The Book of U.S. Government Jobs: Where They Are, What's Available, & How to Complete a Federal Resume

The federal sector continues to grow and expand. This new edition offers job seekers all of the tools necessary to land a high paying civil service job. The federal government is this country's largest employer with just under 3,000,000 civilian workers averaging $81,258 a year in salary, not counting attractive benefits. Discover where the jobs are, how to apply, and most importantly where to find them. This totally revised and updated edition includes numerous resources for exploring careers and locating job vacancies nationwide and overseas. Readers will find a comprehensive federal application guide with sample resumes and the 11th edition is totally updated throughout and interspersed with the author's and editor's personal perspectives gained from a combined 100 years of government service. Jobs will be available at thousands of locations and in hundreds of occupations, entry level to professional. Few employers can match the wide range of career opportunities and job security that government offers.

Dennis V. Damp is the author of 23 books and a recognized government employment expert. He retired in 2004 at age 55 with 35 years of federal government service. He can attest at first hand to how rewarding civil service employment can be and was in his case. Dennis has been a guest on hundreds of radio talk shows, the CNN Your Money Show, lectured at universities and colleges, and has written hundreds of articles for national magazines and newspapers. He is a contributing writer for Monster.com and other Web portals and his books have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, New York Times, and U.S. News & World Report.

His government career began when he received his draft notice in 1968. Dennis joined the Air Force prior to call-up and spent over three years on active duty and an additional seven years with the Air National Guard. He was hired by the Department of Defense (DOD) to maintain aircraft avionics systems after leaving the service and eventually landed an electronics technician position with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in 1975. He spent the remainder of his career in various positions with the FAA. During his time with the FAA, Dennis worked on staff in various positions including training instructor, project engineer, computer based instruction (CBI) administrator, training program manager and program support manager. The last 20 years included numerous supervisory and management positions where he was responsible for recruiting, rating and interviewing applicants, outreach, and hiring for his organization. His last position was technical operations manager at the Greater Pittsburgh International Airport s air traffic control tower.

Dennis based this book on his 35 years of personal government experience. This all-new 10th edition presents an insider s first-hand view of what it takes to go from job hunter to hired employee, and everything in between, to improve your chances of landing a high-paying government job.