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

Writing a federal resume is much different than preparing a resume for submission to the private sector. Consider the top 5 mistakes most federal applicants make then they try to write their own government resume: your resume is not the proper length and fails to provide sufficient details – a federal resume is 2-3 pages long while most private industry resumes are crowded onto 1 page; your resume does not include the right keywords to be considered for the position – it is ... Read More