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Federal Job Landscape
April 27, 2022

GUIDE TO FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT TO HELP PEOPLE WHO WERE FORMERLY INCARCERATED

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued the Guide to Federal Employment for Second Chance Applicants...
Alex Harrington
Author and Certified Career Services Provider (CCSP) & Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF)
Federal Resumes
April 27, 2022

BUILDING A COMPETITIVE GOVERNMENT RÉSUMÉ

When it comes to the federal job search, the #1 top concern for all applicants is–you guessed it–the résumé!
Alex Harrington
Author and Certified Career Services Provider (CCSP) & Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF)
Career Strategies
April 25, 2022

MAXIMIZE YOUR FEDERAL JOB SEARCH BY USING THESE FOUR STRATEGIES

When it comes to looking for a federal job most job seekers use USAJOBS, the Federal government’s official employment site...
Alex Harrington
Author and Certified Career Services Provider (CCSP) & Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF)
Federal Job Landscape
April 21, 2022

HOW TO NAVIGATE THE FEDERAL JOB VORTEX

Last month the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) released its long-anticipated five-year strategic plan on how it will pivot to meet today’s hiring challenges...
Alex Harrington
Author and Certified Career Services Provider (CCSP) & Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF)
Job Search Techniques
April 16, 2022

MATCHING YOUR PAST EXPERIENCES TO A FEDERAL OCCUPATIONAL CAREER FIELD

For those of you who are looking for a federal career, it’s very important to align your expertise, abilities, and skills to the selected career occupational field...
Alex Harrington
Author and Certified Career Services Provider (CCSP) & Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF)
Serving America
April 14, 2022

CALLING ALL SERVICE-MINDED CITIZENS: YOUR GOVERNMENT NEEDS YOU

When I look back at more than 27 combined years of military and public service, I cannot believe that it has been that long. It seems like those years...
Alex Harrington
Author and Certified Career Services Provider (CCSP) & Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF)
Temporary Assignments
April 7, 2022

OPEN OPPORTUNITIES: A MATCHMAKER FOR HIRING MANAGERS & EMPLOYEE GROWTH

Giving your federal employees exciting and rewarding career growth opportunities is now easier than ever.
Keenan Emmitt
USAJOBS Engagement and Management Analyst
Serving America
April 1, 2022

THE STEWARDSHIP PRINCIPLE: WORKING FOR THE AMERICAN PUBLIC

Overall, trust in government among Americans is on a steep decline. According to the newly released national survey conducted by the...
Alex Harrington
Author and Certified Career Services Provider (CCSP) & Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF)
March 23, 2022

FEDERAL CAREER CONNECTION, INC. ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF NEW OFFICERS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA, Mar. 23, 2022 – Federal Career Connection, Inc. (FCC, Inc.) today announced the appointment of two new officers to the Board of Directors
Alex Harrington
Author and Certified Career Services Provider (CCSP) & Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF)
Special Hiring Authorities
March 9, 2022

IMPROVING THE ODDS: HOW TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SPECIAL FEDERAL HIRING PROGRAMS

The federal government faces tremendous challenges in our nation today, especially contingencies and threats throughout the world.
Alex Harrington
Author and Certified Career Services Provider (CCSP) & Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF)
Hiring Process
March 4, 2022

DECODING THE MYSTERIOUS NATURE OF FEDERAL RECRUITMENT AND HIRING

When it comes to applying for a federal job, I can confidently assume that almost every applicant would not say, “Wow, this was easier than I thought it would be!"
Alex Harrington
Author and Certified Career Services Provider (CCSP) & Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF)
High Demand Jobs
February 28, 2022

FEDERAL AGENCIES LOOKING TO FILL HIGH DEMAND POSITIONS

We kicked off this series, Exploring The Federal Careers Landscape, with our first blog, An Introduction (Feb. 20), followed by Where to Find Occupations...
Alex Harrington
Author and Certified Career Services Provider (CCSP) & Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF)
Federal Job Landscape
February 26, 2022

WHERE TO FIND OCCUPATIONS THAT MAKE UP THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM

For some time now you have felt a calling to public service, and your first choice is a federal career. But now you wonder, “Where do I start?” 
Alex Harrington
Author and Certified Career Services Provider (CCSP) & Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF)
Federal Resumes
February 24, 2022

TWO STEP PROCESS TO WRITE YOUR RESUME IN THE CCAR MODEL

You want to know the best way to bore a job recruiter or hiring manager? Give them a laundry list of job titles and duties on your resume.
Katherine “KC” Coffman
Certified Executive and Leadership Coach
Federal Job Landscape
February 20, 2022

EXPLORING THE FEDERAL CAREERS LANDSCAPE: AN INTRODUCTION

You feel a calling–eagerness to go into public service–and a federal career is your first choice. Whatever the reasons...
Alex Harrington
Author and Certified Career Services Provider (CCSP) & Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF)
Job Search Techniques
January 31, 2022

HOW TO AVOID THESE TOP 3 JOB SEARCH BLUNDERS

Since the beginning of the great Information Age, online job resources have become the predominant standard for almost all job seekers...
Alex Harrington
Author and Certified Career Services Provider (CCSP) & Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF)
Serving America
January 11, 2022

DISCOVER YOUR CALLING IN PUBLIC, NATIONAL, OR MILITARY SERVICE

Our country and her citizens are facing many historic challenges today: the COVID-19 pandemic which has claimed over 840,000 American lives...
Alex Harrington
Author and Certified Career Services Provider (CCSP) & Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF)
High Demand Jobs
December 22, 2021

OPM EXTENDS SPECIAL COVID-19 HIRING AUTHORITY FOR ANOTHER SIX MONTHS

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) extended the Coronavirus COVID-19 Schedule A Hiring Authority for agencies through next June 30, 2022.
Alex Harrington
Author and Certified Career Services Provider (CCSP) & Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF)
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