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Kathryn Troutman started the topic Presidential Management Fellows Applications Must Be Completed By Nov. 19 in the forum Career Advancement 2 years, 4 months ago

From Nov. 5 until Nov. 19, 2012, the Presidential Management Fellows application for the program’s Class of 2013 will be posted on http://www.USAJOBS.gov. The entire initial application process, including submission of all necessary documents, must be completed during those two weeks.
The Office of Personnel Management’s PMF program is designed to…[Read more]
Kathryn Troutman started the topic Up to 7,000 Presidential Appointee Jobs Set to Open Up in the forum Career Advancement 2 years, 4 months ago

In the days and months following the Nov. 6, 2012, elections, a torrent of up to 7,000 jobs federal jobs will open up, to be filled by appointees of the incoming president, whether it’s Mitt Romney or President Barack Obama.
These executive and staff-level jobs — some subject to Congressional confirmation — with a galaxy of federal agencies,…[Read more]
Kathryn Troutman started the topic 18 Critical Federal Resume Mistakes by Veterans (and all federal jobseekers) in the forum Career Advancement 2 years, 4 months ago

A newly separated or retired military person must have a good resume to begin their next career. More than half of the military would like to land a federal position where they can continue to utilize their DOD skills and abilities, or where they can continue in public service.
Even if a veteran has 5 or 10 points due to a disability, it is…[Read more]
Kathryn Troutman posted an update 2 years, 10 months ago

@3u5enqp4nrgyiHi Antonio, sure, I can talk to you about your wife’s federal resume. Write to me at [email protected]. THANKS, Kathryn
Kathryn Troutman replied to the topic Define Customer Service in One Word in the forum Citizen Engagement and Customer Service 2 years, 11 months ago

Follow-up.
Kathryn Troutman replied to the topic Boomers: What Are You Doing for (as Jane Fonda Calls It) Your ‘Third Act’? in the forum Career Advancement 3 years, 1 month ago

Thank you SO much for posting the Jane Fond Third Act Video. Amazing and thought-provoking. I am also working on my Third Act and have a wonderful time with it.
My first MOVE is to MOVE MORE.
And then I also want to speak more for the SFAC programs at military bases about jobs! Even though many of the wounded warriors aren’t employment ready -…[Read more]
Kathryn Troutman posted an update 3 years, 1 month ago

@2pfieln5jrp4nHi Nicole, Thanks for writing your favorite ECQs. This is such a neat blog. We can use this with our SES clients and send them this blog, to get the warmed up for their own ECQ writing. This is Real ECQ Brainstorming. So cool. kt
Kathryn Troutman replied to the topic What’s your #1 tip for new project managers? in the forum Program and Project Management 3 years, 1 month ago

Set objectives/ milestones and dates. Write the dates and milestone on a wall where people can see them near the coffee.
Kathryn Troutman replied to the topic Cracking the Code for Federal Employment in the forum Career Advancement 3 years, 1 month ago

Hi Deirdre, I am the author of the Federal Resume Guidebook, 5th. I have a sample in the book for an MSW from San Antonio TX, who wanted to break into the VA also. She was an MSW specializing in homelessness in San Antonio and wanted to do the same for the Veteran Homeless program – the new HUD-VASH program that is very successful. She got HIRED.…[Read more]
Kathryn Troutman posted an update 3 years, 1 month ago

@3mrprjcz9t7u1Hi Tim, Looking forward to seeing you Jan 17th at our SES ECQ Writing Course! Happy New Year! Kathryn
Kathryn Troutman posted an update 3 years, 1 month ago

@1uy9tls4owk2gHi Sarah, watching GovLoop is very exciting. Steve Ressler is the Master of Government Social Networking! Kathryn
Kathryn Troutman replied to the topic USAJOBS 3.0: What Do You Think? in the forum Career Advancement 3 years, 4 months ago

One of my staff members tried to download the USAJOBS app on her iPad, but it came up a black screen. I hope today this is fixed. I would like to see this on the iPad and my smartphone.

Objective line will be good for the Mining of resumes. For instance if a manager DOES want to help their agency comply with th Executive Order to hire more…[Read more]
Kathryn Troutman replied to the topic USAJOBS 3.0: What Do You Think? in the forum Career Advancement 3 years, 4 months ago

BEST NEWS FOR USAJOBS 3.0! When you finally reset your password with your three secret questions and get to your account and the Resume Builder, you will see that you can now write 5,000 characters instead of 3,000 characters for each Work Experience Job Block. I think this will be the bst news for the job applicant!

The compromise of 5,000…[Read more]
Kathryn Troutman replied to the topic Getting into the Government? in the forum Career Advancement 4 years, 3 months ago

Hi Ruth, Yes, ACCOMPLISHMENTS are your Accomplishment Record. The HR specialists look at the Accomplishment Record to determine your future performance.

So, if you have a great example about how you solved a big problem for your organization, saved money or set up a new system … the HR specialist and manager will think: GREAT. this person can…[Read more]
Kathryn Troutman replied to the topic Getting into the Government? in the forum Career Advancement 4 years, 3 months ago

Hi! This is my first time to write on govloop! I am pleased to answer your question about Breaking into Government! This is a very typical problem for many “first-timers”.

I think that your problem could be your Federal Resume which is probably posted in USAJOBS now.
Is that resume focused toward ONE occupational series in government?
Does it…[Read more]
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