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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.
<a href= “http://govcentral.monster.com/careers/careers_search/search?q=0000”>0000 – Miscellaneous Occupations Group
<a href= “http://govcentral.monster.com/careers/careers_search/search?q=0100”>0100 – Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group
<a href= “http://govcentral.monster.com/careers/careers_search/search?q=0200”>0200 – Human Resources Management Group
<a href= “http://govcentral.monster.com/careers/careers_search/search?q=0300”>0300 – General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group
<a href= “http://govcentral.monster.com/careers/careers_search/search?q=0400”>0400 – Natural Resources Management and Biological Sciences Group
<a href= “http://govcentral.monster.com/careers/careers_search/search?q=0500”>0500 – Accounting and Budget Group
<a href= “http://govcentral.monster.com/careers/careers_search/search?q=0600”>0600 – Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group
<a href= “http://govcentral.monster.com/careers/careers_search/search?q=0700”>0700 – Veterinary Medical Science Group
<a href= “http://govcentral.monster.com/careers/careers_search/search?q=0800”>0800 – Engineering and Architecture Group
<a href= “http://govcentral.monster.com/careers/careers_search/search?q=0900”>0900 – Legal and Kindred Group
<a href= “http://govcentral.monster.com/careers/careers_search/search?q=1000”>1000 – Information and Arts Group
<a href= “http://govcentral.monster.com/careers/careers_search/search?q=1100”>1100 – Business and Industry Group
<a href= “http://govcentral.monster.com/careers/careers_search/search?q=1200”>1200 – Copyright, Patent, and Trademark Group
<a href= “http://govcentral.monster.com/careers/careers_search/search?q=1300”>1300 – Physical Sciences Group
<a href= “http://govcentral.monster.com/careers/careers_search/search?q=1400”>1400 – Library and Archives Group
<a href= “http://govcentral.monster.com/careers/careers_search/search?q=1500”>1500 – Mathematics and Statistics Group
<a href= “http://govcentral.monster.com/careers/careers_search/search?q=1600”>1600 – Equipment, Facilities, and Services Group
<a href= “http://govcentral.monster.com/careers/careers_search/search?q=1700”>1700 – Education Group
<a href= “http://govcentral.monster.com/careers/careers_search/search?q=1800”>1800 – Investigation Group
<a href= “http://govcentral.monster.com/careers/careers_search/search?q=1900”>1900 – Quality Assurance, Inspection, and Grading Group
<a href= “http://govcentral.monster.com/careers/careers_search/search?q=2000”>2000 – Supply Group
<a href= “http://govcentral.monster.com/careers/careers_search/search?q=2100”>2100 – Transportation Group
<a href= “http://govcentral.monster.com/careers/careers_search/search?q=2200”>2200 – Information Technology Group
glrodr
9 months ago
2 comments
how do you email college transcripts along with employment package? I only have hard copies of my transcripts.
bud1941
about 1 year ago
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about 1 year ago
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shah_tordherian
about 1 year 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
about 1 year 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
about 1 year 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.