March 27 | National Park Service Federal Jobs Webinar – Mastering the Federal Job Application Process: How to Make Your Federal Resume Work for You!

Article Title: National Park Service Federal Jobs Webinar – Mastering the Federal Job Application Process: How to Make Your Federal Resume Work for You!

Article Snip: "...You’ve been invited to our National Park Service (NPS) Federal Jobs Webinar - Mastering the Federal Job Application Process: How to Make Your Federal Resume Work for You. Space is limited and you won’t want to miss this! Please make sure to reserve your spot today and take the first step towards getting your dream career with the National Park Service.

https://doitalent.zoomgov.com/j/1604129087
Meeting ID: 160 412 9087
Passcode: 646359

In this webinar, the National Park Service Recruitment Team will share amazing tips and strategies for navigating the USAJOBS application process as well as crafting compelling federal resumes, how the federal hiring process works, why your USAJOBS profile is so important, and so much more! ..."

Article Reference: www.usajobs.gov

Know a lot of folks that work for the federal government?

Article Title: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Federal Jobs Galaxy

Article Snip: "...you know a lot of folks that work for the federal government, so you decide maybe a federal job's a good idea. You go online, and you end up at USAJOBS, not because it hit high on your search criteria..."

Article Reference: www.huffingtonpost.com

Hiring freeze on non-security federal workforce

Article Title: GOP wants to impose hiring freeze on non-security federal workforce Article Snip:

"..."A net hiring freeze is reasonable and necessary," said Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), who helped unveil the proposals Thursday in Sterling. "In the face of massive debt, we must do more with less. We don't need more government jobs; we need a thriving private sector." ..."

Article Reference: www.washingtonpost.com

Hiring More Veterans to Keep Serving America

Article Title: Hiring More Veterans to Keep Serving America Article Snip:

"...The initial numbers are very good, but we're just getting started. At yesterday's Council meeting, we set new goals for hiring more veterans, including hiring disabled veterans. The unemployment rate for veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan is unacceptable, and we're doing something about it. We're also getting top-notch civil servants at the same time. Additionally, as part of the White House Interagency Policy Committee on Military Families, OPM and the Department of Labor are working to increase employment of military spouses and strengthen military families. ..."

Article Reference: The White House Blog

Federal Worker Hiring improvements Coming Soon...

Article Title: Better job applicants, hired faster, is OPM goal
Article Snip:

"...indicated that 80 percent of major departments and agencies will meet improvement targets that reduce the time it takes to hire and improve applicant satisfaction and quality...."

Article Reference: fredericksburg.com

Federal Jobs: Easy to Spot, Hard to Get

Article Title: Federal Jobs: Easy to Spot, Hard to Get
Article Snip:

"...More than a quarter-million federal workers are expected to be hired in the next three years, which makes the government attractive to job seekers at a time of 9.8% unemployment and shrinking private payrolls. But the government, it turns out, isn't very good at hiring. Its screening process has been making it hard for applicants, particularly young ones with less work experience and fewer government contacts, to move into federal jobs...."

Article Reference: wsj.com

Homeland Security reviews contractor-federal employee balance

Article Title: Homeland Security reviews contractor-federal employee balance
Article Snip:

"...The Bush administration's efforts to open 425000 federal jobs to competition from the private sector led to complaints, particularly from federal employee..."

Article Reference: www.govexec.com

How to apply for a federal position

Article Title:How to apply for a federal position
Article Snip: "...“There are two systems for applying for jobs with us. First is our website, usajobs.opm.gov, and our telephone service. They are always current with real time updates,” Wetuski said...."
Article Reference: www.uwpexponent.org

...create more federal jobs

Article Title:National Council on Disability makes recommendation to create more federal jobs
Article Snip: "...The National Council on disability has made 10 recommendations to create more federal jobs for people with disabilities. Five recommendations are for the Office of Personnel Management, four are for Congress, and one is for job seekers...."
Article Reference: www.examiner.com

FBI largest hiring blitz in 100-year history

Article Title:FBI largest hiring blitz in 100-year history
Article Snip: "...looking for a few thousand—just over 2,100 professional staff employees and 850 special agents, to be precise—in one of the largest hiring blitzes in our 100-year history...."
Article Reference: www.fbi.gov

Another Resource: FederalSoup Community Topic: FBI Phase I Process and Timeline

Federal Career Planning and Development

Article Title:Federal Career Planning and Development
Article Snip: "...Are you looking for a new federal government job, or to get promoted?
Maybe a change in your federal career?
Need tips on resume writing to land a federal job?
Or how to increase your salary or get a pay raise? Join this active discussion with others climbing the same challenging career ladder...."
Article Reference: FederalSoup community.federalsoup.com

The DIA Entry Level Program

Article Title:Defense Intelligence Agency Entry Level Program
Article Snip: "...As a member of the United States Intelligence Community, the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) is a Department of Defense combat support agency. With over 12,000 military and civilian employees worldwide, DIA is a major producer and manager of foreign military intelligence. We provide military intelligence to warfighters, defense planners, and defense and national security policymakers in the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community in support of U.S. military planning and operations and weapon systems acquisition...."
Article Reference: usajobs.gov