Jeff Martin ⋅ Ashburn, VA The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System ⋅ 25 years experience

I’d suggest that you network at the target company or industry. Use LinkedIn to find people already working there and reach out to them. Ask them the process they used to get hired and ask them to help you navigate the hiring process and if they are willing, ask them to submit you as a referral. These activities require much more time on your part but in my opinion would greatly increase your chances for success. Good luck!

Joy Montgomery ⋅ Pleasanton, CA ReBoot Camp ⋅ 30 years experience

The VA has a mandate to hire Veterans. This should not be difficult but you might have to be flexible about location.

Andrea Bryant ⋅ New York, NY American Corporate Partners ⋅ 5 years experience

Hi Warren,

Thanks so much for your service and thank you for your question! Since you're looking at a federal position, I would suggest looking at what usajobs.gov has to offer. You can search by location, department and job titles. Additionally, there are tools to build your own federal resume. Additional tips and sites I would recommend on the topic would be:

https://gogovernment.org/writing-your-federal-resume/

https://www.dhs.gov/homeland-security-careers/tips-writing-federal-resume

Good luck on your job search, applications, interviews and continued success!

Best,

Andrea