Mike Causey Send-Off

October 10, 2022, Kathryn Troutman, Publisher, President, Resume Place, Inc. A Send-Off to an Ally of Federal Workers – Journalist Mike Causey Potomac, MD ‒ October 10, 2022. Federal employees lost a long-time ally on Monday, September 26 – a wonderful man named Mike Causey. Mike had penned the Washington Post’s column on Federal workers…

USAJOBS Remote Jobs Option

Kathryn Troutman, Publisher, President, Resume Place, Inc. Would You Like a Secure, Remote Job with the U.S. Government? Uncle Sam is offering remote employment across many different professions. You can work from home anywhere in the USA, quit the commute, and receive the amazing benefits given other Federal employees. Baltimore, MD – August 31, 2022…

Federal Resume Guidebook Tops in USA

Kathryn Troutman, Publisher, President, Resume Place, Inc. Baltimore, MD, June 15, 2022 Federal Resume Guidebook Tops Charts as #1 Resume Book in USA! Kathryn Troutman’s award-winning guide explains how to write the special type of resume required by the Federal government Baltimore, MD; June 15, 2022 | This week author Kathryn Troutman received some great…

Difference Between Contractor IT Specialist Resume and Federal Resume

The Government is Hiring IT Specialists   Requests for Information Technology Federal Resume Help has never been more popular. Yesterday alone, I received requests from ten IT specialists (cyber, networking, systems Admin, Customer support, policy – all specializations). Government contractors are ending IT specialist contract and services – with lessened budget, new policies and uncertain…

Where The Federal Jobs Are – Department of Homeland Security

“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 – Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

“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…

The functional resume is dead

The Functional Resume is DEAD!

The functional resume was created back in the 1980s. It was a good format, creative, and featured the best skills offered by the applicant. The functional resume was popular until about 2008 when competition became worse than ever. Then, the HR recruiters stopped reading resumes full of chatty, wordy, profuse, adjective-driven sentences that said nothing specific.…