Federal Resume Writing and Review Strategies for Human Resources Specialists
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NEW! This course was requested by Human Resources Specialists to help them quickly read, analyze, and determine qualified candidates from only a resume. A critical lesson will be taught to determine an efficient match of skills and accomplishments between the questionnaire and the resume, or between the announcement and the resume.
This workshop is designed for human resources specialists who read the first cut of resumes to determine who will be minimally qualified or best qualified.
Now that federal resumes are the principal application for all federal positions, the federal resume is a critical document that must be reviewed for Generalized and Specialized Experience, Education & Training, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities, Accomplishment Record, Competencies and more.
Federal human resources specialists need to learn how applicants are being taught to write a resume for USAJOBS or other online automated recruitment system. If HR specialists learn how the applicants are writing, researching, and matching their resumes to announcements, HR specialists can better determine the best qualified candidates for their jobs.
The course curriculum includes updated information based on the November 2011 Hiring Reforms: cover letters and federal resumes with KSAs included in the text of the resume with accomplishments and keywords.
Classroom format: Classroom or computer room for writing accomplishments.
Course length: Full day, half day, or 90 minute webinar overview
Key Course Objectives:
- Federal Resume Writing Lessons: Learn how to write a competitive federal resume for an online resume builder.
- Federal Resume Review Lessons: Learn how to quickly discern the best qualified candidates by reviewing information written the resumes.
- Announcement Analysis: Learn how to abstract your vacancy announcement information into key points / check sheet so that you can review the resumes quickly to see the qualifications of the candidate.
- Questionnaire Match to Resume Lessons: Learn how to compare the questionnaire answers to the resumes submitted in an efficient way.
- Resume Interpretation: Learn how to understand a person’s background and field of work, even if the applicant is not as implicit as they should be.
- Looking for the Best: Learn strategies to find the best and brightest candidates for the agency mission and manager.