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Starting Your Federal Job Search? Learn Fed Speak First
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Before you apply for a federal job, you have to learn a new language: Government-speak. For a quick lesson, we turned to Monster Federal Career Coach and Gov’t/Public Service Careers message board expert Kathryn Troutman.
Start with the announcement title, because in government, even fairly straightforward jobs are given confusing titles. For example, I just read an announcement for a “contact representative” for the VA Health Adminis...
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tamiam44
almost 2 years ago
2 comments
thanks for posting this. I am pretty good at intrepretting meanings and applying my KSA's to what the post is seeking. However, it does help to have a different thought process.
ami2oldforu
over 4 years ago
10 comments
Iam almost 55 if I could go back 20 years I'd say sure I'll go back to college,but nowwwwww?
My goodness perhaps I should go back to what I had done so many years successfully in the private sector Real Estate ,Antiques,and other retail consumer goods,and this time stay out of the volunteerism both civic and government,it obviously doesn't pay off after 30 yrs of it.
rbannister45
almost 5 years ago
126 comments
new to this...i would like to have a better resume out there..thanks for the help
melrocas
almost 5 years ago
6 comments
Wow, I didn't know that. Sometimes is confusing when you are reading something like those ads.
Fabiodasilva
about 5 years ago
2 comments
I do agree with the following information above
designsbyswift
over 5 years ago
2 comments
ISince I am a first timer, I've learned to read and just watch. It's nice having someone out there on the front line. The information was very useful and informative.