seeking Job Stability In Today's Hot Job Market. Uncle Sam Employs 2,797,800 Workers And 41,000 Students And Recruits An Average Of 300,000 New Hires Yearly At Thousands Of Locations And In Hundreds Of Positions From Entry Level To Professional Occupations. Benefits Are Excellent, Including Comprehensive Health Care, 401k Savings Plans, Low-cost Life Insurance, Liberal Vacation And Sick Leave, Plus An Average Annual Salary That Exceeds $46,000. The Federal Sector Has Initiated Many New Recruitment Tools For Job Seekers. The Completely Revised 7th Edition Of The Book Of U.s. Government Jobs Explains These New Tools And Offers The Information That Job Seekers Need To Successfully Land A High-paying And Secure Government Job. This New 7th Edition Includes Hundreds Of Employment Web Sites, New Job Application Guidance, And Updated Information. This One-stop Resource Can Help Anyone Determine What Jobs Are Available, Where They Are, And How To Get One. Many Of Today's Workers Are Employed In Low-paying Jobs With No Growth Potential. Many Work In High-paying Jobs With Companies That Are Here Today, And Gone Tomorrow. Many Workers Change Jobs So Often In Today's Hot Job Market Because Job Security Is Non-existant. Those Who Dream Of Landing Secure Jobs With Good Pay, Solid Benefits And Career Growth Should Look At What The Federal Sector Has To Offer. This Book Describes What Jobs Are Available And How To Be One Of The 300,000 People Uncle Sam Hires Each Year. This Edition Provides Abundant Resources For You To Locate Government Jobs Including Easy To Follow Check Lists, Agency Summaries, Contact Information, Application Guidance, Interviewing Techniques And Much More. If You're Looking For Good Pay With Excellent Benefits, Pursue The Federal Job Market. Use This Book's Resources, Including The Job Hunter's Checklist In Appendix A, To Begin Your Personal Job Search.
library Journal about 2.5 Percent Of The Work Force Is Employed By The Federal Government, With A High Percentage Of The New Employees Hired Each Year Being Professional And Technical Workers. In The Book Of U.s. Government Jobs, Damp, The Author Of Numerous Books On Government Careers, Walks Job Seekers Through The Federal Hiring Process. This Seventh Revision Follows The Same Arrangement As Its Predecessor But Includes Updated Statistics, Added Electronic Tools, A Discussion Of New Application Forms, A Revised Picture Of The Federal Job Outlook, And Some Expanded Sections. Chapters Provide A Good Overview Of Qualifications, Pay, And Benefits; Requirements For Civil Service Exams; Veteran Preference Considerations; Opportunities For The Disabled; And Interviewing Tips. The Text Is Visually Enhanced With A Good Use Of Bold Topic Headings, Boxes, Margin Comments, And Tables. Recommended For Academic And Public Library Career Collections. [bomc Alternate.] Post Office Jobs Notes That The U.s. Postal Service Employs More Workers Than Any Fortune 500 Company, With Over 40,000 Positions Opening Each Year. This Book Aims To Help Applicants Identify Job Openings, Match Their Skills To Job Classifications, Provide Information On When And Where To Take Qualifying Exams, And Deal With Applications, R Sum S, And Interviews. Following An Overview Of The Usps And Its Hiring Process, Types Of Jobs, And Benefits, A Large Portion Of The Book Is Devoted To How To Take Qualifying Exams, With Sample Questions And Answers. Brookhaven Press Extends And Updates Information For These Titles And Their Other Career Books By Hot-linking To Federal Agency Employment Web Sites From Its Own Site (http://federaljobs.net).recommended For Public Libraries.--stanley P. Hodge, Ball State Univ. Lib., Muncie, In Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.

The Book of U.S. Government Jobs: Where They Are, What's Available, & How to Complete a Federal Resume

The book of U.S. government jobs : where they are, what's available, and how to get one

Book of United States government jobs

Dennis V. Damp

Bookhaven Press, LLC

10th ed., completely rev., 10th ed., Completely updated and expanded ed., McKees Rocks, Pa., 2008

10th ed., completely rev., McKees Rocks, Pa, Pennsylvania, 2007

Tenth edition, completely revised, McKees Rocks, Pa, c2008

United States, United States of America

10th edition, February 1, 2008

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This updated edition features the information you need to find and apply for government jobs. The author and editors have over 110 years of combined federal government service. Considering that federal employees earn an average annual compensation of $106,871, including pay and benefits, compared to just $53,288 in the private sector, the federal sector is an attractive option for job seekers. The federal government's new recruiting and retention programs are attracting applicants with lucrative incentives for current vacancies and for the many new jobs created by the new administration. Today federal agencies can pay off $60,000 of new hires student loans, negotiate starting salaries, and offer relocation allowances for critical vacancies . Readers will find an expanded application and resume chapter that takes readers step-by-step through a typical job announcement and instructs readers on how to write a professional federal style resume and Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) statements. Resume samples, compiled by the author and Kathryn Kraemer Troutman, the author of Federal Resume Guidebook, are included to guide job seekers through the often confusing application process. Considerable improvements have recently been implemented to the archaic Civil Service examination process. Uncle Sam has finally dropped most general and administrative written entrance examinations and substituted an Occupational Questionnaire and/or Self Certification in most cases. New applicants for certain occupations may still be required to take written tests, but most agencies, other than the U.S. Postal Service, forgo testing and opt to use Occupational Questionnaires. Agencies are still evolving since the September 11 attacks and the massive reorganization that established the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). DHS was established to consolidate law enforcement and security functions, and 22 agencies transferred significant operational functions and personnel to Homeland Security since its inception. The impact of this reorganization and the increased security requirements in all agencies have changed government demographics. An entire chapter is devoted to law enforcement and DHS careers and the many job opportunities that are now available in the government's third largest agency. DHS employs more than 154,000 workers in hundreds of occupations. Lucrative recruitment incentives are now offered, programs such as the Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA) were revised, and the student hiring program was reorganized under the eScholar program . This edition added information on the Senior Executive Service (SES), and all these changes expanded the new 10th edition to 352 pages. The federal governmen's total civilian workforce now exceeds 2,800,000 and approximately 50 percent of the federal workforce is currently eligible for either early or regular retirement. This is creating significant employment opportunities for anyone interested in working for Uncle Sam. Over 1.3 million jobs will need to be filled as the baby boomers opt to leave government service. This Tenth Edition of The Book of U.S. Government Jobs will help job seekers land high-paying, benefit-loaded, and secure government jobs. If you are looking for a position with good pay and excellent benefits, explore the high-paying and secure federal job market. The average salary now exceeds $70,000 , and you can work at thousands of stateside and overseas locations. Use this book's resources, including the Job Hunter's Checklist in Appendix A, to begin your personal job search.

Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction to government employment -- Understanding the federal employment process -- What jobs are available -- The interview process -- Civil service exams -- Completing your employment application -- Veterans and military dependent hiring -- Overseas employment opportunities -- The U.S. Postal Service -- Employment opportunities for people with disabilities -- Law enforcement and homeland security careers -- Employment secrets -- Job hunters' checklist -- Federal service centers and executive boards -- Federal agency contact list -- Federal occupation lists -- Agency skills index
Discusses the nature of government jobs, civil service hiring procedures, types of jobs available, examinations, the application form, working abroad, and provisions for people with disabilities

"Average annual federal civil service salary exceeds $67,000 and the average federal worker's compensation -- pay pluss benefits -- is $106,871, compared to $53,288 for the private sector, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Uncle Sam employs 2,700,392 workers and half are now eligible for early or regular retirement. That's 1.3 million NEW jobs as the baby boomers leave government service. The federal government now offers lucrative recruitment incentives, including student loan payoff and cash for hard-to-fill positions, and an exceptional benefits package"--Back cover

Explains the federal employment process; covers working conditions, pay and benefits, and other aspects of government employment; and discusses exams, jobs in law enforcement and the postal service, and opportunities for veterans and people with disabilities.

Offers job seekers the tools necessary to land a job with Uncle Sam. This book lets you discover where the jobs are and how to find them. It includes over 1000 resources for exploring careers and locating job vacancies nationwide and overseas.

2023-06-28