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Since 1973The original federal résumé service
Ten Steps®The methodology agencies train on
CertifiedFederal job search trainers and coaches
HundredsOf federal careers advised, and counting
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Who we serveRP / Audience
Federal is the proof. It travels.
Fifty years inside the federal hiring system taught us how a résumé wins. That expertise now works across the whole field, from the first federal job to the senior executive panel, and out into the private market.
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What you can getRP / Services
Three ways to work with us.
Most people start with one hour and know exactly what to change. Some have us write the résumé. Everyone can take the method home in print. You choose the depth.
Certified consultants · serving federal careers since 1973
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Kathryn Troutman pioneered the federal résumé and the methodology agencies still train on. The shelf that anchored federal career publishing for decades, now in its eighth edition.
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Success storiesRP / Testimonials
In their words.
Success storyOn working with Kathryn directly
“More than a half-dozen federal job offers.
Kathryn Troutman, the owner of The Resume Place, literally wrote the book on federal resume writing. Her personalized feedback and coaching has been absolutely invaluable in helping me receive more than a half-dozen federal job offers (and still counting). Particularly in a few instances when I feel I’ve hit a wall, Kathryn always seems to know what I’m doing wrong and how to fix my mistake.
An offer the next day.
We discussed and reworked my résumé, also developing a suitable cover letter. I sent it out to four potential employers, and I was amazed to receive an outstanding offer the next day. True story, and I am grateful to Resume Place for the exceptional result.
A federal résumé in under a week.
Rita dedicated herself to understanding my concerns with my old resume. In under a week, she took my federal employment history with its disparate collection of duties and accomplishments and helped me craft an easy-to-read professional resume.
Ready for an SES interview.
Before a key agency Senior Executive Service interview, Kathryn efficiently designed an interview simulation, application, and post-op review. Her no-nonsense guidance provided lifelong tips on the “Last 5 Percent” interview elements crucial to placement success. I could tell the positive difference during the extensive agency interview that followed.
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