Federal Resumes

1 When you first go to the Army Resume Application site where résumé builder allows you to create or submit a resume there is a training module. This can be accessed in an MS Word version to read, or an online video can be watched providing detailed instructions. The site is located at https://cpolst.belvoir.army.mil/public/resumebuilder/builder/index.jsp and is a valuable tool the Federal job hunter can use. This system is created to assist users in entering their résumés into the centralized Army Resumix system. ... Read More

1 If you were hiring someone for a position, would you even consider an applicant who had errors on their resume? When you are preparing yourself for a job interview, think about what you would look for in a possible employee and be sure to do it. Having mistakes on your resume certainly gives a prospective employer a poor first impression of you. Errors on your resume will convey the following possibilities to the people hiring for the job: You are ... Read More

A KSA Supplemental Application consists of questions about your Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities relevant to a specific position or career field. It’s a supplement to your application for a job with the federal government, and will detail your skills and qualifications for a specific job opening. Your responses to these questions carry a lot of weight when you apply for a government job, as they’re designed to evaluate your background and demonstrate your ability to succeed in a specific position. When you ... Read More

KSAs...Knowledge, Skills and Abilities...a list of special qualifications and personal attributes that you need to have for a particular job. These are the unique requirements that the hiring agency wants to find in the person selected to fill a particular job. A primary purpose of KSAs is to measure those qualities that will set one candidate apart from the others. In federal personnel guidance, KSAs are defined as the factors that identify the better candidates from a group of ... Read More

If you apply for a position announced in the KSA format you should respond to the KSAs. You have to describe your experience and how it relates to each of the KSAs. How do you do this? Where do you start? What do you need to think about? To help you do this, we have divided the process of writing KSA responses into 4 steps. Step 1. Read the KSAs very closely. You need to make sure you understand what the KSAs are and what ... Read More

If you feel that the interview door is locked when it comes to applying for a coveted Federal position, well-written and focused KSA statements are your key to opening that door. A KSA statement actually stands for Knowledge, Skills and Abilities and outlines the qualities you possess that make you an ideal candidate for a certain Federal job. KSA statements are not questions but each one posed requires an answer because that lets a prospective employer know ... Read More