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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. ....
When I talk about writing a resume, I always use the analogy of an apple and an orange. The apple is nothing like an orange, even though they are both types of fruit. The private industry resume is NOT the same as a federal resume, even though they are both resumes. Many veterans make the mistake of writing one resume, sometimes from the resume writing lessons in the TAP class, and use this one resume to cover all job applications: private industry, government contractor, federal and whatever job titles that appeal to them at the moment. This is a big mistake. ....