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| Volume Number 4 - Issue Number 4 - May 15, 2006 |
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NEWSLETTER CONTENTS
FEATURE ARTICLE BY KATHRYN TROUTMAN HOW TO APPLY LESSON - QuickHire “FAILURE TO PROVIDE A COMPLETE APPLICATION PACKAGE MAY RESULT IN NOT RECEIVING CONSIDERATION FOR THIS POSITION.” Can’t find the Questions? Hello Federal Jobseekers, This week I have met 3 people who have lost consideration for Federal jobs because they did not apply correctly. So, I am going to begin a series of “how to apply” lessons for certain positions. These lessons will apply to other positions and agencies using the same systems. This week’s lesson is the IRS Career Connector system, which is a QuickHire system. The Quickhire on-line application system is recognized because of the Resume plus Questions format. The problems that jobseekers have are:
We will study one sample announcement for IRS, which is an agency using QuickHire systems to recruit applicants and manage resumes. SAMPLE CASE STUDY – IRS POSITION, CAREER CONNECTOR SYSTEM, A QUICKHIRE APPLICATION 
Click Here to see the USAJOBS version of the IRS announcement. Click Here to see the IRS version of the announcement located at IRS’s Career Connector webpage. This is the critical announcement so we can read the “how to apply” instructions and begin to actually apply at this website. Go to: IRS’s Career Connector website to apply for this position: https://careerconnector.jobs.irs.gov/scripts/irs.exe JOBSEEKER STORY – CAN’T FIND THE QUESTIONS John, a private industry first-time federal applicant has been trying to apply for this position for a year. He is a CPA with a 25+ year private practice. He has been trying to apply for this position and has not had any success. When he came to Resume Place to get some help he didn’t know about the Career Connector site and had never seen the IRS version of the announcement. This time he will apply correctly. 12 STEPS TO APPLY TO A QUICKHIRE POSITION
IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL DOCUMENT INSTRUCTIONS In addition, you will need to submit supporting documentation. If you are qualifying for this position in whole or part based on education, you must submit college transcripts for all courses completed. Failure to provide supporting documentation within the prescribed period will result in disqualification or ineligibility for preference/priority consideration. Put this on each page that you fax: Your name, address, and phone number Vacancy announcement number Job title: Internal Revenue Agent, Team Member FINDING KEYWORDS FOR YOUR RESUME EVERYWHERE IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT! KEYWORDS – QUALITY OF EXPERIENCE Quality Of Experience: The requirement for professional accounting knowledge can be met by possession of 30 semester hours (45 quarter hours) of accounting education as defined in BASIC REQUIREMENTS paragraph A. While experience may be in any of a variety of types of professional, administrative, technical, investigative or other responsible work, it must demonstrate all of the following:
KEYWORDS – SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE Specialized experience is defined as progressively responsible and diversified accounting or auditing work that required: - Knowledge of and skill in applying professional accounting principles, theory, and practices to analyze and interpret accounting books, records, or systems specifically to determine their effect on Federal tax liabilities and their adequacy for recording transactions affecting tax liabilities. - Skill in interpreting and applying Federal tax law for individuals, business and/or exempt organizations, partnerships, and corporations. - Knowledge of business and trade practices to develop tax issues based on analysis and evaluation of overall business operations and financial condition. - Knowledge of corporate financial transactions and financial management principles and practices. AND -Skill in interacting effectively with a broad range of individuals and in negotiating with specialist in accounting, legal, tax, and other similar business related professions. KEYWORDS – IMPORTANT ACCOUNTING KNOWLEDGE Knowledge of Principles of Accounting Knowledge of Intermediate Accounting Knowledge of Cost Accounting Knowledge of Advanced Accounting Knowledge of Auditing. These knowledges are typically acquired by completion of an accounting degree from a four-year college or university or through work experience. For example, an internship at an accounting firm may have exposed you to accounting theories and principles, provided that internship was doing professional accounting work. Clerical or bookkeeping experience would generally not provide you with the depth of knowledge required to be creditable. KEYWORDS – THE JOB-RELATED QUESTIONS – COMPETENCIES JOB-RELATED QUESTIONS: As part of the online application process, you will need to respond to a series of questions designed to assess your possession of the following Internal Revenue Agent competencies. -PROBLEM SOLVING: Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations. -DECISION MAKING: Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change. -WRITING: Recognizes OR uses correct English grammar, punctuations, and spelling; communicates information (for example, facts, ideas, or messages) in a succinct and organized manner; produces written information, which may include technical material, that is appropriate for the intended audience. -PLANNING AND EVALUATING: Organizes work, sets priorities, and determines resource requirements; determines short-or long term goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinates with other organizations or parts of the organization to accomplish goals; monitors progress and evaluates outcomes. -ADVANCED ACCOUNTING: Knowledge of financial accounting theory with emphasis on accounting concepts, current reporting problems, preparation or consolidated financial statements, Government and not-for-profit accounting. -CORPORATE FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS: Knowledge of corporate financial transactions and the ability to identify correct reporting of corporate returns. -CORPORATE INCOME TAX LAW: Knowledge of corporate tax law, including filing requirements and practices, and forms, schedules, and/or attachments necessary to compute corporate taxes. KEYWORDS - THE QUICKHIRE QUESTIONS The language in the questions, the answers given should be supported in your resume. In this announcement there were:
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ASSESSMENTS Talk to Kathryn Troutman about your Federal Resume and Job Application projects. Mini-Consults and Full-Hour consults are available! Federal Resume and KSA Assessments Register here. SES Package Assessments Need to write your ECQs? Get professional developmental editing and ECQ Coaching help. SES Assessments begin here. HOT FEDERAL JOBS WWW.USAJOBS.GOV: 22,200 PLUS 298 SES positions ! UPCOMING JOB FAIRS FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL Job Fairs are great for jobseekers!  TRADOC CARES JOB FAIR FOR WOUNDED WARRIORS June 2, 2006, 0800-1500 hrs. Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Wagner Gymnasium, Washington, DC http://www.tradoc.army.mil/dcspil/CPD/CARES.htm - Wounded Warrior Website Article with more information: http://www.dcmilitary.com/army/stripe/10_69/local_news/41329-1.html People can also call Terry Quattlebaum or Capt. Rosa Jimenez at 356-1012 Ext. 40306. Kathryn, Emily and Lori Troutman will all be there as Exhibitors for Resume Place, Inc., presenting the Military to Federal Career Guide & CD-ROM Corporate Gray Security Clearance Conference - http://209.147.66.65/cgo/jobfairs.htm June 2, 2006, Greenbelt, MD Job Zone Job Fairs – 2006 Schedule – 7 job fairs, MD and VA, Janet Giles, Producer http://www.jobzoneonline.com/Job%20Fair%20Schedule.htm PAX River, April 18, sponsored by US Navy Fleet & Family Support Center MILITARY TO FEDERAL CAREER GUIDE: Need help getting your resume and job fair and search strategy together? Consider the Military to Federal Career Guide – great Networking Chapter, sample of a Job Fair resume and federal job search tips. Order the book here THIS IS A FREE NEWSLETTER! Feel free to forward this newsletter to your colleagues and customers. Sign up for the newsletter here. GETTING OFF THE MAILING LIST? Each newsletter is sent with an opt-out link. The Federal Career Corner Newsletter is published by: The Resume Place, Inc., 89 Mellor Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21228 (410) 744 4324 Managing Editor: Jessica Coffey; jessica@resume-place.com Publisher: Kathryn Troutman; Kathryn@resume-place.com © 2006, K. Troutman, All Rights Reserved ABOUT THE FEDERAL CAREER CORNER NEWSLETTER This newsletter is written for jobseekers who are most interested in landing a federal job! It contains articles about federal job search, career survival, hot jobs, job fairs, what’s new in federal hiring (all of the resume builders, on-line systems, etc.), and strategies for writing the best possible resume you can! So that you can STAND OUT and get an interview! Please feel free to print or forward this newsletter to your friends, co-workers and customers. This newsletter is designed to help you succeed in your job search with all of the insight gained from years of writing outstanding, successful resumes, teaching resume writing to thousands of jobseekers, writing on the monster.com Public Service Board and writing books on federal job search. Thanks for reading, Kathryn Troutman, President, www.resume-place.com Sign up, or change your email registration for the free newsletter here: http://www.resume-place.com/newsletter/signup.html April newsletter on Federal Resume Builders: http://www.resume-place.com/newsletter/vol_4_issue_3.html March newsletter on Federal Resume Builders: http://www.resume-place.com/newsletter/vol_4_issue_2.html |
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