In a struggling economy like this one, finding a job can be a daunting task. As an IT professional, I have had recent success and would highly recommend using http://www.hound.com to search for jobs. Hound lists its jobs strictly from employer websites, and has FAR more jobs than many other job boards. Hound is a great resource to get your feet back into the working world!
Rating: 3 / 5

Like most government publications, this one is poorly organized, confusing and full of contradictions like:

Page 88 suggests “only” as a powerful word to define the level and scope of your experience and skills.

Page 96 says to avoid superlatives, such as “only”.

In chapter 11, Troutman tells us you cannot begin writing a federal resume until you’ve studied vacancy announcements.

The first ten chapters discuss how to write your resume with only passing mention of vacancy announcements.

Perhaps the information in chapter 11 should be at the front of the book.

Despite Troutman’s praise for “plain language”, this book is mearly Bureaucratese Light. If you like reading tax code, standardized test questions or legal terms and agreements, you’ll love Federal Resume Guidebook. For the rest of us, there’s got to be something better. Her self-congratulatory smiling face on the back cover makes me sick.

Rating: 2 / 5

Throughout the book are quotes by professionals in a variety of careers who consider themselves introverted, and who offer insights into how they’ve managed their introversion and tapped into their strengths to survive – and even thrive – in an extroverted world. I found these insights most valuable and I believe readers of the book will connect with the people she’s interviewed and take strength from their comments. I highly recommend this book to anyone who considers themselves introverted and who wants to feel more confident in conducting their job search and in managing their career in general.

Rating: 5 / 5

When I asked my wife what a FEDERAL RESUME was, she told me that it was quite different than the one and two page resumes she has written for me. She told me that she had just received your book, THE FEDERAL RESUME GUIDEBOOK, in the mail and was amazed at how very informative and comprehensive it is. She is now awaiting the templates that she ordered, but warned me that this was not something she could whip up in a few hours. She suggested that I contact you and the impressive team of professionals at THE RESUME PLACE for some urgent help!

I am not sure that I can afford your services in my state of unemployment, but my wife said, after reading your book, that she was quite sure that I couldn’t afford to be WITHOUT your professional help! I don’t know if looking for a new career in government at my age is realistic, but I am determined to give it a try if you feel it is in the realm of possible.

Thanks for writing such a wonderful book. I wish I had read it 35 years ago!
Rating: 5 / 5