Includes index.

Table of Contents - Federal Resume Samples - Keyword Sets - Accomplishment Stories - Strategies For Writing A Successful Federal Resume - Strategy 1 - Write your Federal Resume in the Outline Format -- Federal Resume is NOT a -- Administration Specialist. Sneak Preview Outline Format 301 GS 7 - Jenny - Overseas Military Spouse - Before & After - Seeking FEMA Insurance Specialist - James - County Law Enforcement - Before & After - Seeking IT Specialist (Cloud) - Stategy 2 - Exercise: How Many Hats do you Wear at Work? - Maintenance Mechanic - Human Resources Specialist - Family Program Specialist - Transition Manager - Outpatient Safety & Health Specialist - Strategy 3 - Use Keywords to Match a Vacancy Announcement - Emergency Management Specialist - Law Enforcement Specialist - Program Analyst (Mobilization) Program Analyst (Workforce) - Administration Assistant - Administration Assistant - Technical Writer / Editor - Marine Transportation Specialist - Strategy 4 - Tell Your Accomplishment Stories? - Exercise: Start Writing Your Accomplishment Story - Using the CCAR Format - Executive Assistant - Public Affairs Specialist - Emergency Management Specialist - Aviation Safety Inspector (FAA) -- Financial Management Analyst - Aircraft Engine Mechanic - Construction Control Mechanic - Construction Control Technician - BSEE, Engineering - Licensed Vocational Nurse - Clerical (OA) - Strategy 5 - What are your Core Competencies - OPM Core Competencies - USA JOBS Announcement Core Competencies - FBI Special Agent Core Competencies - Career Change - Entrepreneur to FBI Special Agent - Strategy 6. Writing Your Work Experience - USAJOBS What should I include in my Federal resume? - How long should your Federal resume? - How Long should your Federal resume be? - Who is Going to Read Your Resume? - OPM Classification Standards - Factor Evaluation System / FED Criteria - Before and After Contract Specialist - Strategy 7: Edit Carefully - Edit Carefully - Use Active Voice - Exercise: Words to Avoid - Use Powerful Words - Editing Suggestions - Beware of Acronyms - Use "I" Intelligently - Strategy 8: Pay Attention to Document Design Formatting - Good Example - Supply Specialist - Federal Employee - Good Example - Administration - Military Spouse - Bad Example - USAJOBS Builder - Bad Example - One Page Private Sector - Exercise - Does your resume cover the Federal Resume Puzzle Pieces? - Strategy 9: Submit Your Resume and Questionnaire on USAJOBS - Questionnaire Case Studies: What NOT to Do - Self- Assessment Questionnaire Samples - QUIZ: What are the Correct Answers to this Tricky Questionnaire? - Part 2: Ten Steps To Getting Promoted - Strategies for Federal Employees Seeking Promotion and Career Change - 10 Steps Getting Promoted - Make a Decision: It is time to get a promotion - Danielle - Federal Employee - BEFORE: DHS, Supervisory law enforcement specialist - find and review performance evaluations - write your top ten list of accomplishments - research promotion job announcements - make list of keywords from the announcements - study executive core qualifications to understand leadership competencies - write & target your federal resume for a promotion - AFTER - Target GS-14 Federal Resume - Ready to Submit! - Practice and prepare telling your best accomplishments for interview - interview & get the promotion - Part 3: federal career change - four case studies - how do you get started with a career for a federal career? - Four federal career change studies - career change: private to federal - Eric - veteran / Driver seeks maintenance mechanic - before "bad" resume - too short - after " good" resume - outline format - career change: federal to federal: extreme career change inside government - meet Margaret - federal career changer to park ranger - Margaret before - current embedded social worker - Margaret after - target park ranger - career change: federal to private industry - what's important to know for a two-page resume - Ann government contractor - two page resume - Ann government contractor cover letter - Walter USAF - two-page resume - part 4: special insights for information technology specialists, GS-2210 - government IT jobs in the 12st century - selecting the right job announcement for you - developing your IT resume - good resume - recent graduate, IT specialist (cyber) - good resume - mid-career IT specialist (network security) - Index - top 30 jobs in government - best agencies in government - top hiring agencies in government - federal resume writing resources - resume place, inc. - RP federal career training and ten steps to a federal job certification - Kathryn Troutman, author and publisher

The Guide's New Organization jumps right in with step-by-step directions for writing an easy-to-follow, stand-out Federal Resume using the Troutman-designed Outline Format that OPM welcomes. It then addresses a wider range of Possible Goals of Jobseekers : Part 1: 9 Strategies for Writing a Successful (Outline Format) Resume ; Part 2: 10 Steps to Getting Promoted in Government ; Part 3: Federal Career Change Stories ; Part 4: Special Insights for Information Technology Specialists.