Potomac, Maryland, Dec. 20, 2023 Kathryn Troutman, Author, Federal Resume Guidebook, 7th Ed. Welcome to 2024 – Almost! Maybe it’s time to start your federal job search, or maybe you have been job searching for awhile and need a new plan. Either way, it’s a good time to evaluate your federal resume to make sure…
At Thanksgiving, There Is So Much to Be Thankful for At the Resume Place Emails from a certified 10-Steps Trainer remind me of all there is to be thankful for … Cabin John, MD, November 23, 2023 – On the day before Thanksgiving, emails from an outstanding 10-Steps Trainer, Mary Ann Bowersock, got me thinking…
By Kathryn Troutman, Author, Federal Resume Guidebook, 7th Ed., and Jobseeker Guide, 8th Edition May 17, 2023 In 2019, I taught a Ten Steps to a Federal Job class at Schofield Barracks in Hawaii. An officer asked me, “Why is it so complicated to apply for a federal job?” BUILDING CONTENT FOR YOUR FEDERAL RESUME…
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At Thanksgiving, There Is So Much to Be Thankful for At the Resume Place Emails from a certified 10-Steps Trainer remind me of all there is to be thankful for … Washington, DC, November 26, 2020 – On the day before Thanksgiving, emails from an outstanding 10-Steps Trainer, Mary Ann Bowersock, got me thinking about…
PROMOTED AND COMING BACK TO USA WITH NEW FEDERAL JOB Kathryn Troutman, November 21, 2017 Still Thankful, Reposted Nov 25, 2019 – a GREAT Story! 11/14/2017 “Thank you for your great writing and support for my federal resume building. I am starting my new job with a different agency on Monday and I am very…
Making tabloids and mainstream news a few years ago, a group of Japanese tourists boneheadedly elevated the wisdom of their in-car GPS above their own and followed its directions right into the Pacific Ocean. They ultimately emerged unscathed, but their rented Hyundai and their pride will remain forever waterlogged. Judgment is what they lacked -…
Let’s assume you’ve decided the time is right for a change and have determined you may qualify for a different federal occupational series. You’re tired of your current job’s winter doldrums and wish to move to a warmer career climate. Congratulations on the successful soul-searching and necessary research/consultation. Now it is time to set your plan in motion…
Several years ago, we helped Jim Morris succeed in being hired as a GS-12/13 Program Analyst (0343 series) in the Federal Government. Jim has now been in that same GS-13 position for the past 7 years and he is more than ready to get promoted to a new job. He knows his position so well, that it is boring and…
The Government is Hiring IT Specialists Requests for Information Technology Federal Resume Help has never been more popular. Yesterday alone, I received requests from ten IT specialists (cyber, networking, systems Admin, Customer support, policy – all specializations). Government contractors are ending IT specialist contract and services – with lessened budget, new policies and uncertain…