Federal Job Search By the Numbers

Federal Job Search By the NumbersFederal Job Search By the NumbersFederal Job Search By the NumbersThis week I have been teaching Federal Job Search By the Numbers to hundreds of current and former military personnel who are about to be separated or retired and would like to land the best government jobs in America.My book and curriculum, Ten Steps to a Federal Jobis a favorite because of the 10 steps campaign process for this highly complex job search method. The curriculum is utilized in hundreds of military bases worldwide because it is easy to teach, learn, and follow.I created the Numbers Federal Job Search Strategy curriculum when my daughter, Emily, and I were teaching senior NASA Engineers how to write Senior Executive Service applications. We had two days to get two ECQs written. We examined the numbers 5 ECQs, 28 Leadership Competencies, 10 pages, 2 pages, and set time-lines for each and every writing step. In two days, the engineers had written at least two ECQs and were actually having a great time with their production and ideas.Which numbers are your favorites? I have underlined my typical training numbers.FEDERAL JOB SEARCH PROCESS10 number of Steps to a Federal Job, developed by Kathryn TroutmanUSAJOBS RESUME BUILDER5 number of resumes in the USAJOBS builderWORK EXPERIENCE IN USAJOBS5 average number of pages for a mid-career federal resume3,000 characters for the USAJOBS Work Experience job block2,000 characters for duties (recommended for Job 1)1,000 characters for accomplishments (recommended for Job 1)7 maximum number of jobs (recommended, but not a limit)10 years to write details about your work history20 years to write fewer details about (write less about the second 10 years of your work history)30 years to write even fewer details about (try not to include dates back to 30 years)KSA ACCOMPLISHMENTS340 characters for a good KSA accomplishment length in a federal resumeCLOSING DATES FOR JOB ANNOUNCEMENTS1159 pm ET typical closin g date time for most USAJOBS job announcementsAPPLICATION SCORES BY FEDERAL HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALISTS110 top score for a veteran with a disability105 top score for a veteran with veterans preference90 minimum score for Best Qualified80 minimum score for Qualified70 minimum score to be referred for any federal jobSELF-ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRES3 possible ways to receive an E, the highest level in the ApplicationManager.gov QuestionnaireINTERVIEWS2.5 minutes for the average length of an answer to a question in a Behavior-Based bewerberinterview30 minutes for the average length of a Behavior-Based Interview5 the best possible score for an answer in an exam format Behavior-Based InterviewFEDERAL JOB SEARCH APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT TIME3 hours to find your documents5 hours to write your first federal resume3 months to find a federal job10 hours per week to search for job announcements and apply for jobs30 applications to submit before getting an interview (maybe)SENIOR EXEC UTIVE SERVICE APPLICATIONS5 Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) for a Senior Executive Service (SES) application28 Leadership Competencies for the ECQs for an SES applicationKATHRYN TROUTMAN9 authored books on federal resume writing1996 wrote first book on Federal Resumes Federal Resume Guidebook1996 created the first website for federal resume writing, www.resume-place.com