Baltimore, MD The INDEPENDENT PRESS AWARD has just recognized three titles by top federal jobs expert Kathryn Troutman. Troutman s best-selling
Federal Resume Guidebook, 7th Editionwas acclaimed as the Best 2021 Reference Book in the main Independent Press Award contest. Her
Student s Federal Career Guide, 4th Editiontook both Best 2021 Career Book and Best 2021 Interior Design/Nonfiction in the affiliated IPA Distinguished Favorites competition. I m thrilled to have my books recognized in this way, said the author. My
Federal Resume Guidebook is one of the top sellers for Career on Amazon, along with the classic
What Color Is
Your Parachute? by Richard N. Bolles. The award for the student book can help these jobseekers hear about it and learn of all the terrific job opportunities for students and new grads in government.
First Lady Jill Biden Shines Light on Military Spouse Employment From:
Catonsville, MD | April 27, 2021. Recently First Lady Jill Biden announced renewed support of Joining Forces, a White House initiative to support military and veteran families that she began with then-First-Lady Michelle Obama in 2011. A key plank in the current program is helping military spouses overcome challenges that make finding employment difficult. These barriers include frequent moves and transfers, and difficulty in explaining gaps in their resumes. Read the Briefing Room Report here.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/ How can we keep our military strong if we don t give our families what they need to thrive? said Dr. Biden, who herself is a military mother and gra
The Top Ten Common Pitfalls
was the most popular article that I wrote for FedSmith, and the list is STILL applicable and worth a peek. For this year, I am bringing it back again, but I have added a whole new top 10 list, making a combined mega-list of 20 common pitfalls for writing the federal resume work experience section.
The new top 10 includes the most common problems we have seen in working with our clients this past year with writing a federal resume that will get an applicant Best Qualified, Referred, and Interviewed. These tips are based on federal resume writing classes taught at more than 30 federal agencies with varied occupational series specializations, missions, and grade levels.
Potomac, MD | February 17, 2021. The latest jobs report shows America s labor market down 10 million jobs below pre-COVID-19 levels. Many individuals have been unemployed for longer than half a year. It s very clear our economy is still in trouble, President Joe Biden said in response. Jobs coach Kathryn Troutman says it s time for people to look for other options, and she points to one of our nation s largest employers, the US government. The Feds are a top employer in the US, notes Troutman. They have jobs in all lines of work. Federal jobs are in every state. Plus the US government is growing in 2021 due to the additional mission to support the COVID-19 vaccinations and public health programs in America
Potomac, MD | January 26, 2021. With the ramping up of the new Biden Administration, it s time to learn how to apply for federal jobs. Leading federal career coach Kathryn Troutman says, Any time there s a new administration, there are a lot of new jobs and new programs.
Troutman is the creator of a winning formula that you can use to apply to work for the feds. It s called Ten Steps to a Federal Job.® Each step is really important in the process, she explains. And because each step has its own personality and is very different, it makes the Ten Steps interesting to use for your federal job search.