Welcome!

Welcome, Federal Resume, KSA, ECQ and NSPS self-asssessment writers,

I’m teaching the American Public to write Federal Resumes and KSAs now! I’m thrilled to have my first blog where I can write to you and you can write to me — and everyone — about what’s new with federal job search!

Because of the dire job situation, and the HIRING in government, I have started teaching “open enrollment” Ten Steps to a Federal Job courses – Federal Resume & KSA Writing in a computer room. Jobseekers bring their resume on a thumbdrive and dive into the resume with NEW FEDERAL JOB KEYWORDS! The classes are open to the public – and many people who are attending are out of work, or almost out of work. We are spending a day talking about what job they would qualify for in government … then we dive into the announcements, keywords and resume matching. The first class filled up registrations in a day!

It is a challenging class because every person has a differnet career direction, but I go around the room and ask people what job they are seeking and if they know their potential federal job title. If not, we figure it out, and go straight to USAJOBS.gov and begin to research jobs. In the last class EVERYONE in the room had a target job title and grade. And EVERYONE FOUND AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT WAS GOOD FOR THEIR SEARCH!!!

Please share your federal job search, federal resume writing and KSA writing challenges and success stores in this blog.

Thanks, Kathryn Troutman, Federal Career Coach, Author and Speaker

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