Cracking the Federal Job Code: Top Secret Tips for Today's Federal Job Seeker

by Corliss Jackson

Overview

If you’ve got what it takes to be a civil servant for the federal government, it can be frustrating to apply to positions and never get an interview.

You’re not alone: thousands of people apply to federal jobs without success, and many of them are experienced professionals just like you. The ones who get the jobs aren’t necessarily more qualified—they’ve just mastered the process.

Corliss Jackson, formerly with the US Office of Personnel Management and the author of the Washington Post’s weekly federal jobs column, Corliss’s Corner, reveals the secrets you need to learn to:

• master the federal application process;

• qualify for federal jobs;

• create your federal resume;

• stand out in a sea of qualified candidates;

• understand what’s needed for security clearances.

The cobwebs clouding the federal hiring process can be difficult to clear, which is why you need someone with more than twenty years of experience in federal human resources to help show you the way. Break through the red, white, and blue tape that stands in between you and your federal dream job, and start Cracking the Federal Job Code.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781491786970
Publisher:	iUniverse, Incorporated
Publication date:	03/29/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	196
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Corliss Jackson is an expert on federal government hiring. As a GS-15, she left her comfy cubicle at the US Office of Personnel Management to launch her consulting firm, Federal Job Results. Her insider’s perspective of the federal hiring process has helped thousands ignite their federal careers.