Federal Job Search Articles
Federal resume and hiring news from the firm that wrote the book, since 1971.
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Top Tips and Lessons from Ft. Bragg Resume Writing Class
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text pb_margin_bottom=”no” pb_border_bottom=”no” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] TOP TIPS AND LESSONS LEARNED FROM FEDERAL RESUME WRITING CLASS AT THE HIRING OUR HEROES TRANSITION SUMMIT, FT. BRAGG, APRIL 26, 2017 By Kathryn Troutman, President,…
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Coming Home From the Middle East?
[vc_column_text pb_margin_bottom=”no” pb_border_bottom=”no” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] COMING HOME FROM YOUR VOLUNTEER DEPLOYMENT TO THE MIDDLE EAST: LET THE RESUME PLACE HELP YOU FIND YOUR NEW STATESIDE OPPORTUNITY By Kathryn Troutman, RP President…
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Feds Are Taking Applications for Military-to-Defense Transitioners
[vc_column_text pb_margin_bottom=”no” pb_border_bottom=”no” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] Feds Are Taking Applications for Military-to-Defense Transitioners Posted by Kathryn Troutman, President, www.resume-place.com April 17, 2017 When is a hiring freeze not a hiring freeze? When…
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Ten Steps Success Story by Paulina Chen
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] From the Introduction by Paulina Chen to the Jobseeker’s Guide 8th Edition This book actually works, and I am not just saying that because I worked on this book. I have…
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service is Hiring 10,000
[vc_column_text pb_margin_bottom=”no” pb_border_bottom=”no” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] Hiring Freeze Exemption: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Plans to Make Over 10,000 Hires Based on Executive Orders from Jan 25-28, 2017 Yes the federal…
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Customs and Border Protection Jobs
[vc_column_text pb_margin_bottom=”no” pb_border_bottom=”no” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] Hiring! 5,000+ Customs and Border Protection Officer Jobs U.S. Customs and Border Protection Begin your federal career as a Customs and Border Protection Officer and Border…
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2017 Retirement Tips from a Close Friend
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text pb_margin_bottom=”no” pb_border_bottom=”no” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”]In 1996, I met Faith Skordinski, Ed.D., right after I published the first edition of the Federal Resume Guidebook. Vice President Gore had just “eliminated” the SF-171…
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Judgment – Your Resume’s Secret Sauce
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”2951″ img_size=”full” image_size=”full” frame=”noframe” lightbox=”no” link_target=”_self” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”][vc_column_text pb_margin_bottom=”no” pb_border_bottom=”no” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] Making tabloids and mainstream news a few years ago, a group of Japanese tourists boneheadedly elevated the…
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Changing Shirts: How to Approach a Federal Career or Series Change
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”2943″ img_size=”full” image_size=”full” frame=”noframe” lightbox=”no” link_target=”_self” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”][vc_column_text pb_margin_bottom=”no” pb_border_bottom=”no” width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] Let’s assume you’ve decided the time is right for a change and have determined you may qualify for a different…
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Top Tips for Transitioning Military from Hawaii Transition Summit 2016
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