Contact: Kathryn Troutman or
Sarah Blazucki
(410) 744-4324

Announcing Class No. 3, Certified Federal Job Search Trainers (FJST)

Class No. 3, Certified Federal Job Search Trainers

Front Row, Left to right: David Raikow, Tresa Sullivan, Alice Brown, Kathryn Troutman, Valerie Cook, Naomi Curry, Kathy Starkson, Andrea Luke
2nd Row, left to right: Kimberly Connor, Rena Hardin, Marsha Hall, Elisha Isler (holding sign,) Steven Turner, Ann Ward, Christine DeGraw, Denise Brimmer-Collins

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Baltimore, MD--

(Baltimore, MD - May 27, 2003) - Transition Managers, DOL One-Stop Counselors, Navy Spouse Employment Assistance Program Managers, U.S. Air Force Transition Assistance Managers, University Career Centers, Workforce Non-Profits - all want to learn the Federal job process in order to help customers!

"Many of our students want to apply for Federal jobs, but they just don't know where to start. Kathryn's step-by-step program gives jobseekers a strategy to research jobs, understand the job process and learn about the correct Federal resume format." Andrea Luke, Associate Director, University of Maryland, CCEC, College Park, Maryland

INTRODUCING CLASS NO. 3, CERTIFIED FEDERAL JOB SEARCH TRAINERS
TEN STEPS TO A FEDERAL JOB
April 30, 31, May 1, 2003

Spouse Employment Assistance Program Managers, U.S. Navy:
Denise Brimmer-Collins, FFSC/Navy, Iceland
Christine De Graw, Millington, TN
Rena Hardin, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD
Naomi Curry, Subbase NLON/Navy, Connecticut
Kimberly Connor, Patuxent River, MD

U.S. Air Force TAP Managers:
Kathy Starkson, TAP Manager, Bolling AFB, Washington, DC
Valerie Cook, Career Consultant, Sheppard AFB, TX

Eden Jobs and State of Maryland Job Developers and Career Counselors:
Deborah Hasan, Early Intervention Specialist, DLLR/MD Job Service
Ann Ward, Job Service Specialist IV, DLLR/MD Job SVC
Steven Turner, Job Developer - Eden Jobs/EZ, Maryland
Elisha Isler, Career Counselor - Eden Jobs/EZ, MD
Alice Brown, Career Counselor, Eden Jobs/EZ, MD
Marshal Hall, Retention Specialist - Eden Jobs/EZ, MD

University of Maryland, University College, CCEC, Maryland
Andrea Luke, Associate Director

The Resume Place, Inc., Science Writer
David Raikow, Ph.D.

Non-Profit Workforce Consortium
Tresa Sullivan, Business Program Manager, WORC, Washington, DC

Career Counselors, Transition Managers and Job Developers are licensed and certified to use Kathryn Troutman's successful Ten Steps to a Federal Job Program in their career transition centers. The flexible job-search system can be taught in a ninety-minute orientation, one-day to two-day programs to help jobseekers find and apply successfully to Federal jobs.

In addition to train the trainer curriculum, the federal job information helps career counselors provide quality one-on-one counseling and advisement services for jobseekers, military personnel transitioning, spouses searching for civil service positions on military bases, and civil servants who attend training programs.

Federal Job Search Training programs will be announced in the Career Centers listed above within months to help jobseekers land high-quality, well-paying jobs. The Federal job search is a complex process, but Kathryn Troutman's Ten Steps makes the training and learning process more approachable and less intimidating.

EXPERT FEDERAL PERSONNEL GUEST SPEAKER: Career Counselors and Trainers are gaining excellent knowledge from Kathryn's 3-day program, including Federal Job Information and "How the Process Works" from Ligaya Fernandez, Project Manager, Merit Systems Protection Board in Washington, DC. Step No. 3, Learn the Federal Employment Process is thoroughly covered by Ligaya in a 90 minute interesting and graphically presented talk. Ligaya Fernandez just managed the publication of "Help Wanted, Federal Vacancy Announcement Improvements" available at www.mspb.gov under Special Reports.

Trainers are certified to utilize a colorful Ten Step PowerPoint presentation, handouts and trainer's curriculum to lead job searchers into a structured federal job search campaign.

Information about the Trainer's Certification program and dates for next courses taught by author and curriculum developer, Kathryn Troutman can be found at www.resume-place.com/workshops/index.html - go to Workshops and Certification Programs.

Ten Steps to a Federal Job, Trainer's Certification Program Information:
www.resume-place.com/workshops/index.html or www.mietp.org

Call (888) 480-8265 for paper colorful 12 page brochure on the Trainer's program plus upcoming dates and cost. Also information on training materials, books and resources utilized in the trainer's program.