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!

Timothy Bowman ⋅ Laguna Niguel, CA U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (Department of Homeland Security) ⋅ 24 years experience

Hello Annette, I see you have a review offer, but I will also be happy to do a resume review for you, so please send a MS Word document copy to me through here or via email at tbowman7777@gmail.com.

Gail Baccetti ⋅ Lake Geneva, WI Retired ⋅ 42 years experience

Annette, I'd be happy to review your resume and provide feedback. You can send it to me as a Word document at gbaccetti@hotmail.com.

ACP AdvisorNet Staff ⋅ New York, NY ⋅ 10 years experience

Hi Annette,

Thank you for your question! I have included a few resources below related to writing federal resumes, the types of words to include in a resume, as well as an article that shares resume examples for different industries.

https://gogovernment.org/application-process/writing-a-federal-resume/
https://www.thebalancecareers.com/action-verbs-and-power-words-for-your-resume-2063179
https://www.monster.com/career-advice/article/resumes

I hope this helps!

Best,
Alex

Richard Byrne ⋅ Hillsborough, NJ Intel Corporation ⋅ 53 years experience

I've added links to information & videos under these sections of my EE webpage that might be useful:
http://eehot.com/ee.html#cool - DOD cool - job search keywords
http://eehot.com/ee.html#resumes - resources & assistance with resumes
http://eehot.com/ee.html#mentoring - navigate BLS.gov - find dream job career mentoring

http://eehot.com/ee.html#gjobs - Gov job searches
http://eehot.com/ee.html#jobs - Commercial Job searches
http://eehot.com/ee.html#training

Commercial job search "Program Analyst" entry level, your location (220) jobs found
https://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=Program%20Analyst&l=St.%20Ann%2C%20MO&sc=0kf%3Aattr(FCGTU%7CHFDVW%7CQJZM9%7CUTPWG%252COR)explvl(ENTRY_LEVEL)%3B&vjk=094c19e29f74d7c4

Examine jobs & requirements, supplement training if necessary.

http://eehot.com/ee.html#va - see VRRAP, GI Bill, education