| The Federal Resume is one of the three documents | | | | Your resume needs to include more specific and |
| accepted as an official application for position | | | | similar language as the vacancy announcement |
| vacancies within the Federal government. The Federal | | | | because the HR specialist will be checking whether |
| resume tends to be the widely accepted one and it | | | | you have the 'specialized' or directly related |
| can boost up your image to go with what is current. It | | | | requirements for the post applied for. |
| should be remembered to develop the federal resume | | | | It is advisable that the resume should cover about ten |
| in the 'chronological' resume format. The 'functional | | | | years. You can include your accomplishments citing |
| resume format' will not work for a federal resume. | | | | how it will be helpful in the job applied for. Remember |
| The federal resume must include additional information, | | | | that the resume that goes into the application package |
| other than requested in the private sector. If this | | | | should be less than three to five pages. |
| information is not supplied, your application could be | | | | There are certain tips to writing a winning federal |
| rejected. The required information can be summarized | | | | resume. Information specific to the job as advertised |
| as Job information, Personal information, Education, | | | | and personal information should not be forgotten at all. |
| Work experience and Other qualifications. Job | | | | Educational qualifications should be written in the |
| information includes announcement number, title, series | | | | chronological order starting from high school to college. |
| and grade of job applied for. Personal information | | | | The name and city of each institution and the type if |
| includes full name, mailing address, phone numbers, | | | | degree or diploma obtained should be mentioned. At |
| area code, social security, country of citizenship, | | | | the same time the major subjects and total credits |
| reinstatement eligibility, highest civilian grade held etc. | | | | that you have earned must be written. Qualifications |
| Name of the High School, city, state, date of diploma, | | | | have to be described in detail and if your education |
| colleges or universities studied, type and year of any | | | | does not exactly match the qualifications as |
| degrees received etc are included in Education. Work | | | | advertised, you can still qualify through equivalent |
| experience includes job title, duties and | | | | experience. You should remember that federal |
| accomplishments, employer's name and address, hours | | | | resumes are not scanned by machines. Since it is read |
| per week, salary etc. Job related training courses, skills, | | | | by human beings make it as descriptive as possible. If |
| certificates and licenses, honors, awards and special | | | | any prior job experience is there which have |
| accomplishments etc are included in Other | | | | relevance to the job applied for don't forget to mention |
| qualifications. | | | | it. The KSA, in which you must match your knowledge, |
| The resume in the private sector is aimed at getting an | | | | skills and abilities to the position you are interested in |
| interview and is more general in nature. But in the case | | | | should be enclosed and mentioned in the resume. If |
| of the federal government, the purpose of the resume | | | | these things are kept in mind while applying for a |
| is to 'show' your qualifications so that you can be | | | | position using a federal resume, you will be on your |
| certified by the Human Resources office. The most | | | | way to landing that coveted job. |
| important thing here is meting eligibility requirements. | | | | |