How to Land a Top Paying Federal Job: Your Complete Guide to Opportunities, Internships, Résumés and Cover Letters, Application Essays (KSAs), ... to Opportunities, Resumes and Cover Letters - Softcover

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Lily Whiteman (Washington, D.C.) is a popular contributor to the “Jobs” section ofThe Washington Post, the career columnist of Federal Times, and a senior writer at the National Science Foundation.

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Advance Praise for How to Land a Top-Paying Federal Job:

I wish that Lily Whiteman s ground-breaking book had been around when I was in grad school. The book provides the essential toolkit for anyone interested in cracking open the federal hiring process. An invaluable resource to be used throughout your career. You won t find another book on the market with more honest, relevant advice for landing your dream job in the federal government. - Katherine Hudson Walker, President of Young Government Leaders

Peppered with cartoons and a touch of wit, Whiteman s book is the layman s field guide to a federal job search The book is based on hundreds of interviews with federal hiring managers and job hunters. Unlike other similar guides, it focuses on process rather than just aggregating information about agencies. This book provides step-by-step instructions on crafting successful résumés, cover letters and essays that get applicants out of the pile and into the interview. As readers gear up for the hot seat, Whiteman lets them in on the do s and don ts of interviewing for a federal job. And when an offer does roll around, readers can find tips on negotiating salary and climbing the ranks. - Roll Call, the Newspaper of Capitol Hill

This is the perfect book for anyone wanting to get into the federal government for the first time, or for current feds seeking promotions and jobs in the senior executive service. Providing previously unavailable behind the scenes information and resources, this book has it all. Plus, its fresh writing style entertains and educates. If you buy one book on federal jobs, make it this one! Cory Edwards, Creator of Career Directors International s Certified Federal Résumé Writer Certification Program

This is the perfect book for anyone wanting to get into the federal government for the first time or, for those already in the federal government, to get promoted within the federal system This book has it all: from creating a federal resume, writing KSAs and ECQs, interviewing and negotiating a salary to job leads and special hiring programs. Uses a fresh writing style that entertains and educates. If you buy only one book to help you get a federal job, make it this one! -Association of Career Professionals

This book pulls together needed and hard to find information on ways to get a job in federal government. It is a very helpful resource.-Sandy Hessler, Director of Career Advancement, Harvard Kennedy School

This book is essential reading for anyone who wants to decipher the federal government s hiring system. Don't apply for a federal job without it.-Paul C. Light, Paulette Goddard Professor of Public Service, Robert Wagner School of Public Service, New York University

"This book is a must read. Anyone who aspires to a federal position or promotion within the federal service will find Whiteman's advice invaluable as they prevail over obstacles of entry and advancement throughout their federal careers. Whiteman gives her readers access to a wide range of information on the federal service application process, interview techniques, and how to successfully sell your "resume" to hiring managers. Her "hot tips" are excellent resources that are appropriately positioned throughout the book to help the reader gain additional insights. This is a superb reference book and action plan for all prospective and current federal employees."

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f you ve ever thought about applying for a government job, now is a great time to do it. With about 40% of the federal government s employees expected to retire in the next 10 years, a massive retirement wave has already begun, and Uncle Sam s door is now wide open for new hires. But with advantages like unbeatable job security, outstanding benefits, and salaries that are competitive with if not better than private sector salaries, competition for federal openings is fierce.

How to Land a Top-Paying Federal Job gives you all the tools and guidance you need to get hired for a government job (domestic or overseas), internship, or fellowship. Written by a leading authority on federal careers, the book draws on interviews with more than 100 hiring managers to provide true insider perspectives on what works and what doesn t when vying for a government job. Armed with the advice in this book, you ll become a master at steering your way through the entire job search and hiring process.

Use the secrets of the experts to craft winning applications; write irresistible cover letters; excel at interviews; negotiate your salary and benefits; and then speed your advancement up the government ladder. This reader-friendly book gives you:

little-known ways for finding openings

shortcuts for instantly impressing gatekeepers on paper, online, and in person

sure-fire tips for negotiating a top salary

expert techniques for landing quick promotions

A free companion CD is loaded with easy-to-customize sample résumés and worksheets. Whether you re seeking an executive position or a summer internship, this is the comprehensive guide that will get you that ideal federal job.

Lily Whiteman is a popular contributor to the Jobs section ofThe Washington Post, the career columnist for Federal Times, and a senior writer at the National Science Foundation. As a federal career coach, she has helped hundreds of professionals of all levels from recent grads to executives land jobs and earn promotions. She lives in Washington,

D.C.