Ten Steps to a Federal Job: Navigating the Federal Job System, Writing Federal Resumes, Ksas and Cover Letters With a Mission

by Kathryn K. Troutman, Laura Sachs, Mark Reichenbacher

Now from the Author Who Designed the Federal Resume Format Comes the Only Comprehensive Federal Job Search Guide

Opportunities in federal employment have never been better. With Homeland Security agencies growing and changing the Federal government will be a leading employer in 2002. Federal hiring policies, however, demand close adherence to an extremely complex application process. This book breaks the process into 10 simple steps, revealing everything you need to know to land a federal job. Written for all job levels and titles, with salaries ranging up to $140,000, the positive, straightforward advice of this guide will enable you to:

*Locate, analyze and understand federal job announcements

*Identify the federal job titles that match your skills

*Understand the Federal key words and core competencies
Plus:

**20 real-life resumes of actual job seekers who applied to all levels and all kinds of federal jobs

**A CD-ROM with 10 additional preformatted federal resumes in MS Word for Windows that allow you to type in your own data over the existing information

Let Kathryn Kraemer Troutman's easy-to-follow guide walk you through every step of the highly intricate federal job application process and into a new and rewarding career in federal service.

Genres: Nonfiction

250 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2002

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.

Reviews

[Melissa Culbertson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Whether or not this book will help me get the coveted position I applied for, it was certainly a great help in completing a federal resume. Before looking through the lengthy and thorough examples and bits of advice Troutman offers, I was under the very false impression that I could simply throw my usual private sector resume at the government recruiters and call it a day. How naive I was. If you are thinking about trying the government for employment, do yourself a favor and pick this one up. During these impossible economic times, guidebooks like Troutman's will save you precious time and possibly help you get going on the career path you've always wanted.

[Agent Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

Easy to read, provided great examples & resources.

[PeaceAll · Rating 5 out of 5]

I started reading and following this book's suggestions back in 2011 then went back and finished in 2013.
Simply put: it is methodical and full of real practical tips.

If you don't believe me, see the Editorial reviews on Amazon! Note: ALWAYS buy the latest edition of the book - why? - it reflects changes in USAjobs. site & new suggestions are shared!

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