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4 Intelligent Specialist Resume Tips
Applying The Intelligence Lifecycle To Your Resume Development Process Many parallels exist between the intelligence lifecycle and your resume development process. After all, your resume is simply a method by which you…
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Lessons Learned from Bahrain: 8 Problems and Pitfalls for Jobseekers with USAJOBS
I taught 9 classes in Bahrain to US Navy Sailors a few weeks ago. We discovered these 8 major problems and pitfalls with applying for a federal job online that popped up…
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Breaking News: Bye Bye CPOL Resumix! Closing Forever on May 31, 2012
We are saying goodbye to CPOL, the Department of the Army’s Civilian hiring system. The Army Civilian Personnel Online application is the last Resumix keyword automated system available to federal jobseekers. The…
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Want to Join the SES? Here is How to Get Started
[vc_column_text pb_margin_bottom=”no” pb_border_bottom=”no” width=”3/4″ el_position=”first”] Are you thinking about applying for the elite SES ranks or for an SES Career Development Program within the next five years? If the answer is yes,…
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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 worth a peek. For this year, I…
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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 at the descriptions of the Duties, Specialized…
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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. OPM’s Executive Core Qualifications narratives are a…
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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 the challenges and intricacies of applying for…
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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 difficult no matter what your rank. The…
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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 for federal jobs on USAJOBS by uploading…