Book Of U S Government Jobs With Disk

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.

Featured in the fall 1996 issue of "Cosmopolitan's Life After College", this resource presents the scoop on more than 1,800 openings for the 17 million jobs in local, state, and federal government, in the U.S. and abroad. Also includes information on Internet and other online job databases. 90 illustrations.

A comprehensive guide to landing one of the hundreds of thousands of jobs filled each year by the nation''s largest employerOC the U.S. government."

Written by a successful career coach who herself has climbed the federal career ladder and served as a hiring manager, this indispensable book is the ultimate guide to securing a job in government work. How to Land a Top-Paying Federal Job steers federal applicants through every stage of their job search--from finding unadvertised openings and getting interviews to sealing enviable deals and even getting promoted. You’ll gain insights from more than one hundred federal hiring managers, and learn the secrets to impressing these gatekeepers online, on paper, and in person. This updated second edition includes: more get-ahead tips, the latest hiring advice on writing winning applications, expanded directories for internships, listings of fast-track management training programs and fellowships, and information on emerging helpful websites and other resources. Complete with a companion CD filled with sample resumes, checklists, and templates, How to Land a Top-Paying Federal Job gives business professionals with big dreams of climbing the federal career ladder the inside scoop on landing some of the nation's most secure, well-paying, and rewarding jobs.

A new edition, jam-packed with even more practice tests