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3.9 OPPORTUNITIES FOR FEDERAL CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYMENT |
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What A Resume For Federal Employment Must Contain |
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Read the job announcement carefully. You may lose consideration for a job if your resume or application does not provide all the following information and any additional information requested in the job announcement. |
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Job Information
- Announcement number, title and grade(s) of the job for which you are applying
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Personal Information
- Full name, mailing address (with zip code) and day and evening phone numbers (with area code)
- Country of citizenship. Most Federal jobs require United States citizenship
- Reinstatement eligibility (if requested, attach SF 50 proof of your career or career-conditional status)
- Highest Federal civilian grade held. Also give job series and dates held
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Education
- High school (name, city, state, zip code)
- Colleges and universities (name, city, state, zip code)
- Type and year of any degrees received (if no degree, show total credits earned and indicate whether semester or quarter hours)
- Send a copy of your college transcript only if the job vacancy announcement requests it
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Work Experience
- Give the following information for your paid and nonpaid work experience related to the job for which you are applying (do not send job descriptions)
- Job title (include series and grade if Federal job)
- Duties and accomplishments
- Employer’s name and address
- Supervisor’s name and phone number
- Starting and ending dates (month and year)
- Indicate whether they may contact your current supervisor
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Other Qualifications
- Job-related training courses (title and year)
- Job-related skills, for example: other languages, computer software/hardware, tools, machinery, typing speed
- Job-related certificates and licenses (current only)
- Job-related honors, awards, and special accomplishments, for example: publications, memberships in professional or honor societies, leadership activities, public speaking, and performance awards (give dates but do not send documents unless requested)
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