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What Is a Magnetic Résumé? (And Why You Need One to Get Hired Faster!)

Career Strategy, Interview, Job Search, Resumes

Whether you’ve been recently laid off, restructured out, taken the buyout, or caught off guard by shifts in the federal government or private sector—or you’re still employed but want to stay ahead—a magnetic resume can set you apart and help you prepare for what’s...

Prime Time or Frankensteined Federal Resume?

Federal Resumes, Resumes

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...

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...

It’s Here: Update Your Résumé Month! (Better than a Dental Visit)

Federal Resumes, Resumes

It’s time to update your single most important career document: your résumé! How exciting! You can officially block off time to give your résumé some love and use International Update Your Résumé Month, founded by Career Director’s International, as the excuse....

Is your Federal Resume Goal Misguided?

Federal Resumes, Resumes

I.AM.IN.SHOCK! I was reading on Reddit last week and noticed someone had written that since January he had submitted 282 Federal resume applications…AND his goal was to hit 500 by August. YOWZA! The thought crossed my mind: “Ain’t nobody got time for that?” But...

Writing Your Federal Résumé: It’s NOT about YOU!

Federal Resumes, Magnetize Your Federal Resume, Resumes

Here’s the crazy truth about your Federal résumé… Did you know your résumé is NOT about YOU? That’s right, and kind of crazy, huh? Stick with me here…your résumé is about speaking to the Six Audiences™ who read and score your résumé! One of the biggest...