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3. STRATEGIES FOR AN EFFECTIVE JOB SEARCH
  3.9 OPPORTUNITIES FOR FEDERAL CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYMENT
   
  SAMPLE FEDERAL RESUME
   
 
 
   
   
Mary LouAnne Jenkins
123 Pearl Street
Rockville, Maryland 12345
Telephone: Daytime (111) 222-3333 / Evenings (444) 555-6666
Email: MaryLou@email.com
SSN: 123-45-6789
     
  PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE  
 
  Equal Employment Specialist, GS-260-12, DD Form 0028
 
     
  SUMMARY  
 

 

  • Over 15 years of professional experience with the public.
  • Personable and persuasive in communicating creatively with thousands of customers from all cultures and economic levels.
  • Proven skill in persevering to solve customer’s problems.
  • Self-motivated and confident in making independent decisions.
  • Very well organized and able to meet deadlines.
 
  PERSONAL INFORMATION  
 
  Country of Citizenship: United States of America.
Veteran Status: 10 Point Veteran (see attached documentation).
Reinstatement Status: Not Eligible.
Civil Service Status: No prior civil service appointment.
 
     
  WORK EXPERIENCE  
 
  Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Counselor, October 19XX to present
United States Air Force
123 Alameda Avenue
Lowry Air Force Base, Colorado 12345
$29,000 per annum/plus excellent benefits/40 hours per week
Doug Ridenour (999) 989-9898
 
  • Assist employers with equal employment opportunity (EEO) complaints, question and inquiries.
  • Supervise a staff of five. Coordinate work schedules, organized work flow, trained new personnel, and served as office manager.
  • Orient new employees in personnel procedures and EEO guidelines.
  • Instruct military training regarding EEO procedures and activities.
  • Counsel military members in their rights and responsibilities concerning on-the-job problems and issues.
  • Organize administrative processing of EEO claims, increased the productivity of the EEO section by 45 percent.
 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
   
 
 
   
   
   
Mary LouAnne Jenkins
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  Personnel Director, March 19XX to September 19XX  
 

Balvin Corporation
123 Westcliff Street
Council Bluffs, Iowa 12345
$27,000 per annum/40 hours per week
Michelle Owens (123) 456-7890 (contact encouraged)

 
 
  • Resolved wide range of customer problems, applying diplomacy and assertiveness to: personnel actions, salary and payment problems, management decisions, and culture/communication barriers.
  • Organized the logistics of speaking engagements and investment seminars: location, catering, seating, lecture, speakers, travel.
  • Maintained extensive financial records regarding individual and corporate clients.
  • Supervised the personnel office operations. Reviewed personnel files, updated training records, recorded personnel actions and supervised the hiring/firing process.
 
  Personnel Director, January 19XX to February 19XX  
  ABC Corporation
1234 Jenson Avenue
Minneapolis, Minnesota 54321
$23,000 per annum/40 hours per week
Jerry McMond (333) 567-8900 (contact encouraged)
 
 
  • Supervised 20 personnel clerks in the performance of their duties.
  • Developed and administered a new filing system.
  • Monitored the office budget and initiated all work orders and purchase
    requisitions.
 
  EDUCATION  
 
  M.A., Public Relations - University of California, Santa Barbara, 19XX
B.A., Humanities - University of California, Santa Barbara, 19XX
A.A.S., Personnel Management - California Community College, 19XX
High School Diploma - Bellview High School, Bellview, California, 19XX
Additional course work in psychology and business management. Elected to
Phi Delta Kappa academic honor society. Graduated Magna Cum Laude.
 
     
  TRAINING  
 
  Legalities of EEO, 19XX
EEO Grievance Process Training, 19XX
Total Quality Management Techniques, 19XX
Managing Diversity, 19XX
Personnel Management for Business, 19XX
 
     
     
     
 
   
 
 
   
   
   
Mary LouAnne Jenkins
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  ADDITIONAL SKILLS  
 
  Fluent in Spanish, French and English
Proficient in Macintosh and IBM Hardware
Efficient in the use of MS Word, WordPerfect and Harvard Graphics
Typing Speed: 85 words per minute
 
     
  MEMBERSHIPS  
 
  Member of the Air Force Reserve
Member of the Rockville Chamber of Commerce
Elected treasurer of local Civic Association 3-year term
Voted to Board of Directors for Rockville Methodist Church 1-year term
President of PTA 2-years consecutively
 
     
  CERTIFICATE/LICENSURE  
 
  Certificate for Qualifications for EEO Operations, 19XX
 
     
  HONORS, AWARDS AND SPECIAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS  
 
  Air Force Achievement Medal, 19XX
Published Management Techniques in Personnel Today Magazine, 19XX
Letter of Appreciation for Outstanding Performance, 19XX
 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
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