Government Contractors
Move into civil service without losing your record. Your contractor experience is often close to the announcement, but the federal resume that wins is very different from your contractor resume.
A more stable career, with the right resume
GS jobs are equally stable as contract work now. It is time to work for the government, civil service, with great benefits. The federal resume must match the specialized experience to get Best Qualified, and we will teach you how to create this resume format.
Your projects are accomplishments
Contractors complete projects, and in the eyes of the HR specialist and hiring manager, those projects are accomplishments. We interview you about your projects, challenges, problem solving, and contract performance, and add five to seven accomplishments to prove your past performance.
Length, Core Competencies and Keywords
Your government contractor resume is probably two pages, but there might not be enough information matching the target position. Our consultants and writers will add the content to match the position, with accomplishments.
Federal Career Books for Your Federal Resume Success
The Federal Resume Guidebook, 8th Edition includes 15 samples of the 2-page federal resume, targeting IT Specialist, Data Scientist, Supply Specialist, NPS Interpreter, Housing Specialist, and Contract Specialist, grades 7 to 13. For GS-14 to SES, see our Senior Executive Service services.
Federal Resume and Federal Career Consulting options
Start with the $210, or $260 for executives at GS-14 and up, consultation on your resume, and what needs to change to get Best Qualified. Browse 2-page federal resumes, and read our FAQs about federal resume writing.
Government Agency GSA Contract Trainer
This year, RP Senior Writers and Trainers taught Federal Resume and Interview Training at the following agencies, both live and virtual:
- US Secret Service, Bethesda, and NAVSUP, all locations.
- FEMA Emerging Leaders Program, and the U.S. Mint, all U.S. locations.
- Smithsonian Office of Facilities and Management, and FDA Fellows, Bethesda.
- VA National Cemetery Administration nationwide, and US Navy Fleet and Family Support Center, Little Creek.
- Army National Guard Recruitment Battalion, Richmond; South Dakota National Guard; and Army National Guard, Pearl Harbor.
- Army Contracting Command, Rock Island Arsenal, New York.
- Wounded Warrior Regiment, Quantico; Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Wounded Warrior Battalion West.
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection; DHS TSA, Crystal City; Army Community Services, Ft. Meade; and the Military and Family Readiness Center, RAF Mildenhall, England.
Get started
Break into government with a new career
Start with a consultation and we will target your contractor record to a federal announcement.