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Part 1 |
Writing a USAJOBS Resume and Other Electronic Federal Resumes |
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Chapter 1 |
Successful Writing Strategies for Your Federal Resume |
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What is a Federal Resume? |
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The Difference Between Federal Resumes and Private-Industry
Resumes |
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Federal Resume Formats |
12 |
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Federal Resume Case Study |
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Summary |
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Chapter 2 |
What Happens to Your Resume and Other Application Materials |
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Step 1: Determine Minimum Qualifications |
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Step 2: Identify and Apply Selective Factors and Quality Ranking
Factors |
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Step 3: Apply the Assessment Tool to Determine the Applicants’
Numerical Score/Rating |
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Step 4: Adjudicate Veterans’ Preference |
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Step 5: Rank Eligibles in the Order of
their Rating Adjusted for Veterans’ Preference |
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Summary |
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Chapter 3 |
Work Experience and the Outline Format: How to Stand Out
and Gk Referred |
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Quick Checklists for Writing Your Federal Resume |
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The Outline Format in the USAJOBS Builder |
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Before and After: |
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Building Your Outline Format Federal Resume: A Match Between You
and Your Target Job |
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Summary |
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Chapter 4 |
Matching Strategies: KSAs
in the Resume, Keywords, Qualifications, Accomplishments, and Specialized
Experience |
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Overview of the Seven Matching Strategies |
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Federal Resume Samples that Match an Announcement |
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Summary |
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Chapter 5 |
Education, Job Related Training, and Additional Information |
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Education |
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Additional Information |
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Job Related Training |
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Summary |
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Chapter 6 |
Keywords for Federal Jobs |
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A Professional Indexer Selects Keywords |
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Announcement Analysis |
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Nine Announcements with 4 to 13 Keywords, Phrases, and Skills |
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Summary |
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Part 2 |
Plain
Language and Value-Added Lessons |
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Chapter 7 |
Plain-Language Writing Lessons |
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First Principle; Use Plain Words and Write About What You Really
do at Work |
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Second Principle: Use Short Sentences |
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Third Principle: Use “I” Intelligently |
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Fourth Principle: Use Powerful Words |
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Fifth Principle: Beware of Acronyms |
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Sixth Principle: No Bureaucratese or Position Description
(PD)—Style Writing |
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Seventh Principle: Tell a Story or Describe a Project |
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Eighth Principle: Be Consistent with Verb Tenses |
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Ninth Principle: Avoid the Passive Voice and Words Not to Use in Your Resume |
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Tenth Principle: Tell the Truth and Brag a Little |
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Summary |
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Chapter 8 |
Researching the Agency’s Core Competencies |
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What are Your Core Competencies and How can You Include them in
Your Resume? |
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Using Core Competencies as Transferable Skills When Changing
Careers |
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Agency and Company Core Competencies |
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Sample Resume with Leadership, Customer Service, and Teamwork
Core Competencies |
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Summary |
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Part 3 |
KSAS,
Questionnaires, and Essays in the Resume and Cover Letters |
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Chapter 9 |
KSAs in the Application: Presenting Your
Accomplishments |
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Understanding the Role of KSAs |
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Finding KSAs in Vacancy Announcements |
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Using the Three KSA Formats |
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Writing Effective KSA Accomplishments in the Resume |
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Summary |
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Chapter 10 |
Questionnaires that Assess Your Knowledge, Skills, and
Abilities |
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Understanding Questionnaires |
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Responding to Self-Assessment Questions |
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Answering Essay Questions |
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Summary |
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Chapter 11 |
Cover Letters for Federal Jobs and Networking |
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Federal Cover Letter Basics |
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Cover Letters for USAJOBS and Other Online Application Systems |
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Cold-Call Cover Letters |
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Networking Cover Letters |
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Special Hiring Authority Cover Letters |
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Summary |
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Part 4 |
Navigating |
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Chapter 12 |
Understanding Vacancy Announcements |
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Resume-Matching Example and Tips |
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Step 1: Find Vacancy Announcements and the Occupational
Questionnaire |
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Step 2: Analyze the Vacancy Announcement and “How to Apply”
Instructions |
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SSA Announcement: USAJOBS Andapplicadonmanager.Gov |
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Census Announcement: Professional Position, GS 7/9, Target 12
with USAJOBS Federal Resume, Questionnaire, and Essays |
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SBA Announcement: USAJOBS and Appiicationmanager.Gov
Occupational Questionnaire with 67 Questions
that Support the Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities |
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Summary |
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Chapter 13 |
USAJOBS and Other Federal Resume Builders |
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Maximize Your Use of the Resume Builders |
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The Most Popular Federal Resume Builders and their Resume
Headings |
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Summary of Resume Builder Headings |
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Summary |
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Part 5 |
Special
Insight for Targeting Occupational Series |
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Chapter 14 |
Science, Medicine, and Health Policy: Converting a
Curriculum Vitae to a Federal Resume |
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CVs are Different |
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Hybrid CV/Federal Resumes |
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Other Hints for Crafting Your Federal Resume |
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Populate Your USAJOBS Resume-Building Form |
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Edit Your Hybrid for Academic Applications |
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Sample Federal Resume/Curriculum Vitae |
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Editing for Academia |
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Summary |
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Chapter 15 |
Information Technology Resumes |
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Government IT Jobs in the 21st Century |
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IT Job Series: How the Federal Government has Organized IT
Positions |
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Selecting the Right Job Announcement for You |
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Frequently Asked Questions about IT Federal Resumes |
228 |
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Focusing on Your IT Career |
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Sample Federal Resumes for IT Positions |
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Summary |
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Chapter 16 |
Contract Specialist and Acquisition Specialist Resumes |
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OFPP Background |
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Skills for Contracting and Acquisition Experts |
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Competencies Needed for Contract Specialists in Government |
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Examples of the Types of Contracts Negotiated and Managed |
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Two Sample Federal Resumes for Contract Specialist Series |
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Summary |
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Chapter 17 |
Management Assistant and Administrative Work Experience |
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Ways to Remember Your Accomplishments |
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Write Your Accomplishments with Numbers and Percentages |
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Management Assistant Federal Resume Case Study |
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Correspondence Analyst Federal Resume Case Study |
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Administrative/Staff Assistant Federal Resume Case Study |
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Summary |
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Chapter 18 |
Management and Program Analyst Resumes |
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The Management and Program Analyst, According to OPM |
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Federal Employees Seeking Career Change with Career Ladder
Management Analyst Positions |
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More Hints for Writing a Management and Program Analyst Resume |
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A Sample Management and Program Analyst Resume |
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Summary |
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Chapter 19 |
Administrative Officer Federal Resumes |
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With Hiring Reform and KSAs in the Resume |
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Administrative Officer Federal Resume Case Study |
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Summary |
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Chapter 20 |
General Engineer and Project Manager Resumes |
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The General Engineer, According to OPM |
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A Significant Government Engineer Skill: Acquisition Management |
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Create a Project List of Your Engineering Accomplishments and
Projects |
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Summary |
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Chapter 21 |
Human Resources Management Positions |
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Necessary Competencies and Skills |
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Applying for HR Jobs |
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Sample HR Management Resume |
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Summary |
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Part 6 |
Special
Federal Job Seeker Strategies: Executives, Military and Spouses, PPP/BRAC, and Schedule A |
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Chapter 22 |
Senior Executive Service, Executive Core Qualifications |
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A Profile of the SES |
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Requirements for Successful Applicants: Remember the Basics |
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What Does the SES Announcement Require? |
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Resume-Based SES Application Packages: the Five-Page SES/ECQ
Resume (Senior Executive Service/Executive Core Qualifications) |
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Job Analysis/Keywords and Executive Leadership Competencies |
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Writing Executive Core Qualifications |
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The Anatomy of an ECQ |
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Grow an Accomplishments List |
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Sample ECQ Statements |
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Describing Leadership |
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Summary |
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Chapter 23 |
Military to Federal Resume Conversions |
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Translating Military Speak to Civilian Speak |
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Focusing Your Resume |
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Triple Series Sample Resume—Military Officer Seeking Senior
Management Positions |
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Summary |
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Chapter 24 |
Military Spouses and Federal Employment |
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Military Spouse Employment Preference (MSP) |
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Noncompetitive Appointments for Spouses of Certain Members of
the Armed Forces |
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2010 Military Spouse Intern Program |
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Derived Veterans’ Preference |
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Filing Your Application as a Military Spouse |
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Military Spouse Seeking Readiness Counselor Position at Fleet
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Summary |
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Chapter 25 |
Base Realignment and Closure Act
(BRAC) and Priority Placement Program (PPP) Federal Resume Writing |
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PPP Strategy Story: GS-11, Electronics Technician/IT Specialist |
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The Importance of PPP Codes |
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Federal Employee Changing Job Series with DOD Priority Placement
Program |
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Summary |
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Chapter 26 |
Applying for a Federal Job with a Disability: Using the
Schedule a Federal Hiring Authority |
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Which Agencies Employ People with Disabilities? |
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Applying Under Schedule A |
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Pros and Cons of the Schedule a Process |
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Networking and Knowing Your Agency— |
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Tips for Federal Job Search Stategies
by Sandra Keppley |
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Sample Documents |
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Summary |
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Part 7 |
Interviewing
for Federal Jobs |
421 |
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Chapter 27 |
Preparing for a Structured, Behavior-Based Interview |
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Types of Interviews |
422 |
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Preparation for the Structured, Behavior-Based Interview |
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Sample Competency-Based Interview Questions |
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A Step-By-Step Approach to Preparing for a Behavior-Based
Interview |
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Summary |
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Epilogue |
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Index |
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