Let's assume you've decided the time is right for a change and have determined you may qualify for a different
federal occupational series.
This consultation will cover your strategies to get promoted to the next grade level, to
change occupational series, or to change agencies.
Even without a current resume, we can certainly help you translate your military (and previous) experience into a federal resume targeted toward a
particular occupational series or job announcement.
Professional judgment is the secret sauce to many federal positions; especially mid and senior level jobs in many
popular occupational series.
For additional announcements and additional positions, we're are here to help you apply for a second job announcement or a
second occupational series.
These tips are based on federal resume writing classes taught at more than 30 federal agencies in 2011 with
varied occupational series specializations, missions, and grade levels.
Kathryn Troutman — President of Resume Place and Author of many books on federal resume writing — can coach you in writing your federal resume, analyzing problems with your federal resume, targeting a specific job announcement or
government occupational series.
Available topics include: Federal Pay,
OPM Occupational Series, Special Hiring Programs for Individual with Special Hiring Considerations, and USAJOBS Navigation and Vacancy Announcement Analysis.
This session is mandatory preparation for our federal resume writing service, in order to determine the
best occupational series for you, the grade level that is right for you, and how to match your background and resume to a job announcement.
Agencies and
occupational series included: Human Resources — National Institutes of Health (NIH); Grants Technical Specialists — NIH; Housing — Navy; Billeting / BQ — Navy, Norfolk; Maintenance — BLM; Library Specialists — Navy and NIH; IT — USACE.
Newly married and facing a Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) situation complete with an entirely undesirable «relocation», I made the leap in 2010 from a very narrow, technical,
specialized occupational series (0855 Electronics Engineer) to a slightly more general acquisition / business series with its own unique requirements and qualifications.
Strategy / Process: The writer reviewed all of the different «hats» the minister wore in his day - to - day duties and then translated them into specific skillsets that matched the program
analyst occupational series.
It is crucial for Veterans to understand their targeted federal
occupational series so they can properly update and target their resume using the outline format which has had proven success in strategically capturing work history and accomplishments.
CHART: Vacancy announcements were short, generic and used to collect resumes for
entire occupational series for the program or organization to consider.
I wrote the first (and only) book on how to write a Resumix resume for the Navy / USMC system, the Electronic Federal Resume Guidebook — filled with keywords for
many occupational series.
Years of experience in a given
federal occupational series can impart significant knowledge and skills, but it also can create process, procedural, and linguistic blinders.
Your PPP federal resume needs to demonstrate specialized skills in 2 or 3
occupational series for which you are qualified.
The Aviation Technical System Specialist occupation was established to provide
an occupational series that require an in - depth technical knowledge of National Airspace System (NAS) equipment, procedures, or safety interventions, including their interrelatedness and functions, in order to design, develop, modify, or evaluate the NAS.
Each case that you write will be carefully analyzed, developed and written for USAJOBS for a specific job announcement or
occupational series.
We will also talk about your target vacancy announcement or
occupational series, because this information is critical to writing an effective resume.
FEDERAL CAREER CONSULTANT AND ANALYST (30 %)-- In order to write competitive federal resumes, advise clients about federal jobs,
occupational series and federal hiring processes.
Since joining The Resume Place, John has worked with a wide range of clients including candidates for Senior Executive Service, military veterans, federal employees across
all occupational series, private sector job applicants, and students.
This book is a MUST for federal employees seeking a grade level promotion or
occupational series change.
How much does an expert federal resume writing and consulting (plus interview) cost for a USAJOBS Builder - compliant federal resume that is targeted toward a specific announcement or
occupational series and grade?
It must match the qualifications in the target announcement or
occupational series.
You can set up conditions on job location, job category,
occupational series, agency, keywords, job titles, and salary range that match your specifications.
It's best to focus each resume toward one or two
occupational series and even three series, which are closely related with functional or technical skills.
This occupational series is popular and he should be able to find these positions in every agency and every state.
Instead the counselors recommend searching by «
occupational series.»
Each resume should be named for
the occupational series the resume represents, i.e., Contract Specialist, Teacher, Background Investigator, Program Analyst, Park Ranger.
Review your keywords for each of
your occupational series targets.
Find the classification standard used by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for
your occupational series.