Potomac, Maryland, January. 2, 2023
Kathryn Troutman, Founder and President of Resume Place, Inc.
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Top tips for writing your federal resume in 2024:
- A maximum of five pages is being recommended more and more for federal resumes.
- Be sure to match your resume to the specialized experience section of the announcement.
- Add specific accomplishments to demonstrate your skills and show your value as an employee. Include results.
- Make sure you add month/year to month/year and hours per week for each job.
- Emphasize the work experience that is most relevant to the position, even if it does not come from your most recent jobs.
- Include your relevant volunteer positions as job blocks with month/year to month/year and hours per week. Get credit for those skills that match your target job.
- Make sure your resume clearly supports the answers in the questionnaire.
- Make sure your accomplishments stand out, identified by a bullet. Do not blend your accomplishments with your duties.
- Proofread and spellcheck carefully. Your resume is your first impression.
- Remember that a human HR person is reading your resume, not an automated system.
- Use Times New Roman font and 12-point type, as required by the Plain Language act of 2010.
3 Bonus Tips:
- The HR Specialist who is reading your resume will not INFER any information. It must be written clearly in your resume.
- I recommend a separate TECHNICAL SKILLS section in your resume to summarize your computer, database, research, and technical skills.
- Use the OUTLINE FORMAT federal resume, which features IMPORTANT TECHNICAL SKILLS in ALL CAPS in the narratives of your duties and accomplishments.
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