Books published by Impact Publications

Shows ex-offenders how to craft outstanding resumes and letters despite red flags in their backgrounds. Includes more than 60 examples written by professional resume writers for ex-offenders. Addresses employment questions, disclosure, mistakes to avoid, employment gaps, priso...

Demonstrates how to use letters to develop contracts and uncover job leads, as well as how to entice the employer to give a resume more than the 20-second perusal, while strengthening the central message of the resume. Presents examples of the best letters used by clients for each of the nine types of job search letters every job seeker should write and shows how to develop each section.

Emerging job search tools-print and online career portfolios, leadership profiles, executive branding statements, achievement summaries, and more-give $100,000+ candidates a competitive advantage and position them for top-tier opportunities. This book shows how to create and use these documents.

No doubt about it. The key to getting a federal job is how well applicants write a job-winning application. But times have changed and so have applications federal agencies will accept for employment. As the federal government continues to decentralize hiring to the agency level, it also has adapted hiring methods similar to those used in the private sector. While only a few months ago most agencies required applicants to complete the Standard Form 171 (SF 171), today agencies accept two other application forms - OF 612 and federal-style resumes. If you want to get a federal job, you must understand how to put these unique applications together with maximum impact. Here's the perfect guide to understanding the federal hiring process as well as the key application forms now accepted by various federal agencies. Six chapters and eleven appendices outline what federal employers look for on the SF 171, OF 612, and federal-style resumes; major writing principles that grab the attention to evaluators; the best language to use (KSAO's) for each section of your application; how to customize your application for each agency; how to best prepare a "mail-in" packet and follow-up; and which resources can help you get the job you want. Federal Applications That Get Results includes several examples of completed SF171's, OF 612's and federal-style resumes; special chapters on putting together an application packet and distributing it to agencies; and treatment of applications and veterans preferences. Useful appendices include pay schedules, sample forms, critical sections from the all important X-118 Handbook, and addresses of the Federal Job Information Centers. Designed for both white- andblue-collar employees, this intelligent, well-written, nuts-and-bolts guide should be in every federal job seeker's library.

Do you know where to start your search for federal employment? Will you turn to published job listings, visit employment offices, contact the Office of Personnel Management, call agency personnel offices, or explore online services and the Internet? What exactly does this institution called the federal government do? How many people does it employ? Where do they work? Whom does it hire? What skills does it require? What types of jobs are available for someone with your skills? Here's the book that provides answers to these and many other questions about federal employment. The organizational companion volume to the authors' highly-praised Find a Federal Job Fast!, this directory provides an overview of employment in the federal government as well as outlines critical information for contacting various executive, legislative, and judicial agencies.