Certified Federal Job Search Trainer® /
Certified Federal Career Coach®
Ten Steps to a Federal Job® Training Program
Waikiki, Honolulu, HI, Aug 19-21, 2024
Sept. 16, 2024 by Kathryn Troutman
Waikiki, Hawaii was a great place to train 32 employment specialists from the State of Hawaii Workforce Development Division (20 employment specialists), Work for Warriors Non-Profit, Andersen AFB – Guam, Nellis AFB Las Vegas, USCG Seattle, and Guam.
The Ten Steps Certification Program teaches employment specialists how to coach their clients, unemployed and under-employed civilians, veterans, disabled veterans, and military spouses, to create effective federal resumes for jobs in the Hawaiian Islands, Guam, Nellis, and USCG locations (Seattle and Guam). The Department of Defense is the biggest employer in Hawaii, aside from the hospitality industry, and many of these individuals are interested in federal jobs.
Kathryn Troutman taught Ten Steps to a Federal Job® to the class on Day One using the new Ten Steps to a Federal Job® Coach and Trainer’s Guide.
Here are the Top Lessons learned:
Day Two: Federal Resume Reviews, Creating Your First Resume, Student Ten Steps and the Stars are Lined Up for Military Spouses®
Check out the Top Lessons Learned, according to participants:
If the client’s resume is missing required information, like dates, city, state, rank, or duties – send the client to the USAJOBS resume builder to build the resume there. This way, all the compliance fields will be covered!
If the client’s resume has no specific keywords – or accomplishments – find a vacancy announcement that will show the keywords. Develop the content for the keywords FIRST, before coaching for accomplishments.
If your client truly has Superior Qualifications – encourage them to write the Superior Qualifications letter if they are offered the position. They could negotiate a higher step, accommodations, and/or student loan repayment.
The Outline Format Federal resume is the best way to incorporate ALL CAPS KEYWORDS and accomplishments.
On Day 3: HR Day Charles Clark introduced Merit Principles, Veterans Preference, and the Federal hiring process.
The goal of the CFJST / CFCC program is to train trainers and coaches in the Ten Steps method to review client resumes and advise clients regarding best practices for writing a correct and competitive Federal resume. Learn how to teach the Ten Steps program to classes virtually or in person. And to help their clients be Eligible, Best Qualified, Referred, Interviewed, and SELECTED for a Federal job.
The Certified Federal Job Search Trainer® / Certified Federal Career Coach® program was founded in 2002. This is a popular train-the-trainer program to teach jobseekers the best way to write a federal resume and apply for federal jobs. Read more here.
Ten Step Certification Dates and Rates
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If you are an employment specialist or career counselor, you would like our Certified Federal Job Search Trainer® / Certified Federal Career Coach® program.
We teach our Ten Steps to a Federal Job® trainers and coaches on writing CCAR accomplishments for Federal Resume Writing, Interview Preparation and Annual Self-Assessments.
Information about the CFJST / CFCC program is here.
