Not only is the format different in terms of structure, length and content, but a Federal resume must include all the information required by a job announcement.
Specific information is required to be included on federal resumes so that applicants can be rated uniformly.
This information includes: Job Information (Announcement number, title, series and grade of job for which applying) Personal Information (Full name, mailing address w/ zip code, day and evening phone numbers w/ area code, social security #, country of citizenship, veteran's preference, reinstatement eligibility, highest Federal civilian grade held) Education (High school: name, city, and state, date of diploma or GED, Colleges or universities: name, city and state, majors, type and year of any degrees received) Work Experience (Job title, duties and accomplishments, employer's name and address, supervisor's name and phone number, starting and ending dates, hours per week, salary, statement either giving or withholding permission to contact current supervisor) Other Qualifications (Job-related training courses, skills, certificates and licenses, honors, awards and special accomplishments; for example, publications, memberships in professional or honor societies, leadership activities, public speaking and performance awards) Federal resumes usually cover the last ten years of employment history and are often three to five pages long when printed.
The commonly accepted Outline Format resume, developed by Kathryn Troutman in the 1990s,[1] uses short paragraphs to describe duties and bulleted lists of accomplishments to illustrate KSAs.
The site will allows uploading of up to 5 resumes, in addition to other necessary documents listed in the job announcement (such as a DD Form 214 for veterans, or non-official copies of college/university transcripts).