Brage Garofalo, M.A. ⋅ South San Francisco, CA Abbvie, Inc. ⋅ 16 years experience

Hi Chelsea,
There was an extensive discussion about crafting Federal resumes on LinkedIn in a group called Veteran Mentoring Network. It was a very robust discussion with alot of great feedback. I'm including the link to the discussion so you can go back and review and see if any of it is relevant and/or helpful for you.

There was a long discussion on the Veterans Mentoring Network group on LinkedIn about a month ago - I've taken some of the advice/discussion points and organized them for you (see attached) but if you want to see the full string, you can find it here - (you may want to cut and paste into your browser).

https://www.linkedin.com/groupItem?view=&gid=4466143&type=member&item=5891226602976587777&trk=groups_search_item_list-0-b-ttl&goback=%2Egmr_4466143%2Egde_4466143_member_5904286007083167747%2Egna_4466143#!

If you'd like any further resources or have any other questions, let me know.
Cheers,
Brage

Jake Ebenhoch ⋅ Gilbert, AZ Alexander Mann Solutions ⋅ 10 years experience

Chelsea,

I am willing to help strategize with you (at no cost). My main advice is to try to rely less on someone "hopefully" liking what they see on your resume received from a job posting and get you to the top of the list by connecting proactively with recruiters.

If you would like to send me a message, we can arrange a time to speak.

Jake Ebenhoch

Kelly Williams ⋅ Newark, DE Stars to Stripes Military Transition Assistance ⋅ 10 years experience

We specialize in federal resume development. I will gladly take a look at your resume. I myself work for DoD and my business partner works for DOJ.

I would gladly provide you with some free feedback and point you in the right direction for research and development. You can submit your resume to us via email or by using our secure online submission form:

Email: Info@ExpertResumeSolutions.com
Form: http://www.tinyurl.com/ERS-Critique

Feel free to also connect with me on LinkedIn to confirm my credentials: www.linkedin.com/in/kellywilliamsmaresca/

Thank you for your service. We are here to help!

Warmest Regards,

Kelly Williams
Resume Strategist & President
Expert Resume Solutions
Business: (732) 686-6455
www.ExpertResumeSolutions.com

Sheila Stepp ⋅ Washington, DC Department of Labor ⋅ 20 years experience

Chelsea, I am a federal employee and I know how to write for federal positions there are different formats that can be used and which ones that attract the most attention. If you have not received any job offers with what you are using as of yet. then let me know I will share my resume format with you. I have used successfully for several positions.

Tom Cal, CFA ⋅ San Francisco, CA Army Veteran, Investment Manager ⋅ 25 years experience

Morgan - The Federal resume "thing" is new to me. After reading the advice of others with experience in Federal hiring, I really thing Federal résumé are their "own beast".

See link to LinkedIn discussion above.

Walter Hartnett ⋅ Conshohocken, PA McKean Defense Group ⋅ 10 years experience

As a recruiter at a defense contractor I can attest that the best way to get the government job is to have the job. Look at jobs with local contractors to get your foot in the door most jobs on USAJOBS are just for show and they already have a candidate in mind that is working in the role just for a contractor. We lose more people to the government then any other industry.

Morgan Lerette ⋅ Glendale, AZ AAA ⋅ 6 years experience

Send me your resume. Send me a personal message and I'll give you my personal email. I'll take a look at it.

I'm an avid believer that there the correct resume can be adapted for any position. I don't get caught up in federal vs civilian vs military. The right resume can be tweaked for all of them. I'm more than willing to look at yours and see if we can create a good base resume.

Morgan