND YOUR NEW STATESIDE OPPORTUNITY By Kathryn Troutman, RP President and Ellen Lazarus, J.D., CFJST/ CFCC The Department of Defense (DOD) relies on a mix of volunteer federal civilian employees (from DOD civilian and other federal agency civilian workforces)…
Feds Are Taking Applications for Military-to-Defense Transitioners Posted by Kathryn Troutman, President, www.resume-place.com April 17, 2017 When is a hiring freeze not a hiring freeze? When you’re applying to one of the few federal departments such as Defense that President Trump wants to grow. Or when the president lifts the hiring freeze, as he did…
From the Introduction by Paulina Chen to the Jobseeker’s Guide 8th Edition This book actually works, and I am not just saying that because I worked on this book. I have helped design and edit many of the previous editions of the Jobseeker’s Guide, but this time was different. This time, I actually applied for…
Hiring Freeze Exemption: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Plans to Make Over 10,000 Hires Based on Executive Orders from Jan 25-28, 2017 Yes the federal government is in a hiring freeze, but there will be a total of 15,000 jobs opening up with DHS! With President Trump’s recent Executive Orders, the Immigration and Customs…
Hiring! 5,000+ Customs and Border Protection Officer Jobs U.S. Customs and Border Protection Begin your federal career as a Customs and Border Protection Officer and Border Patrol Agent! Add the correct keywords to your federal resume! President Trump signed an Executive Order on Jan 25, 2017 to begin building The Wall and hire 5,000 (up…
In 1996, I met Faith Skordinski, Ed.D., right after I published the first edition of the Federal Resume Guidebook. Vice President Gore had just “eliminated” the SF-171 with his Reinvention Government Movement. He said, “…the government should accept a resume, like the rest of the world.” Faith was a training coordinator for the Department of…
Making tabloids and mainstream news a few years ago, a group of Japanese tourists boneheadedly elevated the wisdom of their in-car GPS above their own and followed its directions right into the Pacific Ocean. They ultimately emerged unscathed, but their rented Hyundai and their pride will remain forever waterlogged. Judgment is what they lacked -…
Let’s assume you’ve decided the time is right for a change and have determined you may qualify for a different federal occupational series. You’re tired of your current job’s winter doldrums and wish to move to a warmer career climate. Congratulations on the successful soul-searching and necessary research/consultation. Now it is time to set your plan in motion…
Kathryn Troutman, known as the Federal Resume Guru, was prepared for a large auditorium presentation of Ten Steps to a Federal Job® on Monday October 16th. The Nehelani Convention Center was filled, and the transitioning veterans were very interested in the Ten Steps to one of the best careers in America—a Civil Service Career. The…
The Candidate Development Program Overview Applying for Candidate Development Programs (CDP) may require different resume types and application procedures. As with any federal job announcement, candidates need to carefully read the entire announcement to properly prepare a resume package and any narratives, questionnaires, or other requirements (transcripts, most recent performance evaluation, references, other) to prevent…
