[.ca] Federal Resume Guidebook,3Rd Ed. (ISBN 1563709252)

Book Review - Career Opportunity News, March/April 2004:
The author describes how to present your qualifications so that they will appeal to government personnel officers, how to locate federal job announcements, and how to move up in your career once hired...This is a good, thorough review of how to approach federal agencies, written and designed in a reader-friendly style.

Who'd have known writing a resume would be so complex?:
I am currently staying with my two daughters in Laurel, Maryland and recently attended a TSA Job Fair at Dulles Airport. I was encouraged to apply online right then and there for a job at Erie Airport. I did so and then realized that I was not prepared to immediately attach a FEDERAL RESUME. I was told by the TSA representative at the airport to send it via fax or email as soon as possible with the application number that I was given last Saturday after applying online. When I asked my wife what a FEDERAL RESUME was, she told me that it was quite different than the one and two page resumes she has written for me. She told me that she had just received your book, THE FEDERAL RESUME GUIDEBOOK, in the mail and was amazed at how very informative and comprehensive it is. She is now awaiting the templates that she ordered, but warned me that this was not something she could whip up in a few hours. She suggested that I contact you and the impressive team of professionals at THE RESUME PLACE for some urgent help! I am not sure that I can afford your services in my state of unemployment, but my wife said, after reading your book, that she was quite sure that I couldn't afford to be WITHOUT your professional help! I don't know if looking for a new career in government at my age is realistic, but I am determined to give it a try if you feel it is in the realm of possible. Thanks for writing such a wonderful book. I wish I had read it 35 years ago!

Terrific Service for Federal Job Hunters:
This book is a comprehensive guide for people looking for a federal job. It not only helps with the basics, such as preparing a resume and writing "KSAs," but it also provides great tips for specific situations, lots of examples, and even job search strategies. This is the ultimate resource for anyone wanting a career in national public service.

I LOVE THIS BOOK!!:
I LOVE THIS BOOK!!! It is helping me so much. I was totally dumfounded as to how to do these mysterious KSAs and this book helped me tremendously. Also, I was doing my resume all wrong and after reading the book feel much more confident that I will catch the attention of the federal agencies where I want to work.

Guidebook Gets Results:
I purchased a copy of this book about 3 years ago. Besides lots of good guidance for developing resume content, it includes some excellent examples of federal resumes for different "grade" levels. These examples are displayed using effective presentation formats that will help you with layout and "white space". I found them to be extremely helpful in preparing my first federal resume. Until then, I'd developed and used either a very detailed SF-171 or a 2-page commercial resume, but nothing in between. Using this Guidebook to get started probably saved me half as much time as I'd have otherwise spent in crafting and polishing a new resume. I used my federal resume as part of my application package for a GS-15 position. I was selected for the job from among 30 or so applicants. I think that the form and content of this resume was a strong contributing factor in my selection!