Aug 12, 2025, Catonsville, MD
Kathryn Troutman, Founder, Senior Instructor
Certified Federal Job Search Trainer® / Certified Federal Career Coach® /
Ten Steps to a New Career® for 2025
What’s New?
The Stars Are Lined Up For Military Spouses® is an all-new book and curriculum for 2025. This new text covers:
Part 1: Seven Hiring Authorities for US and Overseas!
Part 2: Writing a Best Qualified Federal Resume
Take a one-hour webinar on this course: June 3, 2025, 7 to 8 pm ET
PLUS get a free copy of the STARS book mailed to you!
CFJST / CFCC program, here’s what’s new:
Transforming Your Federal Resume into the Private Industry New book and new curriculum
New Stars are Lined Up for Military Spouses, 3rd Ed.
90% New Content and Samples
Ten Steps to a Federal Job® – Updated
Jobseeker’s Guide, 9th Edition –
We added a few Private Industry Resume slides
There is more competition than ever for ALL jobs.
Register now for 2025 Virtual classes
and one Live class in Honolulu, HI
Plan your Dates now! Next Class:
Virtual – Session 4: July 10 to August 1, 2025 – Five 3.5-hour classes
Session 4: Thursdays, 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm ET – 7/10, 7/17, 7/24, 7/31
HR DAY – Half Day – Friday, Aug 1, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm ET
Trusted Federal Resume Writing, Training, and Publishing Services for 30+ years.
TWO GREAT BOOK REVIEWS:
The Stars Are Lined Up for Military Spouses is proof that military spouses don’t have to settle for jobs because they don’t understand how to highlight their past experiences. This is such an important tool to combat the 21% unemployment rate. We get told all the time that volunteering is a way to build our skills, and while it has helped many spouses, it’s not always straightforward when it comes to marketing those experiences as “professional skill sets”. The examples in the guidebook will continue to help so many spouses acknowledge the tools they have developed in this lifestyle.
The Stars are Lined Up for Military Spouses should be required reading for all military spouses looking for a federal job. The information on the three Hiring Authorities and the Four Preference Options alone is worth the cost of the book. I will be using this book, and the accompanying slides, to assist military spouses in gaining federal employment. Once again, Ms. Troutman has outdone herself. Thank you!