"Student's Federal Career Guide, 2nd Ed " is an invaluable career and government job guide for students seeking public service positions with outstanding career opportunity, salary, benefits and advancement opportunities.
Applying for a federal job or promotion no longer requires a lengthy, lifeless form. Instead, applicants can emphasize their strengths, skills, and smarts in resumes that will hook hiring staff and make personal qualifications shine.
The Guide's New Organization jumps right in with step-by-step directions for writing an easy-to-follow, stand-out Federal Resume using the Troutman-designed Outline Format that OPM welcomes. It then addresses a wider range of Possible Goals of Jobseekers : Part 1: 9 Strategies for Writing a Successful (Outline Format) Resume ; Part 2: 10 Steps to Getting Promoted in Government ; Part 3: Federal Career Change Stories ; Part 4: Special Insights for Information Technology Specialists.
If you’ve got what it takes to be a civil servant for the federal government, it can be frustrating to apply to positions and never get an interview. You’re not alone: thousands of people apply to federal jobs without success, and many of them are experienced professionals just like you. The ones who get the jobs aren’t necessarily more qualified—they’ve just mastered the process. Corliss Jackson, formerly with the US Office of Personnel Management and the author of the Washington Post’s weekly federal jobs column, Corliss’s Corner, reveals the secrets you need to learn to: • master the federal application process; • qualify for federal jobs; • create your federal resume; • stand out in a sea of qualified candidates; • understand what’s needed for security clearances. The cobwebs clouding the federal hiring process can be difficult to clear, which is why you need someone with more than twenty years of experience in federal human resources to help show you the way. Break through the red, white, and blue tape that stands in between you and your federal dream job, and start Cracking the Federal Job Code.
Learn how to navigate the USAJOBS system and write a correct federal resume. Troutman shows military personnel and their spouses job search strategies to begin their search.
This book teaches students and recent graduates how to apply for US Federal Government career positions or internships with Pathways or unique internships with federal agencies. The federal resume is very different from the corporate and private sector resume. The application process with USAJOBS is complex and this is a step-by-step book to apply for a federal position. Step 1: Accomplishments; Step 2: Federal Student HIring; Step 3: Search for Jobs; Step 4: Vacancy Announcements and Keywords; Step 5: Basic Federal Resume; Step 6: Best Federal Resume Format; Step 7: Apply for Jobs on USAJOBS; Step 8: Interview; Step 9: Negotiate your Offer; Step 10: Become a Permanent Federal Employee