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Cybersecurity Careers
January 15, 2021

PROTECT AMERICA IN THE CYBERSPACE BATTLEFIELD

Recent cyberattacks across the federal government and its partners in the public and private sectors highlight the U.S. Government’s need for cybersecurity professionals ...
Alex Harrington
Author and Certified Career Services Provider (CCSP) & Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF)
Job Search Techniques
December 11, 2020

THE BENEFITS OF JOB SEARCH ACCOUNTABILITY DURING COVID-19

There is no doubt that this national pandemic has changed nearly every aspect of American lives, particularly those ‒ like you ‒ in the workforce who have either been laid off, downsized, forced to take early retirement, or let go permanently.
Alex Harrington
Author and Certified Career Services Provider (CCSP) & Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF)
Federal Resumes
October 12, 2020

ONLINE RESOURCES THAT DEMYSTIFY THE FEDERAL RÉSUMÉ

It didn’t surprise me that our August webinar, “How to Apply and Interview for a Federal Job,” was attended by nearly 200 job seekers, surpassing all our other webinar attendance by over 130 percent. 
Alex Harrington
Author and Certified Career Services Provider (CCSP) & Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF)
Remote Jobs
September 4, 2020

IT HAS BEEN 7 MONTHS NOW: IT'S TIME TO SWITCH TO HIGH GEAR AND BECOME A TELEWORK ACE

For the past 7 months, many of us have been bunkered down ‘quarantine-style’ due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Alex Harrington
Author and Certified Career Services Provider (CCSP) & Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF)
OPM Guidance
August 5, 2020

NEW OPM GUIDANCE SET TO IMPROVE THE ABILITY TO SET APART APPLICANTS’ EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) recently published a memo to executive department heads and agencies regarding the implementation of the Trump Administration’s Executive Order ...
Alex Harrington
Author and Certified Career Services Provider (CCSP) & Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF)
Career Strategies
July 30, 2020

HOW TO STAY MARKETABLE AFTER THE MID-40s

For nearly ten years, I have been asked this question many times over.
Alex Harrington
Author and Certified Career Services Provider (CCSP) & Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF)
Federal Resumes
June 19, 2020

HIGHLIGHT YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS LIKE A SENIOR EXECUTIVE BY USING THE CCAR MODEL

You might be asking yourself, “How do I highlight my experiences in my resume on how they impacted my organization’s priorities?” 
Katherine “KC” Coffman
Certified Executive and Leadership Coach
Job Search Techniques
June 12, 2020

WHAT A FEDERAL CAREER COACH TAUGHT ME ABOUT APPLYING TO FEDERAL JOBS

When I applied for my first government job more than 20 years ago, I didn’t just sprinkle my resume with keywords.
Frieda Wiley
PharmD
Serving America
May 28, 2020

YOUR VALUES CAN ALIGN WITH FEDERAL SERVICE!

While the COVID-19 pandemic has caused an upheaval in your life by forcing you into isolation, this time of seclusion can be valuable for reflecting on how you want to live your life going forward ...
Chris Westbrook
Assistant Director, Curriculum Development
Federal Job Landscape
May 19, 2020

GET ‘IN THE KNOW’ ABOUT THE FEDERAL WORKFORCE

Earlier this month I presented...in a rare, animated form, I must add...a webinar titled, “Navigating the Federal Hiring Landscape (Part 2),” which presented a handful of techniques to improve ...
Alex Harrington
Author and Certified Career Services Provider (CCSP) & Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF)
Job Search Techniques
April 28, 2020

ADVICE TO JOB SEEKERS ON HOW TO STAY STRONG DURING COVID-19

Before the first coronavirus (COVID-19) case reported on January 21, 2020, of an American who returned from Wuhan, China, the national unemployment rate was only 3.6% and 220,000 Americans filed for Unemployment Insurance (UI) ...
Alex Harrington
Author and Certified Career Services Provider (CCSP) & Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF)
Career Management
April 21, 2020

FOR A SUCCESSFUL FEDERAL CAREER, YOU'LL NEED THESE FIVE THINGS

Editor’s note: This article first appeared in Government Executive on February 18, 2016, by author Dannielle Blumenthal, Ph.D. Reposted permitted by the author. Copyright 2016 Dannielle Blumenthal, Ph.D.
Dannielle Blumenthal, Ph.D.
Federal Communicator
OPM Guidance
April 8, 2020

OPM’S USAJOBS SITE HIGHLIGHTS NEW ‘COVID-19’ JOB ALERT

OPM opening up opportunities for Schedule A and federal employees
Alex Harrington
Author and Certified Career Services Provider (CCSP) & Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF)
OPM Guidance
April 3, 2020

FEDERAL HIRING CONTINUES DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

The Office of Personnel Management empowers federal agencies with more hiring flexibilities.
Alex Harrington
Author and Certified Career Services Provider (CCSP) & Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF)
Job Search Techniques
March 24, 2020

NAVIGATING THE FEDERAL HIRING LANDSCAPE: HOW TO IDENTIFY AND TARGET FEDERAL CAREERS

The Federal government is the nation’s largest employer, a huge enterprise with just over 2 million civil servants (as of March 2019) working within the Executive Departments alone.
Alex Harrington
Author and Certified Career Services Provider (CCSP) & Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF)
Job Search Techniques
January 24, 2020

PLANNING IS KEY BEFORE APPLYING FOR A FEDERAL JOB

When considering a federal career for the first time – whether you are a recent college graduate (including skilled trade), a seasoned professional, or a career changer – the very thought ...
Alex Harrington
Author and Certified Career Services Provider (CCSP) & Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF)
Job Search Resources

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE POWER OF JOB-SEEKING RESOURCES TO BOOST YOUR JOB SEARCH CAMPAIGN

Our 'all-volunteer' cadre of Federal subject matter experts and hiring managers work hard to provide individuals in career transition with the best federal employment resources and information ...
Alex Harrington
Author and Certified Career Services Provider (CCSP) & Global Career Development Facilitator (GCDF)
OPM Guidance

OPM’S USAJOBS SITE HIGHLIGHTS NEW ‘COVID-19’ JOB ALERT

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