{"id":4228,"date":"2015-02-16T12:00:31","date_gmt":"2015-02-16T20:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/?p=4228"},"modified":"2015-02-16T12:01:32","modified_gmt":"2015-02-16T20:01:32","slug":"federal-job-application-strategies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/about-gov\/federal-job-application-strategies\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal Job Application Strategies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/about-gov\/federal-job-application-strategies\/attachment\/federal-job-application\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4229\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4229\" src=\"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/federal-job-application.jpg\" alt=\"federal job application\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/federal-job-application.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/federal-job-application-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/federal-job-application-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>How do <em>you<\/em> apply for a federal job? Many people go straight to USAJOBS.gov and start searching for jobs they might like. They look at the Duties section of the Vacancy Announcement and say to themselves, \u201cI can do that.\u201d Then they apply. These same folks upload their two-page corporate r\u00e9sum\u00e9, and use it to submit their application package. Some people answer the questionnaire and some don\u2019t. With everything in place that works in the private sector, they wait and wait. Nothing happens. Nothing will ever happen because this is NOT the way to apply for a federal job.<\/p>\n<p>The federal job application is nothing like a corporate one. Developing a competitive federal application package takes 12-15 hours, and sometimes as many as 20. It requires your federal r\u00e9sum\u00e9 to be customized to match information in the Vacancy Announcement for each federal job for which you apply. (To learn more about analyzing a federal Vacancy Announcement, refer to previous post, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/about-gov\/find-federal-job-fit\/\">Find Your Federal Job Fit<\/a><\/em>. It may surprise you to learn that a federal r\u00e9sum\u00e9 can be as long as six pages, sometimes longer.<\/p>\n<p>USAJOBS allows for five r\u00e9sum\u00e9s. Since most agencies want you to submit your application using the r\u00e9sum\u00e9 builder, an excellent practice will be to have a well-written r\u00e9sum\u00e9 as \u201cR\u00e9sum\u00e9 #1.\u201d R\u00e9sum\u00e9 #1 can contain your basic information, but it must not be used to apply for a federal job. Instead, duplicate R\u00e9sum\u00e9 #1, then customize the duplicated r\u00e9sum\u00e9 with the specialized experience, KSAs, and competencies reflected in the Vacancy Announcement and questionnaire.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s important to note that that your r\u00e9sum\u00e9 can be removed from the USAJOBS r\u00e9sum\u00e9 site as soon as you verify that it has been accepted into the application system. Post it, then return to the application site to double check that your r\u00e9sum\u00e9 (and supporting documents) have been uploaded. When you confirm that it\u2019s there, remove the r\u00e9sum\u00e9 from USAJOBS to make room for the next one.<\/p>\n<p>Before deleting this r\u00e9sum\u00e9, create a \u201cjob search library,\u201d and save it there. On the USAJOBS site click on the \u201cEdit\u201d function, then click the \u201cReview and Finish\u201d link. Highlight, copy, and paste that information into a Word document. Save it along with the Vacancy Announcement (again in Word) to your federal job search library. Give the file a name that makes it easy to locate.<\/p>\n<p>Creating a job search library is important because comparable jobs require similar experience. After your r\u00e9sum\u00e9 has been customized, you can use the same information on other r\u00e9sum\u00e9s. It\u2019s also important to have your r\u00e9sum\u00e9 and the Vacancy Announcement available to prepare for your interview.<\/p>\n<p>Follow this process each time you apply for a federal job \u2013 avoid the temptation to try to find a shortcut. Federal job searchers are hungry for a job; that hunger drives competition. Be sure to connect with your own competitive spirit, so you, too, do everything possible to succeed.<\/p>\n<p>As previously stated, the federal job search process is nothing like corporate. As complex as this approach might sound, it works. Serious federal job searchers will want to check it out. This time your wait won\u2019t go on and on because this <em>is<\/em> the way to apply for a federal job.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Karol Taylor<\/em><\/strong><em> is a retired fed and Career Counselor who helps people get federal jobs. She is the coauthor of Find Your Federal Job Fit and Guide to America\u2019s Federal Jobs, 4<sup>th<\/sup> ed. Karol can be reached at <\/em><a href=\"mailto:karol@tayloryourcareer.com\"><em>karol@tayloryourcareer.com<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do you apply for a federal job? Many people go straight to USAJOBS.gov and start searching for jobs they might like. They look at the Duties section of the Vacancy Announcement and say to themselves, \u201cI can do that.\u201d Then they apply. 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