Jobseeker's Guide: Ten Steps to a Federal Job for Military Personnel and Spouses

by Kathryn K. Troutman, Paulina Chen (Editor)

The Jobseekers Guide 8th Edition is used at more than 150 military bases worldwide to teach Kathryn Troutman's highly acclaimed Ten Steps to a Federal Job to military personnel and family members. This title is recognized as the leading guide on the topic for 100,000 military spouses worldwide. The new edition continues to use a colorful workbook style loaded with pages of exercises, samples, and charts throughout and is particularly effective for class training. This military / family-friendly publication * Fully updated information on special hiring programs for military members and spouses * Updates with the latest federal hiring changes and initiatives * Latest salary and online builder information * Before and after resume samples I was introduced to Kathy when she published her first book, the Federal Resume Guidebook. I was impressed then with her advice on not just how to approach a Federal job search but all job searches. Since then, I have always found her advice on job search and resume preparation to be some of the best available. Her knowledge of the hiring process for the Federal government makes her the absolute best single source of information for this particular market. May 26, 2009 Margaret Dikel, author and webmaster, The Riley Guide

183 pages, Paperback

First published June 15, 2012

About the author

Kathryn Troutman is a leading expert in federal jobs, a hot topic with the change of administration and the current downturn in the economy. She brings over 30 years of experience in this unique marketplace and has the ability to take the complex subject of federal job searching and break it down into understandable steps.

She is the author of the recently-released Second Edition of Ten Steps to a Federal Job: How to Get a Job in the Obama Administration, which is updated from the original 2001 issue. The first Ten Steps book was honored as the Best Career Guide of 2002 by the Publishers Marketing Association.

Troutman wrote the first book on the federal resume format in 1995 in response to the government's move to replace the cumbersome SF-171 form with the resume. These days, she is known as the "Federal Resume Guru," and her book, The Federal Resume Guidebook, is a best-seller and in its 4th printing. Over 100 US government agencies hire Troutman to speak as a master trainer each year, and her presentations on writing federal resumes are popular.

Troutman has been interviewed by both national print and electronic media outlets on how to get a job in the Federal (and Obama) administration. Troutman is also a columnist for eight online federal and military employment websites. In addition, Troutman is a trainer's trainer. She has established two certification programs for career counselors on federal job searching. A licensed curriculum, based on her Ten Steps, is taught around the world.

Troutman's message is that there are many desirable federal jobs, but you must know the right way to apply. Featured in the 2nd edition of Ten Steps to a Federal Job are 24 jobseekers who took her recommended steps and landed their dream jobs with Uncle Sam.

Besides federal employment, Troutman also speaks passionately on "Staying Successful with a Small Business and Women Entrepreneurs." Troutman's firm, the Resume Place, has been in business for over 25 years, and she and the company continue to grow and evolve.