The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service processes the applications of about one million migrants to this country each year. Qualified job seekers who successfully navigate the federal application process will land a variety of challenging career positions with the agency this fiscal year. New Hires Needed to Process Those Immigrating and Seeking Asylum More than…
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…
Welcome to 2016! Maybe it’s time to start your federal job search, or maybe you have been job searching for awhile and need a new plan. Either way, it’s a good time to evaluate your federal resume to make sure you are on the right track. Answer the questions below to score your federal…
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…
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. Application Writing and Test Preparation for Administrative Law Judge Candidates Authors: Nicole…
By Diane Hudson, Co-Author, The New SES Application The C-C-A-R format stands for: CHALLENGE – CONTEXT – ACTIONS – RESULTS. The C-C-A-R format is required of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), and used by the Qualifications Review Board (QRB), when reviewing Executive Core Qualification statements (ECQs) for final SES selection. The C-C-A-R is also…
The job outlook for Information Technology (IT) professionals has never been better. Almost any jobs forecast you consult will show high growth in multiple IT-related fields. Some of the top disciplines noted in key career sites include: Software Developer, Computer Systems Analyst, Information Security Analyst, Web Developer, IT Manager, and IT Project Manager. Take a…
Insights and tips for ensuring your resume is on target! Job opportunities for financial professionals are abundant in the federal government. Why? Because financial professionals are essential to the operations of virtually every government agency. A recent search of the USA Jobs website for an Accounting (0510) position, one of many positions in the 0500…
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…