Career Opportunity News, March/April 2004
"...This is a good, thorough review of how to approach federal agencies, written and designed in a reader-friendly style."


Michael S. Dobson, Author,
Kathy Troutman is the master of the Federal resume. Follow her advice and you’ll have the competitive edge.


Book Description
Shows where to find federal jobs and how to navigate the different application processes for the many federal agencies. Expert step-by-step guidance and resume samples for applying for jobs with the federal government.


Book Info
Guide provides advice how to be considered 'best qualified' for a new Federal job, or a promotion or transfer for current Federal employees. Includes Federal resume samples; tips on writing Federal Resumix and QuickHire resumes for electronic submission; and career development and survival strategies for all Federal jobs and levels. Previous ed: c1999. Softcover.


About the Author
Kathryn Troutman is credited with being the pioneering designer of the Federal resume for the Federal government in 1995 with the publication of her book, The Federal Resume Guidebook.Through 30 years of work with Federal jobseekers and their complex employment environment, Kathryn Troutman of The Resume Place has emerged as the leading expert on Federal job search techniques. True to her nickname, the "Federal Job Search Guru," Kathryn spends much of her time training others on how to most efficiently navigate the complicated Federal hiring system. Since 1995, she has trained more than 25,000 people in the best Federal work search processes. With this accomplishment, Ms. Troutman is recognized as the leading expert on Federal resume writing by Federal human resources directors and civil service senior executives. As the founder and director of The Resume Place, Inc. in Baltimore, Maryland, Kathryn and her team of writers have written more than 100,000 resumes since 1973. Her Federal job search expertise covers both Federal-to-Federal and private-industry-to-federal – each being different and uniquely challenging. As a career motivator, Kathryn has also trained more than 25,000 Federal employees in 33 Federal agencies in the U.S. and Europe on resume and KSA writing techniques that result in promotions and career change in government. She is a keynote speaker and trainer for human resources professionals who want to stay on the cutting-edge of applicant challenges.She is a popular radio and TV talk show guest on the subject of Federal employment and host for human resources training videos, adding a real human element to the complex Federal job search process. She is a fast typist and a popular Federal job search advisor on the Washington Post’s Federal Diary Live On-line programs with Steve Barr. In 2002, Troutman established a unique certification program for Federal Job Search Training. Offered to career professionals and trainers, this certification enables Kathryn to expand the availability of the Federal Job Search workshops. Troutman is currently the main instructor for this cutting-edge coursework. Since the first certification class graduated in November 2002, she has certified a total of over 150 trainers. Along with the Federal Job Search Training, Kathryn has developed the Federal Résumé Writer and Coach Certification, for individual résumé writers and coaches. Kathryn is a passionate proponent for change in the Federal hiring process and has been quoted in numerous on-line and print publications and Web sites concerning changes needed to simplify the hiring process. Most recently, Kathryn has been invited to serve as Monster.com’s Federal Career Coach. Kathryn travels extensively, training throughout the U.S. and Europe, while directing the résumé writing and federal job search consulting services provided by her expert team of federal résumé writers out of Baltimore, Maryland. When she has time in airports and evenings, she writes books that help people land their first Federal job or get promoted to a new position in government. Kathryn’s publications include: Ten Steps to a Federal Job, Ten Steps to a Federal Job: Jobseekers Guide, Ten Steps to a Federal Job: Trainer’s Guide, Federal Resume Guidebook, 3rd Ed., Electronic Federal Resume Guidebook, Reinvention Federal Resumes, 171 Reference Book and Creating your High School Resume, 2nd Ed.She is a member of many professional résumé-writing associations. She is a founding board member of the Nation

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