Category: Federal Resume Writing
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18 Critical Mistakes Veterans Make With Their Federal Job Searches
The Federal Resume is not the same as a Private Industry Resume. Beware of the many differences between the two formats. The most important is…
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How to Create Outstanding Keyword Headers for Your Outline Format Federal Resume
Here is something we have heard many times from misinformed federal jobseekers and even federal resume writers: “I still employ the ‘include the kitchen sink’…
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College Students: Create a Killer Resume Over Winter Break
Congratulations on finishing the Fall 2014 semester! Everyone here at The Resume Place remembers the feelings of exhaustion and triumph that accompany the end of…
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Don’t Wait Until It’s Too Late!
The deadlines on vacancy announcements are getting shorter and shorter. I was quoted in this Baltimore Sun article about the new shorter-than-ever USAJOBS announcement deadlines…
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Helping Veterans Ride the Wave of Hiring by Uncle Sam
The July jobs report from the Department of Labor was a little bit of a letdown after strong jobs growth in June. More encouraging to…
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Does Your Resume Pass the Five-Minute Test?
Recently we received some feedback from a Human Resources person who was selecting resumes for a Senior Executive Service (SES) position. Her job was to…
