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NRC again tops list of best places to work in government | Sep 1, 2010
Technology Jobs on the Rise | Aug 30, 2010
Fairs help job-seekers with security clearances connect with intelligence firms | Aug 24, 2010
July unemployment: D.C. rate falls to 9.8%; Md. and Va. stay around 7% | Aug 21, 2010
Analysis: The great federal pay debate | Aug 19, 2010
USAJobs aims to boost minority recruiting | Aug 17, 2010
Federal officials fight back over criticism about salaries | Aug 17, 2010
Gates’ departure could derail Defense reforms | Aug 16, 2010
How HUD cut its hiring time in half | Aug 15, 2010
Senate Sends Border Security Bill To Obama | Aug 12, 2010
Federal workers earning double their private counterparts | Aug 10, 2010
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Drawdown Vets Need Help with Federal Job Applications
Without a strong “federal style” resume, a returning veteran can be overlooked …
New Military to Federal Career Guide and CD-ROM, 2nd Ed., walks them through the resume writing process
Baltimore, MD, Aug 6, 2010
In a speech Aug. 2 to a veterans organization, President Barack Obama announced that our combat mission in Iraq will conclude as promised by August 31st. He also noted that 90,000 military service members will have returned by then. Since the government emphasizes hiring vets, the federal job market is one of the best for vets leaving the military.
“No matter how much the government emphasizes hiring vets, or what job fairs present, or what jobs are open on USAJOBS.GOV, veterans still must have an excellent, targeted federal resume that demonstrates their best qualifications,” notes Kathryn Troutman
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Highly Successful “Ten Steps to a Federal Job” Trainer’s Certification Program Takes European Tour CFJST Training: Naples, Italy, Aug 2010
For the first time, a Federal Job Certification program goes overseas to help Fleet and Family Support Center transition counselors helping family members with job search and military career counselors who advise soldiers facing the challenges of returning home to a stalled economy.
“It’s a very stressful time,” admits Jeremy Denton*, a veteran remembering his return from Iraq after serving there in the Marines. “As chaotic as being in the military might be, you knew where you were going to be. Once you’re on your own, there’s no safety net.”
It certainly is a tough time for GIs to be coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan, with the recent dismal US employment reports of 130,000 jobs lost in July. Jeremy observes, “When you transition, if you don’t have a plan, you’re going to fall on your face.”
It’s called “Ten Steps to a Federal Job.” This step-by-step approach to finding federal employment is an integral part of the Federal Job Search Certification training she is taking “across the pond.” Known as the “federal jobs guru,” Troutman has been hired by the Fleet and Family Services Centers of the Navy to appear at three European locations to train their employment readiness counselors – in Naples, Italy; Sigonella, Italy; and Rota, Spain.
“The federal government is the number one popular employer for separated and retired veterans,” says Troutman. “With this training, when the transition counselors have their military customers come in — and there will be many with the drawdown in Iraq in process — they will be able to help them in a more efficient, empowering, and informed way.”
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