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Prime Time or Frankensteined Federal Resume?

You’ve decided it’s time for a career change, or a promotion, and you keep putting off taking the time to get serious about it. It just doesn’t seem like working on your federal resume gets the priority. So, you cobble together your federal resume, typically at...

Federal Hiring: Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice

Federal Jobs, Federal Resumes, Job Search

The holidays are ahead of us and that means planning for family travel, holiday shopping, and holiday events. And for some people, they know federal hiring is abundant and they are planning their next step! Many government entities start their fiscal year October 1,...

Self-Care, Spring Cleaning, and Career Focus

Career Strategy, Federal Resumes, Mindset, Resumes

I know that technically Spring began last month, but there’s something about the month of April that makes me feel like it’s “officially” spring, and makes me want to focus on cleaning, self-care, and my career! On top of a more poignant shift in the weather, I...

Your Federal Resume: Top 10 Worst Advice

Federal Resumes

So you’re ready to create your federal resume so you can apply for a federal job. You jump on the internet and find advice—all sorts of advice. In fact, all sorts of conflicting advice…and now you are confused as heck. But you decide to give it a go and next thing you...

How Your Federal Career Can Benefit from Olympic Coaching Strategies

Federal Jobs, Federal Resumes, Mindset

As I reflect on the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, I can’t help but think about my clients (and prospective clients) and their federal career goals. While I didn’t get to watch many of the events live, I tried to watch the highlights late at night when I went to...

Honoring Presidents’ Day and Your Federal Job Search

Federal Jobs, Federal Resumes, Job Search

Presidents’ Day: A bit of history. According to Wikipedia: Presidents’ Day, which is also officially Washington’s Birthday, is a holiday in the United States celebrated on the third Monday of February to honor all persons who served in the office...