Barbara A. Adams - Roadmap to Federal Jobs: How to Determine Your Qualifications, Develop an Effective USAJOBS Resume, Apply for and Land U.S. Government Jobs

Roadmap to Federal Jobs

How to Determine Your Qualifications,
Develop an Effective USAJOBS Resume, Apply for and Land U.S. Government Jobs

CAREERPRO GLOBAL, INC.
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Roadmap to Federal Jobs: How to Determine Your Qualifications, Develop an Effective USAJOBS Resume, Apply for and Land U.S. Government Jobs

ISBN: 978-0-9823222-3-9

Copyright 2018 by CareerPro Global, Inc.

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CareerPro Globals 21st-Century Career Series

Publication Team:

Interior Page Design/Layout: Patricia Duckers

Cover Design: Alesha Sevy-Kelley

Proofreading: Carla Lowe

Contributors: William Porter, Michelle Czyz, William Carroll, Heather Gant, Ted Telega, Patricia Duckers

Disclaimer: The information, tips, best practices, and resources in this book are based on several decades of experience in the career management industry, but individual experiences and results will vary, and depend solely on your efforts. While CareerPro Global gladly shares this information to assist you, we can in no way be held responsible for the results in your own job search. In addition, the sample resumes are adapted from and based on actual clients, but the names, dates, organizations, and many other details and specifics have been fictionalized to protect individual privacy. The information published in this book is accurate at the time of printing; however, over time, some of the information may change, and CareerPro Global is not responsible for any of these changes.

About the Authors

Barbara Adams has led CareerPro Global, Inc. (CPG) for almost three decades, and has built CPG into one of the largest and fastest-growing career services organizations industry-wide, having served more than 60,000 clients to date. Barbara positioned CPG to raise the bar by developing an ISO 9001:2008-guided quality process (the first in the careers industry) through which all of CPGs processes were reviewed and measured for quality. CPG held full ISO 9001:2008 certification/registration from 2010 to 2017, and still maintains an internal quality control system based on those standards.

Barbara earned the Career Innovation Award for this implementation and focus on quality of workmanship, process, and people. Barbara has also co-authored several books in CareerPros 21st-Century Career Series, including Roadmap to the Senior Executive Service, Roadmap to Job-Winning Military to Civilian Resumes, and Roadmap to Becoming an Administrative Law Judge. Barbara employs some of the bestif not the bestwriters and career advisers in the industry and provides ongoing training in support of hiring trends and protocol. CareerPro Global is one of the most trusted career management services in the industry.

Lee Kelley is the senior member of CPGs writing team, and serves on the executive staff as Director of Training and Managing Editor for over a dozen other writers. He is also a veteran who spent 10 years in the U.S. Army, working his way from Private to Captain. He spent a year in Ramadi, Iraq (20052006) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, and his last position in the Army was Commanding Officer of a 275-person headquarters organization.

Since leaving the military, Lee has leveraged his writing and military background to work with more than 650 clients from the government, military, and private sectors. He holds three industry certifications: Master Federal Career Advisor/Trainer, Master Federal Resume Writer, and Master Military Resume Writer. Finally, Lee co-authored four books in CareerPros 21st-Century Career Series, and won the Best Military Transition Resume Toast of the Resume Industry (TORI) Award in 2011.

About CareerPro Global, Inc.

In business since 1986, CPG offers world-class services in resume writing, career coaching, onsite career training, career publications, and webinar-based training. Our multi-credentialed Master Writers and Career Advisors are some of the bestif not the bestin the careers industry. Our team members specialize in corporate, military, and federal clients seeking to stand out in a competitive job market. They are published authors, journalists, editors, branding experts, Human Resources (HR) professionals, engineers, Information Technology (IT) professionals, educators, public-relations professionals, and veterans from both the enlisted and officer ranks. Our track record of setting industry standards has been attributed to our methodology, delivery, and commitment to excellence. Utilizing our expertise, thousands of clients across all fields and professional levels have succeeded in reaching their career goals.

Our Mission Statement: At CareerPro Global, we are committed to producing premier resume and career services products, providing service excellence, hiring talented professionals, and remaining abreast of global employment and hiring trends. We are also committed to continuous improvement of the quality management system.

Books, Articles, Publications, and Media: CareerPro Global and its team members have created/published 300+ online and print articles relating to career coaching, resume writing, job searching, interview skills, and salary negotiations, and has published the following titles:

Roadmap to the Senior Executive Service

Roadmap to Job-Winning Military to Civilian Resumes

Roadmap to Becoming an Administrative Law Judge

Roadmap to Federal Jobs

Roadmap to the Senior Executive Service 2nd Edition

Quality Management System: CPGs culture has been built upon, and remains committed to, our core factors, which include: honesty, integrity, excellent customer service, and a passion for helping others achieve their career goals. We believe so strongly in these core factors that our company has raised the bar by developing a Quality Management System, where all our processes are reviewed for quality.

Longevity and Success: CPG combines three decades of industry writing experience with the most advanced technology in the industry, empowering us to produce job-winning resume presentations for our clients. We also pride ourselves in producing results and outstanding customer service. And it shows. We hold a 99.6% customer satisfaction ratio. These statistics are backed up by our monthly customer service survey and ongoing commitment to delivering quality products and services.

Research, Development, and Systems: CPG is extremely proactive in research and development. Investing in our own in-house Information Technology department has given us the capability to ensure secure transaction processing and data warehousing. CPG developed and utilizes one of the most robust system architectures in the industry, integrating and customizing portfolios of collaborative and communication services designed to connect people, information, processes, and systems, both within and beyond our firewall.