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How to Land a Top-Paying Federal Job: Your Complete Guide to Opportunities, Internships, Resumes and Cover Letters, Application Essays (KSAs), Interviews, Salaries, Promotions and More! | 
| Author: Lily Whiteman
Publisher: AMACOM
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
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Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 17958
Media: Paperback
Edition: Pap/Cdr
Number Of Items: 2
Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.9
ISBN: 0814401724
Dewey Decimal Number: 351.73023
EAN: 9780814401729
Publication Date: September 3, 2008
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Product Description
With more than 40% of the federal government's 1.6 million employees retiring in the next 10 years, now is the time for anyone seeking a government job to take advantage of the massive retirement wave that has already begun. Yet until now, no truly up-to-date or comprehensive book has existed to give readers the tools and guidance they need to get hired for a government job, internship, or fellowship. Entertainingly written by a successful career coach who has served as a federal hiring manager, this reader-friendly book steers prospective applicants through every stage of their job search. Drawing on interviews with more than 100 other hiring managers, the book gives readers:little-known ways for finding openings * shortcuts for instantly impressing the true gatekeepers on paper and in person * sure-fire tips for negotiating a top salary * and expert techniques for getting quickly promoted Including a companion CD filled with sample résumés and worksheets, this is the book to have when seeking a federal job.
Book Description
With over 40 per cent of the federal government's 1.6 million employees retiring over the next 10 years (including about 90 per cent of senior managers), this is the perfect time for job seekers to land top-paying, secure and dynamic federal jobs and for current federal employees to quickly climb the federal career ladder. Yet until now, no truly up-to-date or comprehensive book has existed to give readers comprehensive, practical advice on how to land a federal job, internship, or fellowship and how to land federal promotions. Entertainingly written by a successful career coach who has climbed the federal career ladder herself as a hiring manager, this reader-friendly book steers prospective applicants through every stage of their job search -- from finding unadvertised openings to sealing enviable deals. This book draws on interviews with more than 100 other hiring managers. Including a companion CD filled with sample resumes and worksheets, this is the book to have whether you are seeking an internship, your first federal job or an executive promotion.
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Good resource for all job-seekers November 3, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I found this book to be of great value even though I used it in the hunt for a good position in the civilian world and not within the government.
A friend in the "G" gave me a copy of this book and told me that it was "hilarious." Granted, Ms. Whiteman has some funny cartoons in it and her style is an easy read. But more importantly, gave me the get-up-and-go attitude to put on my game face and apply for jobs with more than a modicum of confidence.
The book comes with a CD of resume templates and other useful cheat sheets, if you will. It helped me get my career organized in a tidy, presentable fashion. It also inspired me to produce some attention-grabbing cover letters that conveyed my skills persuasively and attractively in my application packets. After studying it, too, I felt that I was prepared for interviews, or I was after I conducted the practice sessions that she suggests where someone sits and asks you potential questions. It makes you think on your feet!
"How to Land a Top-Paying Federal Job" made a world of difference in helping me stay away from vague and long-winded answers and I was finally able to connect with prospective employers, including the one that actually hired me just last week. Whew.
I would really recommend this book to any harried jobseeker, whether they want to work for the government or a company. And I plan on using it again in my efforts to move up in the world for an even better position down the road.
Finally, a book that has it all September 14, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
How I wish this book had been around when I began my federal service more than 20 years ago. For the first time, a book exists that compiles all the information candidates need to apply for their first federal job, or to apply for a better job if they are already in the system. What my husband and I found especially helpful are the worksheets. It is so much easier to write about a work experience using these outlines. It ensures that the narrative will follow a logical structure and reminded us not to leave out the most important points. With this book, my husband was able to revise his application into a much stronger document and I have updated my resume and related documents to be a step ahead for the next opportunity.
A Must Have for Federal Job Seekers August 31, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book has all the information you need to get that federal job you've always wanted. Lily Whiteman has collected all the tips and tricks of figuring out the federal system and presents them in an easy-to-read, and amusing, format. As a career coach, I have seen Lily help people land positions in the Senior Executive Service, greatly improve their interviewing techniques, and craft impressive portfolios, resumes, and networking cards. This book has the information that works to find positions, apply, and be offered jobs at any level in the federal government.
The best book on federal careers available September 1, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Other federal career guides are written by people who have either never worked for the government or are long retired. But this book is written by a very experienced, successful fed and career coach who knows the federal system inside out. As a result, this book is packed with savvy, insider advice available nowhere else about getting great government jobs and quickly moving up in the system. Plus, this book is written in a uniquely reader-friendly, engaging and even humorous style. I highly recommend this book to job-seekers of all levels and to current feds.
A very worthwhile book September 15, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
In this financial environment, if you are not going to own your own business you better work for the federal government. Having said that, I strongly recommend that you use this book as your guide. It is complete and very easy to understand. You don't need anything else. If you try to do it on your own without this book, most likely you will not succeed. I have not seen any other books that come close to this. This is the best investment you could ever make.
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