The ONLY Handbook You Will Ever Need for Federal Employment!, January 8, 2003

"Ten Steps to a Federal Job" written by Kathryn Troutman, founder of The Resume Place, is the most comprehensive handbook ever published for any U.S. citizen attempting to understand and navigate the Federal Government's hiring labyrinth.

Applying for a Federal job can be a daunting experience for the uninitiated. Those who have never been employed by, or applied for a job with, the Federal Government will be quite surprised to learn that each agency has its own rules and requirements for job applicants. Something else not commonly known is that Federal resumes are unlike anything used in the private sector, rendering the typical resume useless.

And, as though the Federal hiring system wasn't already complex enough, various changes and transitions are in progress as a result of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) implementing some long overdue improvements. Kathryn very clearly explains how to effectively deal with these situations.

U.S. citizens who are truly serious about obtaining Federal employment will be ill-prepared to begin their journey without "Ten Steps to a Federal Job." This book reduces an otherwise steep learning curve, which can take several frustrating months to plod through, and probably without a successful outcome, down to ten precise steps that can be mastered in a matter of days.

So, instead of using the far more common "Fire, Ready, Aim" approach, find success with Kathryn Troutman's laser-guided "Ready, Aim, Fire" plan of attack in "Ten Steps to a Federal Job" to become a member of our wonderful country's Federal workforce.