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Expert Tips for a Stimulus Plan Resume

You and your resume must stand out from the crowd to succeed

Featured Author:

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).

The Resume Place can assist you with every step of your federal job search:
• Creating your own Outline Format USAJOBS Federal Resume
• Finding vacancy announcements
• Identifying keywords
• Showcasing your accomplishments
• Using proper formatting technique
• Writing effective KSAs
• Applying online
• Interviewing

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• Leaving the Legal Grind: Land a Plum Job as an Administration Law Judge
• What Ever Happened To Your Federal Application
• BREAKING: USAJobs' Search Is New (and Easier to Use)

From Joanne Kowlowitz, "The Executives’ Job Search Strategist” with 20 years of executive resume writing experience:

Keep it real! Particularly in this tight economy and job market, don’t expect to be considered for positions for which you are not completely qualified. In addition to being brutally honest with yourself, you can be sure you are responding to the right positions by doing an exercise we in the careers industry call “job deconstruction”. Find job descriptions of positions that interest you; use a yellow highlighter to show the core requirements of the position; then go to your resume and find/highlight matching experience.

Match the enthusiasm and sense of urgency for change in your job search that is being conveyed in Obama’s “American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan.” Reassess your qualifications and match them against real‐world position announcements/job openings; update your resume with your newest/best accomplishments, latest buzzwords and most relevant “soft skills”; renew your network contacts; and take time to strengthen relationships with family and friends. Americans are known for working together and giving each other hope and support in difficult times.

Joanne Kowlowitz, “The Executives’ Job Search Strategist”, Expert in writing strategic, laser‐targeted resumes and other custom‐branded job search documents for senior‐level executives. 20+‐year career affiliated with leaders in the careers industry ‐‐ The Resume Place, The Advantage, Phoenix Career Group ‐‐ joanne@phoenixcareergroup.com, writejob@earthlink.net, 702‐363‐1323