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…
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…
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…
Especially in these times, legions of American civilians feel called to join the battle against terrorism, international and domestic. For those so motivated, there are hundreds of federal agencies and departments offering jobs in many occupational fields that contribute to the United States’ vast counterterrorism efforts. Demand for skilled professionals is high and help is…
Being married to someone serving active duty presents many challenges, from making a home on a military base to moving many times, around the country or around the world. But if your family depends in part on your employment income, finding a new job each time your spouse gets a PCS order (permanent change of…
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…
Identifying Keywords in “Specialized Experience” It’s essential to tailor your application to each SPECIFIC ANNOUNCEMENT. Although certain Civil Service language is generic, every agency has its own catchwords and phrases. Remember that jobs within the same series may have different skill sets or required experience from one agency to the next. WRITE YOUR…