By Diane Hudson, CPCC, CFJST, CFCC and Kathryn Troutman, President, Resume Place August 21, 2018 If you are a GS-15 or GS-14 and interested in pursuing a career in the Senior Executive Service (SES), there is good news – there are three Candidate Development Program (CDP) job announcements currently open: Department of Veterans Affairs, Assistant…
Here’s a look back at the most popular Federal Resume Columns by Resume Place according to Google Analytics! By Kathryn Troutman, President, Resume Place, Inc. January 10, 2018 Avoid These 10 Common Pitfalls in Your Resume in 2012 The new top 10 includes the most common problems we have seen in working with our clients…
Originally written by Kathryn Troutman July 4th, 2010 from Baltimore, MD Kathryn is a frequent visitor of Ft. McHenry, her Favorite National Park. The Star Spangled Banner KSA is her favorite KSA ! Reposted July 1st, 2017 In keeping with our annual Independence Day tradition, we are celebrating the Fourth of July by bringing back…
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…
Reposted from June, 2012 Can your spirits be raised to write a better resume by thinking about the morning that Francis Scott Key wrote the poem “Defence of Ft. McHenry” that became the National Anthem? (Mr. Key’s accomplishment would make a great KSA for Ability to Write!) Read his “Star Spangled” KSA » On September…
Leaving a military career after 5, 10, or 20 years is traumatic. The career transition out of military is difficult no matter what your rank. The good news is that the federal government is basically just “the other side of the desk.†You’re going to take the “hands-on†skills…
Long KSA narratives may be on the way out, but this KSA written by Kathryn Troutman is a Fourth of July classic! This KSA features the Context, Challenge, Action, Results (CCAR) format preferred by federal human resources specialists. See our free KSA CCAR Builder to create your KSAs in the CCAR format. Read the original…
Celebration Time! Nov. 1st, 2010 was Federal Hiring Reform Day. The Resume Place Certified Federal Resume Writers and clients are celebrating the end of the Long Narrative KSAs as part of the federal application for US government jobs with a Bye Bye KSAs cake! We are all happy to say goodbye to KSA narratives. Many…
John Berry, Director of the Office of Personnel Management, is planning to eliminate the Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) essays during his term in order to make federal applications less cumbersome. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/031610p1.htm Even so, it is still important to demonstrate in your federal job application that you have the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to…