Federal Job Search Skills you should know

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Federal Job Search Skillsyou should know!

• Background Information and Definitions
• Finding Vacancy Announcements
• Reading Vacancy Announcements
• Writing Federal Success Statements ? P A R S ?
• Researching Federal Success Statements
• Your federal résumé (using RESUMIX)
• Applying, and follow-up actions
• Frequently Asked Questions and Wrap-up

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Army Vacancy Announcements Search on CPOL Reading

• Heading
• Opening closing dates
• Title, series, grade(s)
• Agency
• Location
• Salary

• Duty Description
• Verb Noun Sets (Skills)
• Their ideal candidate
• Connect the Dots here are their dots!

• How to Apply
• Army Internal External
• Databased Resume in ANSWER
• Self-nomination in ANSWER

• Who May Apply
• Current Army Employees Only
• All US Citizens(DEU TMP OSV)
• Veterans
• Transfer eligibles

• Qualifications
• KSAs for External
• Minimum Time
• Skills, Education, Training, others

Read each block carefully!