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Success Story
1/25/2012
Jobseeker: Temp Federal to Permanent Federal
“THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good news….
I GOT THE JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you so very much for all of your hard work and dedication to my project. I appreciate you both so very much.
You helped change my life in so many ways and for that I am so very grateful.”
SR
SUCCESS IN THE WORLD OF SES!
“I’d like to thank Diane Hudson Burns for her assistance in helping develop my five page SES resume. This is a new approach in SES applications and capturing the key qualifications and competencies in sufficient detail is challenging in only five pages. Diane’s approach with providing preparation material to develop “stories” in the CCAR format (Challenge, Context, Action, and Result) made the exercise challenging and fun.
As a result of Diane’s support, my application qualified me for an interview, and by utilizing the CCAR format, I was prepared to present my competencies for the position in the manner the panel was looking for to score my responses, potentially better positioning me above others applicants who did not have the benefit of that approach.
Diane is professional, flexible and understands the SES hiring process is great detail. I would recommend Diane to anyone needing professional services in career coaching or related services.”
–M.C.
Writer/Coach: Diane Hudson Burns
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Jobs Analysis of President Obama’s State of the Union, 2012
Last night in his “Built To Last” State of the Union address, President Obama discussed many current and recommended initiatives which have the potential to create more jobs for Americans and to build on the success our country has had in generating more than 3 million jobs in the last 22 months. Kathryn Troutman—Author, Educator, Career Consultant, and President/Founder of The Resume Place, Inc.—offers her analysis of the President’s speech by identifying the specific recommendations and actions by the President that could benefit your job outlook.
Troutman views many of the Presidential initiatives as having a positive long-term impact on America’s job outlook and on job seekers through improved educational programs. For current job seekers, Troutman continues to encourage the following activities to support your job search:
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Avoid These 10 Common Pitfalls In Your Federal Resume in 2012
The 2011 Top Ten Common Pitfalls was the most popular article that I wrote for FedSmith last year, and the list is STILL applicable and worth a peek. For this year, I am bringing it back again, but I have added a whole new top 10 list, making a combined mega-list of 20 common pitfalls for writing the federal resume work experience section.
The new top 10 includes the most common problems we have seen in working with our clients this past year with writing a federal resume that will get an applicant Best Qualified, Referred, and Interviewed. 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.