Category: Blog
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Avoid These 10 Common Pitfalls in Your Resume in 2012
The 2011 Top Ten Common Pitfalls was the most popular article that I wrote for FedSmith last year, and the list is STILL applicable and…
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Hot Keywords for Supervisory Forestry Technician (Hotshot)
Are you a Hotshot Supervisory Forestry Technician? If so, better include these keywords in your federal resume if you want to get Best Qualified. Look…
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Build Your Case for the Senior Executive Service (SES)
Now is the time to look at the experience and training you’ll need, if you want to join the Senior Executive Service within five years.…
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New SES Book Explains How to Join the Government’s Senior Executive Service
The New SES Application, the latest title from noted Federal Career authors Kathryn Troutman and Diane Hudson Burns and award-winning Federal Career Publishers, adeptly covers…
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10 Big Mistakes Vets Make Applying to Federal Jobs
Leaving a military career after 5, 10, or 20 years is traumatic. The career transition out of military is…
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Stop Using Your Private Industry Resume to Apply for Government Jobs on USAJobs.gov
As a Federal Career Consultant and Federal Resume Writer, I am consulting with many federal job applicants who have submitted 100 to 400 job applications…
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Debunking the Worst USAJOBS Federal Application Myths
Federal jobseekers need to have confidence in the USAJOBS automated application system for federal promotions. These comments and complaints are the most prevalent among federal…
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Writing Your First Basic Military to Federal Resume
By Kathryn Troutman Your federal resume is the most important career document you will write as you pursue your new federal career after military service.…
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Bye Bye KSAs! But Maybe Not So Fast…
Celebration Time! Nov. 1st, 2010 was Federal Hiring Reform Day. The Resume Place Certified Federal Resume Writers and clients are celebrating the end of the…
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KSAs in the Federal Resume
John Berry, Director of the Office of Personnel Management, is planning to eliminate the Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) essays during his term in order…