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9 Useful Federal Job Facts
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Kathryn Troutman
Kathryn Troutman, Author and president of The Resume Place, Inc. and the Certified Federal Resume Writers Team. Kathryn is also the author of the best-selling, award-winning, Ten Steps to a Federal Job, 2nd Edition, which will help you put your very best foot forward in your federal job search (eBook available now and Print edition available 1/20/09).
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There are between 40,000 and 181,000 jobs open everyday at USAJOBS. The job announcements include salaries, geographic location, closing dates, duties and qualifications required for the job. The job announcements seem long, but they are informative for your applications.
Many types of jobs in the government
You can read about these job “families” and specific job titles at the Office of Personnel Management website. You can look at the duties, qualifications and specifics about these positions.
0000 – Miscellaneous Occupations Group
0100 – Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group
0200 – Human Resources Management Group
0300 – General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group
0400 – Natural Resources Management and Biological Sciences Group
0500 – Accounting and Budget Group
0600 – Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group
0700 – Veterinary Medical Science Group
0800 – Engineering and Architecture Group
0900 – Legal and Kindred Group
1000 – Information and Arts Group
1100 – Business and Industry Group
1200 – Copyright, Patent, and Trademark Group
1300 – Physical Sciences Group
1400 – Library and Archives Group
1500 – Mathematics and Statistics Group
1600 – Equipment, Facilities, and Services Group
1700 – Education Group
1800 – Investigation Group
1900 – Quality Assurance, Inspection, and Grading Group
2000 – Supply Group
2100 – Transportation Group
2200 – Information Technology Group
LeTed
about 3 years ago
2 comments
Go to your school's website and copy your transcripts into an excel document. Save the document and export it as a .pdf, then you can upload it on USAjobs main page.
glrodr
over 4 years ago
2 comments
how do you email college transcripts along with employment package? I only have hard copies of my transcripts.
bud1941
over 4 years ago
4 comments
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jonnalagaddaprasad
over 4 years ago
2 comments
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shah_tordherian
over 4 years ago
2 comments
I want to apply for multiple jobs in the federal job campaign
You can set up an Agent to get the job announcements sent to your email automatically. How do I do this.... lots of info. but little explanations as to how to get it.
I am looking for a Federal Job... I have a resume and a cover letter. I want to set up an agent to send the job announcments sent directly to my email address. How do I accompliosh this?
shah_tordherian@yahoo.com
barry123
over 4 years ago
18 comments
I want to apply for multiple jobs in the federal job campaign
You can set up an Agent to get the job announcements sent to your email automatically. How do I do this.... lots of info. but little explanations as to how to get it.
I am looking for a Federal Job... I have a resume and a cover letter. I want to set up an agent to send the job announcments sent directly to my email address. How do I accompliosh this?
bk.five@gmail.com
Hopeful_Lee26
over 4 years ago
30 comments
I found the list of "job family" codes especially helpful. It's also good to know where to read job descriptions at the Human Resources site before hitting USA Jobs.