How to Land a Top-Paying Federal Job

Your Complete Guide to Opportunities, Internships, Resumes and Cover Letters, Networking, Interviews, Salaries, Promotions, and More!

by Lily Whiteman

On Sale: June 17, 2012

Price: $14.99

Format: eBook

Book Summary

Those who dream of securing a government job, internship, or fellowship are often met with obstacles. With inside secrets from federal hiring managers, you can overcome them.

About the Book

Written by a successful career coach who herself has climbed the federal career ladder and served as a hiring manager, this indispensable book is the ultimate guide to securing a job in government work. 

How to Land a Top-Paying Federal Job steers federal applicants through every stage of their job search--from finding unadvertised openings and getting interviews to sealing enviable deals and even getting promoted. You’ll gain insights from more than one hundred federal hiring managers, and learn the secrets to impressing these gatekeepers online, on paper, and in person.

This updated second edition includes:

  • more get-ahead tips,
  • the latest hiring advice on writing winning applications,
  • expanded directories for internships,
  • listings of fast-track management training programs and fellowships,
  • and information on emerging helpful websites and other resources.

Complete with a companion CD filled with sample resumes, checklists, and templates, How to Land a Top-Paying Federal Job gives business professionals with big dreams of climbing the federal career ladder the inside scoop on landing some of the nation's most secure, well-paying, and rewarding jobs.

Product Details

  • ISBN: 9780814420232
  • ISBN 10: 0814420230
  • On Sale: June 17, 2012
  • Pages: 288
  • List Price: $14.99
  • Trim Size: Trim size data not found for this book.
  • Category 1 : BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Careers / Internships
  • Category 2 : BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Careers / Job Hunting
  • Category 3 : POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General
  • Category 4 : BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Careers / Resumes