The Truth About Federal Government Jobs - How to Job-Hunt and Career-Change for Federal Government Jobs - The Facts You Should Know

Brad Andrews

Description

For the first time, a book exists that compiles all the information candidates need to apply for their first Federal Government Job, or to apply for a better job, loaded with hundreds of strategies for applying your strengths.

Discover that..

- With more than 1.8 million civilian employees, the Federal Government, excluding the Postal Service is the Nation's largest employer.

- About 9 out of 10 Federal employees work outside the Washington, DC metropolitan area.

- Job growth generated by increased homeland security needs will be offset by projected declines in other Federal sectors; however, many job openings should arise from the need to replace workers who retire or leave the Federal Government for other reasons.

- Competition is expected for many Federal positions, especially during times of economic uncertainty, when workers seek the stability of Federal employment.

The book comes filled with useful cheat sheets. It helps you get your career organized in a tidy, presentable fashion. It also will inspire you to produce some attention-grabbing cover letters that convey your skills persuasively and attractively in your application packets.

After studying it, too, you'll be prepared for interviews, or you will be after you conducted the practice sessions where someone sits and asks you potential questions. It makes you think on your feet!

This book makes a world of difference in helping you stay away from vague and long-winded answers and you will be finally able to connect with prospective employers, including the one that will actually hire you.

Highly recommended to any harried Federal Government Jobs jobseeker, you'll plan on using it again in your efforts to move up in the world for an even better position down the road.

What you'll find especially helpful are the worksheets. It is so much easier to write about a work experience using these outlines. It ensures that the narrative will follow a logical structure and reminds you not to leave out the most important points. With this book, you'll be able to revise your application into a much stronger document, be much better prepared and a step ahead for the next opportunity.

This book offers excellent, insightful advice for everyone from entry-level to senior professionals. None of the other such career guides compare with this one. It stands out because it: 1) explains how the people doing the hiring think, so that you can win them over on paper and then in your interview; 2) has an engaging, reader-friendly style; 3) explains every step of the job-hunting process - from little-known ways for finding openings to getting ahead on the job.

This book covers everything. Whether you are trying to get your first Federal Government Job or move up in the system, get this book.

Sujets

• Careers
• Employabilité, métiers et formations
• Economics
• Business

Informations

• Publié par: Emereo Publishing
• Date de parution: 24 octobre 2012
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781743043974
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

Getting and Finding Federal Government, Excluding the Postal Service Jobs – The Ultimate Guide for Job Seekers and Recruiters

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION.......................................... 9

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT–THE LOWDOWN .. 13

Significant Points ................................... 14

Nature of the Industry ............................ 15

Working Conditions ................................ 28

Employment .......................................... 30

Occupations in the Industry..................... 32

Training and Advancement ...................... 46

Outlook ................................................ 52

Earnings ............................................... 57

Sources of Additional .............................. 65

FINDING AND APPLYING FOR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT JOBS AND EVALUATING OFFERS ..............................................................67

Where to Learn About Job Openings ......... 68

Job Search Methods ............................... 69

Applying for a Job .................................. 79

Job Interview Tips .................................. 87

Evaluating a Job Offer ............................ 91

WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TABLE…HIRING THE BEST301.................

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THE INTERVIEW AND SELECTION PROCESS105

Step 1 ................................................ 107

Step 2 ................................................ 110

Step 3 ................................................ 122

Step 4 ................................................ 125

SAMPLE CUSTOMER SERVICE FOCUSED INTERVIEW QUESTIONS .......................... 136

Responsible ......................................... 136

Likeable .............................................. 140

Believable ........................................... 144

Outgoing............................................. 147

Unflappable ......................................... 151

INTERVIEWING ...................................... 154

Planning ............................................. 154

Confirming/Scheduling Interview ........... 157

Conducting the Interview ...................... 158

Closing ............................................... 161

Follow Up ............................................ 163

TIPS ON INTERVIEWING.......................... 165

Questions/ Assessment Tools ................ 165

Interview Questions To Get You Started.. 167

Supervisor and Manager Competencies ... 169

Interviewing People With Disabilities ...... 172

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Accommodating Persons With Disabilities For An Interview ....................................... 175

Interview Do’s and Don’ts..................... 178

CHECKING REFERENCES ......................... 182

Which References Should I Check? ......... 184

Tips for Checking References ................. 186

The Reference Check Questions To Ask ... 189

Prohibited Questions and Practices ......... 193

RECORDING A PROFILE OF IMPRESSIONS . 195

Supervisory and Managerial Competencies: ......................................................... 197

Building Coalitions/Communication: ....... 199

RECRUITING ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES MANAGER .............................................. 200

Before Submitting the Vacancy .............. 201

When the Vacancy Announcement is Open ......................................................... 205

Once the Certificate is Received ............. 207

After The Selection is Made ................... 210

ASSESSING YOUR RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION PRACTICES ........................... 212

Policies and Procedures......................... 212

Recruitment Strategies ......................... 215

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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

INTRODUCTION

For the first time, a book exists that compiles

all the information candidates need to apply for

their first Federal Government, Excluding the

Postal Service job, or to apply for a better job.

What you'll find especially helpful are the

worksheets. It is so much easier to write about

a work experience using these outlines. It

ensures that the narrative will follow a logical

structure and reminds you not to leave out the

most important points. With this book, you'll

be able to revise your application into a much

stronger document, be much better prepared

and a step ahead for the next opportunity.

The book comes filled with useful cheat sheets.

It helps you get your career organized in a

tidy, presentable fashion. It also will inspire

you to produce some attention-grabbing cover

letters that convey your skills persuasively and

attractively in your application packets.

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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

After studying it, too, you'll be prepared for

interviews, or you will be after you conducted

the practice sessions where someone sits and

asks you potential questions. It makes you

think on your feet!

This book makes a world of difference in

helping you stay away from vague and long-

winded answers and you will be finally able to

connect with prospective employers, including

the one that will actually hire you.

This book successfully challenges conventional

job search wisdom and doesn't load you with

useful but obvious suggestions ("don't forget

to wear a nice suit to your interview," for

example). Instead, it deliberately challenges

conventional job search wisdom, and in so

doing, offers radical but inspired suggestions

for success.

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