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SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE · $285 PER QUALIFICATION

MTQ and TQ Writing

Most SES announcements require Technical Qualification narratives alongside your ECQs. We write each MTQ or TQ with you in a working session with a senior SES writer, matched to the language of your announcement.

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What the announcement is asking for

A Mandatory Technical Qualification is the agency’s own test: a narrative, usually one page, proving specific technical expertise the position requires. Announcements list them as MTQs, TQs, PTQs, or DQs, and a rating panel scores each one separately from your ECQs.

A strong TQ follows the same discipline as an ECQ: a real accomplishment, told with context, actions, and results, in the vocabulary of the announcement. A weak one restates the resume and stalls the application.

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What $285 per qualification covers

THE SERVICE

Each qualification is written in its own working session. Bring the announcement; your writer prepares against its exact language before you meet.

  • Writer prep: your resume, the announcement, and the stated qualification reviewed before the session.
  • A 1.5-hour working session per qualification with a senior SES writer, by phone or video.
  • A drafted narrative in the CCAR model, matched to the announcement language.
  • One revision pass after the session, delivered ready to submit.

REQUEST A QUOTE · $285 PER QUALIFICATION

Request your MTQ writing quote.

Tell us about your target announcement and share your resume and any drafts. A senior SES writer reviews the qualifications and follows up with a firm quote. Nothing is charged until you approve it.

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Let’s start with you.

We use this to send your confirmation and reach you for the session.

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What are you aiming at?

We review your resume against a real posting, so the more specific the better.

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What do you want from the hour?

Pick anything that fits. We shape the session around it.

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Reserve your consultation.

Here’s what we’ll have. A consultant follows up to confirm your time.

    $285 per qualification

    A 1.5-hour writing session per technical qualification with a senior SES writer.

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    HOW IT WORKS

    From announcement to submitted narratives

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    Send the announcement

    Share the posting, your resume, and any ECQ or TQ drafts through the request form above.

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    Get a firm quote

    A senior writer counts the stated qualifications and confirms the scope and price before any work begins.

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    Write, one session per TQ

    Each qualification gets its own 1.5-hour working session: your accomplishment, structured in the CCAR model, in the announcement’s language.

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    Revise and submit

    One revision pass per narrative, then your TQs are ready to file with the application.

    GET STARTED

    Answer the announcement in its own words

    Send the posting and your resume, and a senior SES writer takes it from there.