| For first-time federal applicants, people returning to government, and current federal employees who want to apply for a promotion or to transfer to a new agency.
Slash the red tape and access thousands of jobs vital to running our country!
Also, career counselors! Learn how to help your clients navigate the convoluted federal application process. |
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TEN STEPS TO A FEDERAL JOB
by Kathryn Troutman
 The government is hiring, for homeland security jobs and more! But if you want to be successful in landing a federal job, you need to understand the government's unique and complex application process. In this complete guide, Troutman shares the expertise that has enabled her to help many others just like you go on to new and rewarding jobs in federal service.
Applying for federal employment is different than in private industry. This new guide shows you how to succeed by breaking the government's intricate process down into 10 simple steps. Both first-time applicants and those already within government will find something new here, as application processes change over time. Ten Steps is simply the most up-to-date book on federal employment available today!
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- Recognized as One of the Top 15 Best Careers Books of the Year based on Amazon.com Book Sales, American Library Association Magazine, April 2004
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- Best Careers Book of the Year, Publisher's Marketing Assocation, 2003
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- Bronze Medal for Best Careers Book of the Year, ForeWord Magazine, 2003
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Written for all job levels and categories, with salaries ranging to $140,000, this positive guide will show you how to:
- Identify the job titles that match your skills and goals.
- Find the announcements for the jobs you want and analyze them effectively.· Craft a federal-style resume that will not only receive a stamp of approval from hiring officials, but also make your qualifications stand out from the flurry of other applicants.
- Master the art of creating an electronic resume, which 60% of Federal jobs now require.
- Interpret the cryptic language of the federal hiring process and work with such concepts as "keywords," "KSAs" and "core competencies."
- Tackle job search-related phone conversations and interviews with confidence through preparation.
- Follow up and work the process with both persistence and patience because you understand what it takes to get hired in the federal marketplace!
Ten Steps to a Federal Job is a "must have" for any job seeker looking for federal employment. Let Troutman's latest guidebook walk you through every step of the application process and into a rewarding job in federal service.
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Special features:
Includes a bonus CD ROM with 20 federal resume templates you can write over with your own work history. Also, 32 additional examples are provided within the pages of Ten Steps to a Federal Job.
Pages: 300
ISBN: 0-9647025-3-3
Website Price: $38.95
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"She's got the process down to a science, and gives job hunters the tips and formats needed to present themselves in the best light possible."
Paul Light,
BrookingsInstitution |
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| "Now that Americans want to serve their country more than ever, Kathryn has greased the tracks for anyone wanting to transition from the private sector into a rewarding government job." |
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"Thanks for your books.....I am reading them and learning a lot about federal jobs. You did a great job in making a complicated system comprehensible."
Carolyn Kalil
MA, CWDP, JCTC |
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