Book description
How to Land a Top-Paying Federal Job is the ultimate guide to securing a government job, internship, or fellowship. Written by a successful career coach who has climbed the federal career ladder herself and served as a hiring manager, the book steers applicants through every stage of their job searches --from finding unadvertised openings and getting interviews to sealing enviable deals and even get ting promoted. Drawing on interviews with more than 100 federal hiring managers, the book reveals the secrets to impressing these gatekeepers online, on paper, and in person -- information that is available nowhere else. The updated second edition includes more get-ahead tips; new templates for writing winning applications; expanded directories for internships, fast-track management training programs and fellowships; and the latest helpful websites. Contents from the companion CD that is in the print edition may be found online at a link noted in the EBook edition. The bonus content includes sample resumes, checklists, and templates. This indispensable book gives readers the inside scoop on landing some of the nation's most secure, well-paying, and rewarding jobs, in all 50 states and abroad!
Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- What’s on the CD. . .
- Foreword
- Preface: Common Myths About Federal Jobs
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Part I Gearing up to Apply
- 1 A Great Time to Go Federal
- 2 The Search Is On: Finding Openings
- 3 Fast Track into Management: Internships and Fellowships for Novices and Experienced Professionals
- 4 Location . . . Location . . . Location: Working in Agency Headquarters Offices vs. Field Offices
- 5 Into the Capitol Hill Power Vortex: Working for Congress
- 6 Those !@#! Vacancy Announcements
- 7 The Basics of Security Clearances
- Part II Cranking Out Your Application
- Part III The Talking Stage
- Part IV Accelerating Your Ascent
- Appendixes
- Index
- About the Author
- Footnote
Product information
- Title: How to Land a Top-Paying Federal Job, 2nd Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: June 2012
- Publisher(s): AMACOM
- ISBN: 9780814420232
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