Our writing and coaching goal is to match your work experience and education to
a specific federal job announcement.
Our goal is to match your work experience and education to
a specific federal job announcement.
Not exact matches
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.
Because of the strong focus on addressing core elements of
specific vacancies or
job series, a
federal resume must include key details of the vacancy
announcement as required by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the agency posting the opening.
If you are trying to get into a government position for the first time, or change fields within the
federal government, look for those
job announcements that are more «generalist» and not requiring
specific skills and knowledge beyond your experience and education.
This sounds like common sense advice, yet everyday otherwise qualified
federal job seekers see their applications excluded from consideration, because they did not take the time to read the
announcement and follow its
specific instructions.Here are some of my favorite notices, with comments:
These are just a few examples of the many
specific instructions and notices that you will find in
federal job announcements.
Note that some application instructions are very
specific about how to respond to a posting, so be sure to read the
job announcement carefully and follow the instructions, particularly when applying for
federal jobs, to ensure you are providing the most effective resume format.
In addition, hard copy
federal resume format is dependent on
specific job announcements.
FEDERAL RESUME SERVICES: If you have identified a
specific job announcement, we are ready to write your resume according to
specific instructions, duties, and minimum qualifications found in the
job announcement.
Government resumes can vary in length from one to several pages of information written to target a
specific job announcement number on USAJobs.gov or other
federal positions in different sectors.
Federal Government Resume: When applying for employment with the federal government, your resume must be customized to match the specific requirements of each job announcement and contain certain knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA) before it is scanned by online databases such as U
Federal Government Resume: When applying for employment with the
federal government, your resume must be customized to match the specific requirements of each job announcement and contain certain knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA) before it is scanned by online databases such as U
federal government, your resume must be customized to match the
specific requirements of each
job announcement and contain certain knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA) before it is scanned by online databases such as USAJOBS.