One-Stop Federal Job Search Career Center
The Resume Place is the only Federal job search service where you can get expert answers to federal employment questions concerning: specific agency processes and application requirements; individual agency "how to apply" questions; analysis and consultation on best positions and announcements to match your background; and an overview of the Federal hiring process. The government is hiring - more than 250,000 jobs in the next two years, But the process of getting hired is complex. We can help you apply successfully to gain more interviews and "best qualified" ratings.
Our Consultation service will help you:
- Get dependable, accurate answers regarding your specific Federal employment questions
- Create a Federal job search strategy that you can follow
- Get a detailed analysis and critique on all your Federal application materials. Do it right the first time!
- Lessen your frustration of "not knowing" what you are doing with the entire application process
- Receive coaching throughout your Federal job search campaign.
- Prepare for interviews by discussing agency mission, your relevant accomplishments and how the agency core services match your skills and experience.
Federal Job Process Insight, not just Resume Writing Help:
WE CAN BE YOUR FEDERAL JOB COACH: More and more we are asked to consult with Federal jobseekers regarding their application process, not just provide writing services. Save time, money and frustration by getting one-on-one project reviews to support a successful Federal job search. We can help you begin, start over or improve your job search strategy. The process of applying for Federal jobs is so complex, that jobseekers have many questions.
Federal Job Search Consulting is an ideal service for:
First-time Federal Jobseekers. Get answers to your questions concerning:
- Federal jobs for which you would best qualify
- Grade level and salary that would be appropriate for you
- How to apply correctly the first time (instead of wasting months of applying with an incorrect Federal resume format)
- How to target the correct jobs and feature the most relevant skills
- How to best "get in" successfully - what jobs, salaries, agencies
- Vacancy announcement interpretation
- How to research agency services and mission and gain insight for better matching of skills and interests
- Orientation on the best application format for various agencies
- How to find the jobs and understand the announcements
- How to get started with writing the best possible package
- Critiques and reviews of current resumes, Federal resumes and KSA drafts
- How to use Resume Place services the best - writing, editing, books, etc.
- Which books, Federal resume templates, samples are best for writing the most competitive Federal package
Federal jobseekers who have not been successful. We can do the following:
- Review your past application packages and announcements
- Determine what is wrong with your application and announcement selection
- Review your occupational series, grade and agency selections
- Review what's happened so far in your job applications
- Come up with a new resume or application approach that will be more successful
Current Federal employees who are seeking a promotion, career change or strategies to survive in a government job. Federal employees who are faced with competition and reorganization need to write a resume to stay employed, move agencies, change occupational series, or other Federal job survival situation.
- Discuss your objectives and work situation
- Develop a strategy to stay in government for the years until retirement
- Develop a strategy to make your career or job change through a better resume, training, details, special assignments, or other creative technique to gain specialized skills
- Discover agencies, military bases that would be appropriate to target
- Review your past applications
- Review and discuss the best announcements
- Strategize on the best examples and accomplishments for KSA writing and interview discussions
- Recommend training, assignments or networking to support career change opportunities
- Answer questions about application processes
- Critique existing materials
- Review position descriptions and rewrite position descriptions
- Prepare and practice for interviews, networking and personal marketing - very important
Consultation Fees: $300 per hour
WHAT TO DO NEXT:
- Fill out our Consultation Questionnaire. Attach your resume, announcement and other documents in the Questionnaire form. You can use the "Other Information" space to describe your objective for the consultation.
- We will write back or contact you within a working day with your federal job search consultant for a telephone (if you are in the US) or email interview.
