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title: "Congratulations!  You’ve Gotten Your Degree – Have You Considered A Federal Job?"
url: "https://resume-place.com/news/finding-job-after-graduation/"
description: "The New Graduate Federal Resume is much different than the typical two-page private sector resume."
site: "The Resume Place"
type: "article"
author: "Kathryn Troutman"
published: "2016-05-18"
updated: "2020-03-16"
---

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# Congratulations! You’ve Gotten Your Degree – Have You Considered A Federal Job?

By

Kathryn Troutman

May 18, 2016

2–3 minutes

**The government is hiring New Grads and Interns**! Many college students list the US government as one of their top targeted employers. Read about the [Best Places to Work in Government](http://bestplacestowork.org/BPTW/index.php).

**The New Graduate Federal Resume is much different than the typical two-page private sector resume.** Recent graduates need to learn about how to expand the resume to give more details about your education courses, papers, projects, technology, teamwork, presentations, writing, and MORE!

**A GREAT GRADUATION GIFT! GET THE BOOK! See 7 samples to help you get Best Qualified for a Pathways Internship or Recent Grad position.** Kathryn Troutman teaches classes at government agencies to current Pathways interns who are in the government and want to move UP.

Here are a few tips that you’ll need to know for your Federal job search and information that can be found in the [Student’s Federal Career Guide, 3rd Edition](http://www.fedjobtraining.com/books/students-federal-career-guide):

**Tip #1:** Learn how to search for [PATHWAYS](https://www.usajobs.gov/StudentsAndGrads)internships on [www.usajobs.gov](http://www.usajobs.gov)

**Tip #2:** Learn how to find the KEYWORDS for your federal resume.

**Tip #3:** Federal resumes must be longer (3 to 4 pages) and more detailed.

**Tip #4:** Draw on your student experience as well as academic activities and community service for your first resume.

**Tip #5:** Be sure you use your veteran’s preference if you have it.

**Tip #6**: Don’t wait to create a resume until you see an announcement.

**HELP YOUR NEW GRADUATE BEGIN A FEDERAL CAREER! The best graduation gift is the only book available on writing a competitive Internship and Recent Grad Federal Resume for US Government Jobs**

*Student’s Federal Career Guide*, 3rd Ed., Paul Binkley, Ph.D. and Kathryn Troutman

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