Looking for an internship with Uncle Sam?

by fred 18. June 2009
This is actually a good way to get a foot in the door, especially for students just getting out of school. There are several webistes providing resources on how to get an internship with Uncle Sam. First, there is the offcial government student job website,...View Full Post...

The ITP exchange program for IT professionals

by fred 28. April 2009

Whether you work for the government or in the private sector, if you're an IT professional with great credentials, you might qualify for the Information Technology Exchange Program , which allows to work on temporary assignments in the government...

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Having your resume ready in text only format

by fred 21. April 2009

Even though you should prepare your resume in Word format as it's the standard format, you should also have a version ready in text only format. It does indeed come handy, especially in the government field, as with online application forms...

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Including non-work related examples in your KSA answers

by fred 15. April 2009
When preparing a KSA answer, you need to include real-life examples of situations related to the KSA question. Job applicants usually focus on their previous work experience to find these examples but you can actually look for examples outside of work....View Full Post...

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About GS 16 to 18

by fred 7. April 2009
A few readers who were checking out the government schedule were looking for the GS-16, GS-17 or GS-18 levels without being able to find them so I wanted to quickly clairify that point. GS-16, GS-17 or GS-18 are...View Full Post...

What to write in a KSA answer

by fred 31. March 2009

While job seekers are familiar with resumes, they often don't understand what KSA's are when applying to government jobs. And when they hire professional writers to prepare them for them, they usually expect these writers to write their...

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More students looking for Federal jobs

by fred 26. March 2009

With the current lack of jobs, it seems that the Federal Government found a new source of employees: students and college graduates are now increasingly considering working for the government. While it might not pay as well as in the private sector,...

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Checking Agencies' websites for jobs

by fred 23. March 2009
When looking for Federal jobs, USAJobs is the website that comes to mind as it's the official government job site that gathers all Federal job openings in its database. However, if you are looking into working...View Full Post...

The Importance of Closing Dates

by fred 17. March 2009
Contrary to the civilian sector, you might have noticed that Federal jobs have closing dates, which are the deadlines to send your application. Because preparing a Federal resume and accompanying...View Full Post...

The 2 types of services

by fred 12. March 2009

There are two types of government services:

Competitive service: These are the most common Federal jobs for which applicants must meet all the qualification requirements to be invited for interviews. The competitive service is under...

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