Daniel Selli ⋅ Arlington, VA Deloitte ⋅ 6 years experience

Matthew,

Please message me your resume. IT specialists are considered a critical workforce segment for both the civilian and federal labor forces. The federal government is constantly trying to recruit IT professionals into their ranks. I can see what I can do to offer some assistance.

Best Regards,

Dan

Deb Yeagle ⋅ Tampa, FL Plan To Win, Inc. ⋅ 39 years experience

Hi Matthew,
Thanks for your service!
I know it is frustrating using USAJOBS to find a GS position. Unfortunately, it's hard to land a Government job unless you know someone who's hiring that knows of you and can help your resume find it's way through the system.
Have you considered going the Government contractor route first? You could start as a contractor and then establish yourself and hopefully learn more about potential GS job opportunities. By establishing yourself and becoming a known entity to the Government customers, then you would have a better chance of landing a GS job.
Do you have all of your IA certifications required by DoD 8570?
Feel free to private message me or email me if you need more help with any of the above advice. If you are targeting a specific Government agency in CO, then I can help you identify the top IT / Cyber contractors at that agency.
Best of luck!
Deb

Richard Yau ⋅ Los Angeles, CA ⋅ 11 years experience

Hi Matt,

I would be happy to look over your resume, too, and see if there is any feedback I can provide. Feel free to include a req that you applied to as well for reference. I am a manager at an engineering company and go through a good amount of resumes so there are definitely things I look for and things I'd prefer to see so I wouldn't mind sharing some of that with you if you think it would help.

Regards,
Richard

Jacqueline Contreras, CPRW ⋅ San Antonio, TX www.ThatResumeGirl.com ⋅ 12 years experience

I'd be happy to look at your résumé. To get a better idea of what the problem might be, include a job posting to which you've applied so that I can review your résumé for relevancy. The problem I see most with veteran résumés is that they try to include every skill they have and squeeze them all onto one or two pages. In reality, the hiring manager only wants to see the skills you'll be using to excel in the job they are trying to fill. Another thing to remember is that you can't just list your skills, you have to prove them with examples of how you've used them to get quantifiable results in the past. If you'd like further assistance, message me.

John Green ⋅ Cary, NC Information Technology ⋅ 40 years experience

There are 1.4 million IT jobs listed on the various job boards like Monster. CareerBuilder, LinkedIn.

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/jolts.nr0.htm

There are 5.4 million jobs advertised nation-wide in various industries.

Which jobs have you applied for ?

Your resume is the key to getting an interview. Have you worked on it to catch people's attention?

Peter Kazella ⋅ Randolph, NJ Peter Kazella & Associates ⋅ 16 years experience

Hi Matthew,
As a data center facilities recruitment agency owner a few things come to mind. First off Hawaii is over 3200 miles from Colorado. That is an issue for any employer hiring. If Colorado is where you want to live, do you have family you can stay with until you land something? Being in Colorado for your next opportunity will greatly help your marketability. Next what is your specialty in IT? Without seeing your resume its hard to tell where you specialize. Anything IT - Cyber Security is a very broad topic. Lastly, LinkedIn is a great resource to connect with people in your field and should open many doors, Its free to sign up and worth the effort to learn how to use it.
All the best, Peter

Susana Moraga ⋅ Hayward, CA California State University East Bay ⋅ 20 years experience

Matthew,

Have you used the www.mil2fedjobs.com website to translate your MOC to a GS federal position?
Have you called the recruiter where you have applied and asked how to make your application stronger?
I have found the government recruiters to be very helpful.
I agree with Michael, having an agency review your resume is helpful, but if you are looking at the Feds it is a different resume. If you go that route, send it to people in Colorado where you are looking.
Are you targeting specific companies?
The more you can connect with the employer so you're not an outsider the better.
Good luck,

Cheyhene Miller ⋅ Charlotte, NC Wells Fargo ⋅ 21 years experience

Devil Dog,

A couple of points of polish,

1. Decide what company you want to work for.
2. Find a mentor in that company.
3. Spend time thinking about how you can help that mentor.

Additional thoughts,

Have you been requesting feedback after each interview?
If so, what has been the consistant message your getting from each of the interviewers?

Please feel free to email me for continued conversation.
cheyhene.n.miller@wellsfargo.com

We'll figure this out together!! :)

Cheyhene USMC 1085

Michael Kraft ⋅ Eureka, CA Sequoia Personnel Services ⋅ 25 years experience

I hope this isn't too basic, but have you tried interviewing/registering with personnel/placement agencies. I work at one that is likeably old school in California. We interview everyone who asks, and we believe we spot possibilities that an algorithm will miss. You can try various agencies, but if you have locally controlled operations they may be the most likely to respond to the human touch.

Best of luck, Matthew.