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Sample Federal Resumes in the Outline Format

Frequently Asked Questions about Federal Resume Writing

If you are currently in college or recently graduated – Bachelor’s or Master’s or JD or Ph.D. university… you will want to feature your education in your federal resume.

3 TOP TIPS:

EDUCATION ON TOP: For a Current Student or Recent Graduate you will need to add your EDUCATION section to the top of the resume. The USAJOBS builder puts Education at the end. Do not apply for a position with the Resume Builder form USAJOBS. Use an Upload federal resume format for featuring education on the resume.

WORK EXPERIENCE / INTERNSHIPS / VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE: These experiences can add up to experience to help you qualify. But these experiences need to be detailed as a “Work Experience Job Block” in order to get credit for this experience.  Be sure to add month and year to month and year and HOURS PE WEEK to get credit.

WHAT ARE THE KEYWORDS? There are keywords in the vacancy announcement that you should try to add to your federal resume. You will find the words in these sections:  Requirements, Qualifications, How you will be Evaluated, Questionnaire, Summary, Duties.

GET THE BOOK WITH RECENT GRADUATE SAMPLES: Student’s Federal Career Guide has 9 samples of Recent Grad federal resumes featuring EDUCATION.  Follow these samples!
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COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CAREER SERVICES FOLLOW OUR STUDENT FEDERAL RESUME FORMAT:

This year RP Certified Federal Resume Writers taught Federal Resume Writing and Ten Steps to a Federal Job in the following universities:

  • Georgetown University, School of Foreign Services, Washington, DC
  • George Washington University, Washington, DC
  • University of California, School of Global Policy & Strategy, Career Center, LaJolla, CA
  • Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA
  • University of Maryland University College, College Park, MD
  • University of South Carolina Career Center, SC
  • Duke University, Nicholas School of the Environment, NC
  • Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
  • Virginia Tech, Career and Professional Development, Blacksburg, VA
  • Indian Hills Community College, IA
  • Mercer University, Office of Career Management, Atlanta, GA
  • Salisbury University Career Services, MD
  • Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, Baltimore, MD and Washington, DC
  • Wellesley College, Career Education
  • Johns Hopkins University, SAIS Europe, Italy
  • USMC, Quantico, VA, Internship Classes
  • FDA Fellows, Bethesda, MD
  • Smithsonian, Office of Facilities & Maintenance, Internships