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Kathryn Troutman is the founder and president of The Resume Place, Inc.
the leading federal job search consulting firm in the world –
yes, the world! Federal jobs are located all over the world and she is
helping military personnel and contractors return to jobs from Iraq and
Afghanistan. Kathryn is the pioneering designer of the Federal Resume,
as opposed to a private industry resume – which is very
different. She wrote the first book on the topic, the Federal Resume
Guidebook, which is in it’s 4th edition now. She is the
producer of www.resume-place.com – a website where you can
find help with a federal resume and federal job search.
EXAMPLE QUESTIONS FOR RADIO INTERVIEWERS TO ASK KATHRYN:
Kathryn, what’s the most frequent question or comment that
you receive from a first-time, private industry federal jobseeker?
How many Federal jobs are open right now in the Dallas-Ft. Worth Area
of Texas? (answer: 1627 with no military preference; 5286
with military preference)
What are the 5 biggest differences between a private industry resume
and a federal resume?
1. Length
2. Sentence length
3. Descriptive words
4. Recent and relevant only
5. Keywords / language
What are 5 similarities between a private industry resume and a federal
resume?
So, what’s more important in a federal resume, the
“duties” of a job, or the accomplishments that you
received.
Are federal resumes read by a computer? I’ve heard that the
systems “read” keywords and that’s all
that matters.
Do you have to have a security clearance already before you can apply
to a federal job?
Do you have to be in the military to get a federal job on a military
base?
Does a person have to know someone to actually get recognized in a
stack of resumes for a federal job?
I’ve heard of KSAs, what is that?
Are resumes submitted into a resume builder for federal jobs, or does a
person email, or mail, or what?
Where do you find the job listings for federal jobs?
Are the jobs in government really permanent?
What’s the hardest part of applying for a federal job?
And why does the government make it so difficult to apply for a federal
job?
Is there one place to go to find a federal job?
What’s the average length of a federal resume, vs. a private
industry resume?
Can a person get a federal job without a college degree?
What if I’ve never worked in the government, can I apply?
How do I know what job I am qualified for? Where do I start?
What’s 5 of the best reasons why a person should apply for a
federal job?
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