Kathryn Troutman

Broschiertes Buch

The Stars Are Lined Up for Military Spouses 3rd Ed

Federal Job Search Guide for Military Spouses

Herausgeber: Biggio, Rebecca

Beschreibung

The Stars Are Lined Up for Military Spouses, 3rd ed., guides military spouses to recognize, identify, and communicate their valuable, transferrable skills and translate their experiences into competitive, compliant, Best Qualified Federal resumes. The very best jobs for active-duty military spouses are Federal jobs. Federal jobs are located on military installations all over the world, and the government has created special hiring programs to recruit and retain military spouses. The Federal government recognizes the unique economic challenges military families face. Executive Order 14100: Advancing Economic Security for Military and Veteran Families, Caregivers, and Survivors (July 2023) addresses the significant employment barriers active-duty military spouses encounter as they pursue their chosen professions amid frequent relocations, deployments, and other hardships. The Stars Are Lined Up for Military Spouses, 3rd ed., provides one-of-a-kind guidance and up-to-date information about SEVEN federal hiring authorities and preference programs available to support military spouses as they pursue or maintain careers in Federal government. Star 1: Non-competitive Appointment of Certain Military Spouses (E.O. 13473 / 13832) Star 2: Department of Defense's Military Spouse Preference Priority Placement Program (MSP PPP)Star 3: Derived Preference for Veteran Spouses, Caregivers, and Survivors Star 4: Direct Hire Authority for Active-Duty Spouses of Uniformed Services Members at Locations Outside of the United States Star 5: Department of State's Family Member Appointment (FMA) Star 6: Department of Defense's Overseas Military Spouse Preference Program Star 7: Department of Defense's Overseas Family Member Preference (FMP) The all-new military spouse job block shows spouses how to incorporate relocation and family management skills, practical and cultural knowledge of installation and government functions, and key spouse leadership positions into their resumes. Active-duty military spouses develop unique and desirable skills over their years of service. The first book of its kind, The Stars Are Lined Up for Military Spouses, 3rd ed., demonstrates how active-duty military spouses can successfully represent their volunteer work, education, and experience in an Outline Format Federal resume with descriptions, accomplishments, and keywords targeting a specific vacancy announcement or job series. NEW! * Charts to explain the seven military spouse hiring authorities and preference programs, including who can use them, when they apply, and which documents are required to prove eligibility. * Three all-new complete case studies featuring real military spouse resumes, before and after samples, job announcements with keywords, and military spouse job blocks. * A discussion of core competencies and how military spouses can understand, develop, and claim these skills and abilities on their resumes. * Guidance for including volunteer experience on a resume and treating volunteer experience as equivalent to paid experience. * Sample searchable resume, LinkedIn profile, and networking resume for military spouses. * Resources regarding SCRA portability compacts for license and certification transfer.

Autor

Kathryn Troutman is an American author, consultant, and career trainer who assists jobseekers interested in working for the U.S. government. She is the founder and president of Resume Place, Inc. (est. 1971), a service business located in Baltimore, MD, that consults, writes, and designs Federal resumes. Troutman has been presented in the media as an expert on the Federal resume, Federal career consulting, and Senior Executive Service applications. She has published nine books on these subjects and is known in Federal hiring circles as the "Federal Resume Guru." In 1995, as the U.S. government began phasing out the very long Standard Form 171, Troutman wrote The Federal Resume Guidebook, the first ever book on how to write a Federal resume. The Federal Resume Guidebook is now in its 7th edition. Other Troutman career publications include the Jobseeker's Guide: How to Land Government Jobs for Military and Spouses, now in its 9th edition. The Stars Are Lined Up for Military Spouses, 2nd ed., was selected for Best Military Nonfiction in the Independent Press Awards 2020.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Resume Place Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 84
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. März 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 276mm x 218mm x 2mm
• Gewicht: 340g
• ISBN-13: 9781733407663
• ISBN-10: 1733407669
• Artikelnr.: 72182507