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