By Kathryn Troutman, Federal Career Coach™ President, Resume Place October 25, 2018 Time to update your USAJOBS Profile! When USAJOBS was down for four days last week Oct. 5 to 8, 2018, the programmers and web designers were busy updating the PROFILE section of USAJOBS. Go to your USAJOBS Profile and update your information. Take…
By Kathryn Troutman, Federal Resume and USAJOBS Trainer Published September 25, 2017 Office of Personnel Management IT specialist programmers have been working overtime. About every week there are new colorful bars, widgets and dropdowns and announcement sections. I like most of it. But the HR specialists who work for the agencies can’t keep up with…
5 Secrets to the New USAJOBS Applicant Pages USAJOBS just got updated as of 8/20! You will see new colors (green, gray and black), new bold screens, flow and even new language, i.e., Unique Hiring Paths, Advancing, Paused, Stopped, Unknown Results + No More Dropdowns! I like the changes and the new language! And I…
Identifying Keywords in “Specialized Experience” It’s essential to tailor your application to each SPECIFIC ANNOUNCEMENT. Although certain Civil Service language is generic, every agency has its own catchwords and phrases. Remember that jobs within the same series may have different skill sets or required experience from one agency to the next. WRITE YOUR…