WHAT IS A FEDERAL RESUME?

This article covers teaching job seekers to write a federal resume in the best format: Converting the big block format into the popular new outline format with Key Words. A federal resume is a resume written to apply for a job with the federal government. The federal resume is usually three to five...

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Publicado en:Career Planning & Adult Development Journal Vol. 23; no. 3; pp. 43 - 52
Autor principal: Troutman, Kathryn K.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Career Planning & Adult Development Network Fall 2007
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Sumario:This article covers teaching job seekers to write a federal resume in the best format: Converting the big block format into the popular new outline format with Key Words. A federal resume is a resume written to apply for a job with the federal government. The federal resume is usually three to five pages in length, which is longer than a typical business resume. Each generalized and specialized skill that you have developed in your career has to be written into the document. Advising a client in writing a competitive federal resume for online resume builders includes: 1. step by step instructions with a real federal jobseeker sample given each step of the way, 2. asking he job seeker what kind of position they are interested in, 3. going to www.usajobs.gov and finding one or two positions that could be of interest for their experience and interests.