Federal Job Search Skills you should know

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Federal Job Search Skillsyou should know!

• Background Information and Definitions
• Finding Vacancy Announcements
• Reading Vacancy Announcements
• Writing Federal Success Statements ? P A R S ?
• Researching Federal Success Statements
• Your federal résumé (using RESUMIX)
• Applying, and follow-up actions
• Frequently Asked Questions and Wrap-up

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Résumé Writing

• Is like putting a message in a bottle

• The format is the bottle it is like a
  container
• Your message is your marketing pitches on why
  they should hire you
• So, lets now discuss the bottle - format

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www. cpol. army. mil Employment
Questions?
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CPOL Home Page References Tools
CPOL Top Pages Employment Job
Applications Kit
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• The Instructions
• CPOL Home Page
• References Tools
• CPOL Top Pages
• Employment
• Job Application Kit in Adobe
  Acrobat Reader .pdf

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1st time log inNew Users
2nd and all other times Registered Users
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New Users 1st time log in
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Every time you log in Contact Information
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Personal Information
What does the end product look like?
Employment History
EDUCATION
Additional Information
SPECIALIZED TRAINING
Time for a walk-through of the format of the Army
Resume Builder
CERTIFICATES and LICENSES
AWARDS
OTHER INFORMATION
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
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Experience Education Additional Information
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• Use the Worksheet(s)
• Type in MS Word and copy paste into the
  builder
• Type directly in the builder
• Combination of the above

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Added to the top Type in Chronological Order
Worksheet
Make a mistake or out of sequence entryCan
cut and paste in the block to move
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Worksheet Experience
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Education Worksheet
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Worksheet Education
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Addl Info Worksheet
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Army Résumé Builder Additional Information

• Continuations from Experience
• Continuations from Education
• References
• Quotes from awards and performance reviews
• Skills you enjoy doing
• Reasons to hire you

• Training
• Licenses
• Certifications
• Awards

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• Allocate your RESUMIX to Connect the Dots back to
  the Vacancy Announcements
• Duties
• Qualifications
• A
• B
• C
• D

• EXPERIENCE YOUR RELEVANT, ALIGNED, CONNECTED
  ACCOMPLISHMENTS ?PARS?Federal Accomplishments
  time and results
• 1st (current) Job Time Frame From ___ to ___
  Your Title Your Organization
• Accomplishments in A, B, C, D
• 2nd Job Time Frame From ___ to ___ Your
  Title Your Organization
• Accomplishments in A, B, C, D
• 3rd Job Time Frame From ___ to ___ Your
  Title Your Organization
• Accomplishments in A, B, C, D
• 4th Job Time Frame From ___ to ___ Your
  Title Your Organization
• Accomplishments in A, B, C, D
• 5th Job Time Frame From ___ to ___ Your
  Title Your Organization
• Accomplishments in A, B, C, D
• 6th Job Time Frame From ___ to ___ Your
  Title Your Organization
• Accomplishments in A, B, C, D

Now, you try it ! How will you allocate your
Builder Blocks?
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• You get different options depending upon your
  answers
• Current Army Employee
• VET
• Jobs Overseas

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The Line Number in the list of Educational Levels
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High School Line 4
AA Line 10
BA Line 13
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Supplemental Information Schedule Type of
Employment Ensure you are aligning your answers
to the Vacancy Announcements type!
Ensure your Army Résumé Builder is aligned

• If your target Vacancy Announcement is for
• Full Time
• Shift
• Permanent
• Temporary
• Term

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Current Army Civilian Employees Inservice Army
Eligible
Army Resume Builder Supplemental Data Employment
Category(ies)
Veterans Reappointment Act (VRA) Disabled or
Campaign Ribbon or 3 years of service Veterans
Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) short years of
service See Appl Kit!
Never Worked in the Govt Non Status Eligible
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Every time you update or submit I am telling the
truth Please investigate me
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Tell the Truth
Send to ANSWER
Send to ANSWER Yourself
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Ta- DAH!