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Six thousands anxious job seekers attended the Federal Job Fair sponsored by the Partnership for Public Service. I hope they brought their FEDERAL RESUME.
Here at The Resume Place, Inc. we help job seekers with their federal resumes, KSAs and applications. If you are one of those determined federal job seekers, please know that the PRIVATE INDUSTRY RESUME IS NOT THE SAME AS A FEDERAL RESUME. Please consider professional writing services, so you can get Referred to a Supervisor and get Hired! The federal resume needs to be Very specific to a certain position.
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Here are a few of our most helpful tips for your federal resume for your USAJOBS account:
Tips for Federal Resume Writers
LENGTH: The Private Industry resume is usually 1 or 2 pages. The Federal Resume is usually 3-5 pages because of the extra descriptions that the Federal HR Specialists want to read about your qualifications.
Formatting for USAJOBS: Outline Format – small paragraphs with ALL CAPS HEADINGS. Easy to copy and paste into the online builders.
USE SOME ALL CAPS: The ALL CAP headings are also KEYWORDS, which come from the Duties section of the announcement.
WORK EXPERIENCE: The Work Experience section is the MOST important section of the resume.
QUALIFICATIONS: The Federal vacancy announcement section called QUALIFICATIONS is very important. Usually there is a section that states that “you must have 52 weeks experience equal to this positionâ€. Make sure this one year experience stands out in your resume.
SSN: Personal information: You WILL have to submit your Social Security Number into the USAJOBS builder. It is secure.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Be sure to add at least 2 accomplishments after you write your Duties for your last 2 jobs! This will help the supervisor see how outstanding you are.
OUTLINE FORMAT: You can see a sample of the Outline Format here. This format is approved of by human resources specialists and supervisors throughout the government. It is easy to read.
These tips are published in Ten Steps to a Federal Job, 2nd Edition.
Dear Kathryn,
Although I was not one of those who attended the Federal Job Fair sponsored by the Partnership for Public Service, I am one of the many Americans currently seeking employment with the Federal Government. One could write a book about how completely different this process is from it’s private industry counterpart and you have done just that.
I’m afraid that without your informed instruction many of these individual efforts are doomed to frustration and failure. As someone currently involved in this labyrinthian quest, my sympathies go out to all who might be hoping for success in their endeavors without proper guidance or background in the intricacies and differences in their government presentation of their skills and abilities.
Good luck to you all,
Rod Frantz
Washington, DC