Good morning all, I need some guidance on how to get into the federal government. USA Jobs just doesn’t work for me. I am currently a government contractor, TS clearance, Investigative/Intelligence analyst.

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Keep applying. Understand that getting hired into a fed job is typically a long process and try not to get discouraged. There are a number of categories of applicant who have priority (current displaced fed, fed spouse, veteran, etc), and if HR hits their applicant quota from these groups and you’re not in them, your resume won’t get a look, even if you’re qualified. So yeah, just keep on applying.

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Make sure when you describe your experience in your resume that you are “mirroring” the skills and experience that the job announcement is asking for. The first person who reads the resume is in HR and probably doesn’t know the technical skills required for the job outside of what is in the job description, so they try to match up key language and phrases.

Also, when you take the questionnaire, interpret the questions so that you are responding based on your own experience. For instance, if they ask your expertise level in writing and implementing accounting policy, and your experience is in writing and implementing budget policy, give yourself credit for that experience even if the wording is not exact.

The key is to get marked by HR as “qualified”, and only at that point will someone in the hiring office actually see your resume.

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Hi, what are you trying to get into?

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