By Kathryn Troutman President, The Resume Place, Inc. and Ten Steps to a Federal Job Certification Program Director March 6, (updated March 12) 2018 TYPICAL FEDERAL AGENCIES FOR VETERANS! BUT THERE’S MORE! Tell me, when you think of military folks retiring or separating and taking their skills to a job in government, what federal organizations…
By Kathryn Troutman President, The Resume Place, Inc. & Federal Career Coach™ Director, Ten Steps to a Federal Job® Certification Program February 20, 2018 Like so many presidents before him, Donald Trump has promised to streamline government, in part by trimming the federal workforce. But there are good reasons to believe that Uncle Sam will…
VA Expedites Hiring for Occupations with ‘Severe Shortage of Candidates’ By Kathryn Troutman President, The Resume Place, Inc. and Ten Steps to a Federal Job Certification Program Director January 24, 2018 The Department of Veterans Affairs is looking for a few good professionals. This recent article from Government Executive Magazine describes the Expedited Hiring Authority…
How to Get In On the Hiring Free-For-All for Border Patrol Agents By Kathryn Troutman, RP President The Resume Place, Inc., and Creator and Program Director, Ten Steps to a Federal Job Certification Program Published August 1, 2017 Uncle Sam is looking for a few good Border Patrol Agents – 5,000 of them, in fact.…
5 Quick Tips for a 5-page Resume-Based SES Application By Nicole Schultheis, JD, Senior SES Writer / Consultant Resume Place, Inc. June 3, 2024 Nicole Schulthies’ Top Five Tips for your 5-Page Resume-Based SES ECQ Application ONE. Use clear, simple, and direct language. Use first person implied, steer clear of jargon, and replace buzz words…
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…
“WHERE THE FEDERAL JOBS ARE” FEDERAL AGENCY SERIES PART 3 – WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS) Website: http://www.dhs.gov/ Secretary: Jeh Johnson (2013 – present) Headquarters: DHS is located in a number of facilities throughout Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia. Certain DHS components also maintain Regional, Field…
“WHERE THE FEDERAL JOBS ARE” FEDERAL AGENCY SERIES PART 2 – WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT The DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (VA) Website: http://www.va.gov/ Secretary: Robert A. McDonald (2014 – present) Headquarters: VA’s Central Offices are located in Washington, D.C. The Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), and National Cemetery…