Senior Executive Service (SES)

OUR EXPERT SES CONSULTING, WRITING AND DEVELOPMENTAL EDITING PROCESS

Writing the 20 page total Senior Executive Services package for SES positions in government is a significant writing project for any senior executive. What are the most significant achievements in your last 10 years? Getting them on paper in the required CCAR format can require a professional expert editor. The Office Of Personnel Management has just published new Tips for Writing SES ECQs. Our expert SES application writers are very familiar with these writing tips and advice. In fact, the sample Executive Federal resume is very similar to the samples in our Federal Resume Guidebook. The Tips and CCAR ECQ Writing strategies are taught in SES ECQ Writing Workshops throughout the U.S. by the Resume Place SES Writers and Trainers.

The ECQ writing service is a collaborative writing and developmental editing service. We depend on you to give us the best examples in a draft or outline. Our role is to rewrite, expand, enhance, write at the executive level, tell a compelling story, and complete the project on-time and on-budget. Our ECQ service includes:

• Analyzing your Accomplishment Record to see how the accomplishments will blend into the Executive Core Qualifications;
• Brainstorming and discussing your best accomplishments for the 5 ECQs: Leading Change, Leading People, Results Driven, Business Acumen and Building Coalitions;
• We will match your accomplishments to the ECQs and inspire you to write your best first draft;
• Review your Accomplishment Record to make SURE the Context-Challenge-Action-Results format is followed;
• Edit and rewrite your responses to meet OPM’s writing requirements and to place emphasis on your strengths.

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TIMING: We like 2-3 weeks to write an SES package. Please plan ahead! This is a total 20 page document and it takes time to develop, write and edit. If you are looking at a short time frame to meet a particular job announcement, we recommend that you order a consultation so that we can give you our expert analysis and put your application on the right track. Call us for a Custom SES project quote.

Complete SES Package Development and Writing with Interview

Includes all the components needed for one SES application: the executive federal resume, ECQs, TQs, and cover letter. Once we complete your full SES application package, you can use the materials for multiple announcements with some minor changes. The full-service package represents 28 hours of professional writing, interview, coaching and developmental editing time on your approximately 20-page SES application.

Executive Core Qualifications Writing, Editing, Consulting Services (ECQs)

The ECQs are normally 2 pages each; there are 5 ECQs: Leading Change, Leading People, Results Driven, Business Acumen, Building Coalitions.
The Full Service price listed here represent $175 per hour for time spent on your project. The full-Service ECQ quote is for 18 hours of time: 3 hours for each ECQ and 3 hours for interview, emails and coaching. The Edit/Critique is based on 12 hours at $175 per hour.

Professional Executive Federal Resume Writing Services

The price quoted here represents 8 hours of time for research, interview, coaching, writing and developmental editing for your executive federal resume. Most executive resumes will need to be at least edited and updated with new ECQ accomplishment material. Custom resume quotes can be given, if the original resume is reasonably good.

Writing Services: Managerial Technical Qualifications(TQs)

Each TQ takes approximately one hour to developmentally edit. You will write the first draft. We may have to custom quote the TQs, based on the announcement and specialization.

Executive Cover Letter Writing

Cover letters take a little over one hour to write about your qualifications and expertise for this senior level position. Some cover letters may take a little longer. We will quote this separately. The cover letter describes your expertise and interest in the position.

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SES ECQ TRAINERS IN GOVERNMENT AGENCIES – Testimonial!

Pam, Joan,
This eight hours of class this past Thursday and Friday were absolutely fabulous! I truly wish I would have had this training as part of my Executive TAP over three years ago. From the start on the first day, I knew this course was going to be fantastic – we did not have “Death by Power Point”, as Kathryn and Susan put us to work writing (and thinking) right away! If only the rest of DoD operated with academic rigor like these two made us do. My USA Jobs resume is already improved 1000% (yes, 10 times better, at a minimum), and I know believe I have the confidence and skills to actually write ECQs. Again, thank you so much for the support.
Cheers, John