Jobseeker's Guide 4th Edition (Job Seekers Guide: Ten Steps to a Federal Job)

The Jobseeker's Guide is used at more than 100 military bases worldwide to teach Kathryn Troutman's highly acclaimed federal job search techniques to military personnel and family members. The new edition continues to focus on federal careers--the most desired jobs by transitioning military and spouses--and employs 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 contains fully updated information on special hiring programs for military members and spouses; KSAs in the resume; techniques on writing cover letters featuring the applicant's Specialized Experience; and the latest salary and online builder information. Save time and frustration by looking at effective federal resume samples in the Outline Format with keywords from vacancy announcements. Compare before & after versions to clearly demonstrate effective resume writing techniques.

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. 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 bestseller and in its fourth 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 government (and Obama administration). Troutman is also a columnist for eight online federal and military employment websites.