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any tips for Federal resume/jobs?
Hello Nesties,
DH recently left teaching (laid off) and is desperately wondering what to do with a MA in history. He has been searching for jobs and has come back with quite a few openings with the Federal government that really interest him. We are open to moving to pretty much any big city (preferably in the north) and would ideally like to live in the DC area.
Does anyone have any tips for writing a Federal resume and/or applying for Fed jobs? We downloaded the PDF from usajobs.gov that walks you through the steps of creating the resume in their style, but we we're also hoping for some personal insight in this process.
Thanks, ladies! 
Re: any tips for Federal resume/jobs?
As far as a specific resume, I don't think there really is one. I'd just be very specific in a coverletter and resume about experience and education. From my experience HR in the fed gov do not read between the lines and if they don't see everything in the resume they are looking for they pass it over.
Most of the resumes I've seen are approximately three to five pages and are detailed with five to seven bullet points on what was expected and where the candidate went above work requirements.
Usajobs sorts their resumes using a program that detects keywords, so it's absolutely critical that his resume has the keywords/phrases they're looking for or the program will reject it before it even gets to a human. His resume needs to be tailored to the individual position even more so that it might be for a non-fed job.
Most of their jobs tend to be sort of canned, so some studying should make it easier for him to figure out what they're looking for. Once he's got a resume set up that will make it past the comp, it becomes more of a standard resume and he should adjust his resume accordingly for the position. Usajobs does not accept cover letters, so what's in his resume is it.
There are also books available at the library for writing Federal resumes, and some community colleges near large Federal job hubs (like military bases) will offer resume writing classes.
GL! I'm on my 4th Fed job and while it can be tough getting in, it's a great place to be employed.
This is right on (as was all of The Spanish Inquisition's advice). Using the right phrases is imperative. I'm in a fed job right now and have been to some fed resume writing trainings and the #1 thing is to mirror the language used in the job posting, even if it sounds awkward in your resume.
Good luck!
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