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Is your Federal Resume Goal Misguided?

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...

How to Get Hired in 100 Days – part 2

Federal Resumes, Magnetize Your Federal Resume, Resumes

How did it go last week—are you well on your way to get hired in 100 days? Did you get your job search alerts set up? Are you getting job announcements coming into your Inbox now from agencies, companies, or organizations where you would like to work? I hope...

Resume Prep: No Job Announcement? Don’t wait!

Federal Resumes, Resumes

It’s Tuesday afternoon and your job search and your outdated resume have been in the back of your mind… and you happen upon an interesting job announcement… it’s perfect for you… and it’s due on Friday. Not NEXT Friday. This Friday. Like, in three and a half days. Are...

Cover Letter Optional: Yes or No?

Resumes

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 on the job announcement so I didn’t submit one.” It’s true, it is...

Did you pre-qualify yourself for the right-fit Federal job?

Federal Jobs, Federal Resumes, Resumes

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 you are a bit fearful of what the status will say? Then, you say to...