Veterans and Active Duty Military Spouses – Thank you for your Military Service! Four FREE 1-Hour Federal Job Search Webinars for Transitioning Military, Active Duty Military Spouses … and employment counselors! Both courses will emphasize the 2-Page Federal Resume. The Federal jobs will come back! Saturday Nov. 8, 2025 Ten Steps to a Federal Job®…
Time to Take Inventory: Cataloging Your Skills and Accomplishments for Your Next Career Move Whether you’re contemplating your next career move or simply want to better understand your professional value, now is the perfect time to take a comprehensive inventory of your professional assets. Just as a business conducts regular inventory assessments to understand what’s…
Your Next Chapter: Career Transition Support for Federal Employees in the Deferred Resignation Program Baltimore, MD, Kathryn Troutman, September 27, 2025. For federal employees who have opted into the Deferred Resignation Program, the path ahead represents both an ending and a new beginning. While this transition marks the close of your federal service chapter, it also…
Sept. 27, 2025 – Deadline for 2-Page Federal Resumes in USAJOBS. Federal Resume Expert Kathryn Troutman Unveils Essential Strategies for Crafting Winning 2-Page Federal Resumes in Competitive Federal Jobs Market New guidance addresses critical challenge facing federal job seekers: How to condense comprehensive work histories into powerful, targeted applications that meet agency requirements and stand out…
Why Is the Federal Resume Guidebook, 7th Edition, the Top Resume Book in America? Kathryn Troutman, the author and an esteemed Federal employment expert, says it’s because Uncle Sam offers so many, varied career opportunities Baltimore, MD; February 26, 2024 | You might not expect a guide on writing a Federal resume to outsell the…
Potomac, Maryland, January. 2, 2023 Kathryn Troutman, Founder and President of Resume Place, Inc. Want a First-time Federal Job? Want a Promotion in Government? Ring in 2024 With Proven Federal Resume Writing Strategies The US Federal Government is the Largest Employer in the U.S. If you want to get a federal job or get promoted…
Happy Holidays and Happy New Year to Our Clients and Ten Steps Trainers Worldwide! From Kathryn Troutman, President, Resume Place, Inc. December 21, 2023 Resume Place, Inc. Certified Federal Job Search Trainers®, Certified Federal Career Coaches®, SES ECQ Writers and Editors, Government trainers for Federal Resume Writing, Behavior-Based Interviews, and SES ECQ Writing were BUSY…
Potomac, Maryland, Dec. 20, 2023 Kathryn Troutman, Author, Federal Resume Guidebook, 7th Ed. Welcome to 2024 – Almost! Maybe it’s time to start your federal job search, or maybe you have been job searching for awhile and need a new plan. Either way, it’s a good time to evaluate your federal resume to make sure…
Potomac, Maryland, Dec. 13, 2023 Kathryn Troutman, Author, Federal Resume Guidebook, 7th Ed. FEDERAL RESUME WRITING WITH CCAR ACCOMPLISHMENTS I have been teaching a lot of National Park Service Interns lately on Federal Resume Writing and Behavior-Based interview Practice and Preparation. One of the big features of the class is that I ask the Interns…
