Transition Center Online Resources
- NIH Workforce Transition Policy (.pdf)
- Employee Placement Guidance (.pdf)
- What to Include In a Federal Resume (.pdf)
- How To Prepare an Effective Resume (.pdf)
- Listing of Action Verbs (.pdf)
- Resume Template (.doc)
- Sample of Resume Format (.pdf)
- Sample Resume (.pdf)
- Ten Tips for Letting Federal Employers Know Your Worth
- Using USAJOBS to Customize Your Resume
- Writing Your KSAs: A Framework to Follow (.pdf)
- Sample KSAs (.pdf)
OTHER RESOURCES
- HHS Office of Competitive Sourcing
- NIH/OMA - Competitive Sourcing
- OMB A-76 Circular - Competitive Sourcing
Career/Job Exploration and Outlook
- Department of Labor's Occupational Outlook Handbook - 2006-07 Editions - describes the type of work done indifferent jobs, working conditions, training and education needed, average earnings, and expected job prospects.
- Career Voyages - Joint Site of the Department of Education and Labor organizes high-demand jobs by location, outlines qualifications needed, and provides information on getting the necessary training.
- Department of Labor's O*NET (Occupational Information Network) has information on more than 12,000 occupations.
- Maryland Career and Workforce Information has links to Maryland labor statistics and occupational projections.
Federal Job Sites & Information Links
- A-Z Index of Federal Government agencies
- HHS Employment
- NIH Employment
- NIH Office of Education's Virtual Career Center
- OPM - Office of Personnel Managements websitehas information on personnel regulations, policies, pay and benefits, forms, workplace statistics, leave, and employment.
- OPM - Federal Retirment Information
- OPM - Benefits to Employees in Career Transition (.pdf)
- OPM - The Employee Guide to Career Transition
- U.S. Department of Commerce online locator service
- USAJOBS - Official job site of the Federal Government
- USA.Gov - U.S. Government's Official Web Portalhas links to government jobs, benefits information, and federal, state, and local agencies.
- NIH Training Center - Information on training courses, e-learning credit programs, and career development.
- HHS University - information on courses, registration, employee development, and career planning.
- USALearning - Government-wide resource maintained by OPM
- USDA Graduate School - career-related and continuing education courses for professional and federal, state and local employees throughout the country.
- America's Career InfoNET - Part of the Department of Labor's CareerOneStop websitehas links to education, training, and financial aid information.
- OPM Forms - Search forelectronic and select agency forms such as the OF-612, Optional Application forFederal Employment.
- NIH, HHS, and Government-wide Electronic Forms
Private Sector and/or General Job Search Sites and Information
- America's Job Bank - Federal, state, and local job listings.
- Private Industry Job Search:
Resources for Jobseekers with Disabilities
- National Federation of the Blind - Information on job search assistance for individuals who have visual impairments.
- Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity Management
- OPM Federal Employment of People with Disabilities - Links for applicants and employees, HR professionals, and managers.
- General Services Administrative
- OPM Employee Relations - Reasonable Accomodations.
- Disability Info.gov - Comprehensive site for disability-related information.
- USAJOBS - Four categories of career opportunities and information including Career Interest Guide,Job Interest Matching, Specific Job Exploration, and Match Federal Jobs to Private Sector Jobs.
- FCIC National Contact Center Directory - Federal Government Blue Pages, toll-free numbers, and directory of members ofCongress, Cabinet Agencies, other agencies, and commissions.
- American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language - 4th edition
- Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary and Thesaurus
- Cambridge Dictionaries Online
- American English Dictionary - with an integrated thesaurus and other lexical resources.
- OneLook-Dictionary Search - searches 966 dictionaries containing over 6 million words.
- Roget's Thesaurus Alphabetical Index
- Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, 3rd edition
- Dictionary Search
For information about, or to register for, any of our services please contact the NIH Transition Center at 301-451-6805 or e-mail us at NIHTransitioncenter@mail.nih.gov