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SIX AUDIENCES™: How to Avoid the Resume “Black Hole”
So, you've decided that you'd like to serve in a federal job. And, you've spent hours and hours perusing over your past. You have read every article you can find on federal résumés. Every night you...
Resume Prep: No Job Announcement? Don’t wait!
It’s Tuesday afternoon and your job search and your outdated resume have been in the back of your mind… and you happen upon an interesting job announcement… it’s perfect for you… and it’s due on...
Job Search Woes: Sound familiar? I never hear back on jobs I apply to…
I hear it on my initial calls with new Federal job search prospects all too often. And early on when I started this business, 25+ years ago, it seemed about every other person made the comment, “I...
Cover Letter Optional: Yes or No?
Many job announcements on USAJOBS state: Optional Cover Letter. I’ve asked my federal clients if they have ever submitted one with their application and most all of them said, “No. It was an option...
Did you pre-qualify yourself for the right-fit Federal job?
You know when you open your USAJOBS account to check the status of your application and you get that butterfly-in-your-stomach-kind-of-excited? You purposely haven’t checked it in a few days because...
Why should I hire you?
“Why should I hire you?” … This question can instantly inflict pain and anxiety to even the most experienced candidates. So, what IS the best answer to this painful question? “Why would you ‘not’...
Job Search: Who are you trusting?
I have a question for you: Who are you trusting with your job search? Hi, I’m Lyndsey 🙂 and I’ve known Camille Roberts for nearly 20 years…and she would never write this, so I thought I’d do it for...
Résumé Fail: The Unfilled Bingo Card
Many of my clients admit prior to contacting us that they have submitted the same résumé to many job announcements—even hundreds—without success. Their results? The equivalent of an unfilled Bingo...
Job Seeker’s Resume Story: From Misled Belief to Heartfelt Hope
The heartbeat of your résumé... How would you fill in this blank regarding your resume? The heartbeat of your resume is ___. Is it your immediate value offered section? Is it your experience...
Federal Job Status: Is “NOT REFERRED” Actually a Gift?
If you have applied and seen this federal job status in your profile, you’re not alone. Most applicants feel so deflated and upset when their application for a federal job is rated as: “Qualified:...
Personal Brand: Do You Feel Like Brands are for Cattle?
You’ve heard it thousands of times — you must have a personal brand — and it needs to be same across all your career marketing documents. You’ve read hundreds of articles about branding, but as soon...
The team at CC Career Solutions does the thinking behind the scenes for you. No matter your situation, you can rest assured, you will get exactly what you need for your career to take flight in the right direction. Trust in Camille to be your Career Pilot. Her expertise is unmatched. She has a great team in the control tower and on the ground ready to help you with where you are at right now. You cannot go wrong with this team if you are trying to land a job in the Federal Government or private industry.
