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(BALTIMORE, MD - October 10, 2003) - With her first Federal Resume Guidebook in 1995, government career expert Kathryn Kraemer Troutman broke new ground. In that initial edition, Troutman introduced her original and effective federal resume format, responding to V.P. Al Gore’s move to approve resumes for government job applications. And by 1999, when her second edition was published, many agencies had embraced Troutman’s federal resume style, though this market was still transitioning from the cumbersome 171 form. Now her 100% rewritten third edition (430 pp., 8-1/2 x 11, ISBN 1-56370-925-2, $21.95, JIST Publishers) enters a government job market in which her approach to the federal resume has become the golden standard.
Applying for a federal job is a game,” observes Troutman, who has 30+ years of experience in this employment market. “Standing out through your federal resume is a critical part of that game. The competition is stiff, but the jobs are there. Over 17,000 federal jobs are posted daily.”
With all the reorganization in government today, such a guide would fall short if it didn’t address surviving in this work environment during turbulent times. Well, the author covers this point thoroughly. Her advice to current federal employees is to “be proactive,” researching possible moves before their current position is in question. “You can land on your feet in government, but you’ve got to be thinking ahead today,” the author states.
And in a down economy, even a federal government in transition offers job openings not available elsewhere. At her resume business in Baltimore, Troutman has seen a dramatic increase in the number of private sector people applying for government positions. She recommends that jobseekers new to the federal employment scene pick up her award-winning book Ten Steps to a Federal Job-. The Ten Steps title will get them acquainted with this unique marketplace. The new Federal Resume Guidebook would then be the resource for these jobseekers to turn to for further details on writing the unique-style federal resume.
With over 400 pages, the updated third edition is packed with details on creating a federal resume that gets noticed. The book emphasizes the idea that there is more than one way to position yourself as a federal jobseeker. For example, Chapter 1 looks at the most common objectives a federal employee might have when considering applying for a new position. Is it time for a career change? Want to make a lateral move from one federal agency to another? Are you seeking a new type of job based on education or training you’ve just completed? Are you going back to government after being away? Whatever fits, Troutman covers it all in her just released guidebook.
The author’s attention to important resume details also shines brightly through in the new chapters on specific federal job categories. These positions include Senior Executives, Information Technology Professionals, Human Resource Staffers, Tradespeople, Scientific and Technical Professionals, Contract Specialists, Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Contracting Specialists, and Program/Management Analysts. For each type of job, Troutman delivers savvy strategies for constructing the resume. Current federal employees will also find smart tactics in these chapters for achieving advancement.
In addition to the excellent details and samples for federal resumes, Troutman’s guidebook also offers an enlightening chapter on KSAs—those Knowledge, Skills and Abilities statements so crucial to applying for government positions. Electronic resumes get their own chapter too.
Both current government employees and newcomers can speed up the process of creating federal resumes by turning to a second tool—Troutman’s new CD-ROM featuring 30 great-looking resume templates/samples and 25 KSAs. Going online, a jobseeker is able to download the templates/samples within an hour of making an order. Applicants may either type over the templates or use them as more samples. Using the CD-ROM, paper or electronic resumes can be written in as little as three hours. Visit www.resume-place.com for further info.
Still some find the guidebook to be effective on its own. Such was the case of a man who wrote to Kathryn Troutman to thank her for the resume guidebook after landing “the job of his dreams.” Not having time to get professional help, the man simply followed the advice Troutman offered in her resume book. Using the resulting resume, he was hired for a carpenter job at Kings Canyon in California’s beautiful Sierra Nevada Mountains. The man wrote that he planned to retire there later.
“These instructions work,” notes Troutman smiling. “By simply following the advice and samples in my book, he landed that great job.”
Troutman’s Federal Resume Guidebook is available though www.jist.com and Amazon.com. The FedRes CD-ROM is available for $29.95 from www.resume-place.com. Discounts on combined book and CD-ROM orders are also available through the Resume Place website or office. For further information, to make an order, or to interview Kathryn Troutman, contact Sarah Bluzucki at The Resume Place via phone [(410) 744-4324] or e-mail [sarah@resume-place.com].
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