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From: Voisine, Matthew NAN02 matthew.vois...@usace.army.mil
To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU
Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 9:58 AM
Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] USA jobs: CV vs. Resume (UNCLASSIFIED
Society of America: grants, jobs, news
[mailto:ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU] On Behalf Of Brian Mitchell
Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 12:11 AM
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Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] USA jobs: CV vs. Resume
Hello Ecolog,
I hope that, as a federal employee who had done a lot of hiring
Hello Ecolog,
I hope that, as a federal employee who had done a lot of hiring over the
past 7 years and who happens to have insomnia tonight, that I can offer a
few comments and suggestions relevant to this thread.
First, some background:
The federal hiring system has changed
Hi
My personal experience. I do not know if it'll help you. At least I hope to
encourage you.
I'm a doctor. I have worked in various fields, particularly in sexual
selection in birds. Since I finished my PhD I have applied for over 50 jobs
in the U.S. but also in Europe, Australia, Canada...
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Caveats: NONE
As a federal employee for 10 years, at two different agencies, and applied to
hundreds of positions I can attest that KEY WORDS ARE ESSENTIAL. Yes veterans
are given extra points and current federal employees have a better chance but
persistence is
It's necessary. There are whole books on the subject. I was directed to the one
by Kathryn Troutmann, but there might be others.
-c
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Christa Zweig
Post-doctoral associate
University of Florida, Florida Cooperative Fish
It's been my experience that many of the jobs on USA jobs are already filled.
They just post them because they have to by law. So if you don't get called
back, I wouldn't take it as a knock on your experience or your CV. Also, if
you are a vet or already in the federal government, you get
Michael, I thought that might be true until I learned enough about writing
applications for USA Jobs to start getting interviews. I got my current
job without knowing anyone inside the hiring process, nor do I meet any
unique hiring criteria like veterans preference, etc. From the inside, I
have
I agree that a resume with key words is helpful. When appropriate quantify the
relevant experience. (e.g. Five years of lab management, six years of
supervisory experience). Also, it is critical that you follow the application
instructions. Many applicants eliminate themselves by not following
Well that's good to hear,
But I do know from internal sources that 3 if the 4 I applied for we're
internal hires. I answered the top score on every question. How can you do
better than 100? And as I said, I have heard it straight from the horses
mouth. It's so rampant that the question
: [ECOLOG-L] USA jobs: CV vs. Resume
I agree that a resume with key words is helpful. When appropriate quantify the
relevant experience. (e.g. Five years of lab management, six years of
supervisory experience). Also, it is critical that you follow the application
instructions. Many applicants
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From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news
[mailto:ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU] On Behalf Of Sharif Branham
Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2013 3:16 PM
To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU
Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] USA jobs: CV vs. Resume
I agree that a resume
] On Behalf Of malcolm McCallum
Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2013 5:03 PM
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Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] USA jobs: CV vs. Resume
The federal hiring process has three major stumbling blocks. It used to have
four.
Not that long ago (3-4 yrs) most of the screenig was done by HR folks
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