The Federal Employees Career Transition Handbook Just Published! https://www.fedweek.com/Publications/default.asp
NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER, DON MACE
Dear Federal Employee:
We can’t blame you if you’ve had enough by now. It’s
understandable. Years of congressional fed-bashing, massive
job reductions in the 1990s, “reinvention” programs ginned
up, then ignored. And though you’ve worked hard for the
government through all these storms, you may just be ready
to make a job change. You may find yourself facing a job
transition in the not too distant future whether from being
forced out by downsizing or reorganization, or from your
decision to retire or simply separate from the federal
government. But what you want to do, no matter what the
reason you leave your present job, is to move on under
your own terms.
That’s why I’ve just developed and published a brand new
handbook aptly named The Federal Employees Career
Transition Handbook. It is specifically written for
you-federal employees-who find themselves confronted by
career uncertainty or career transition. Some common
ways the transition may come include:
- Agency job reductions
- Transfer of your job to a different geographical area
- You deciding that it’s the right time to look elsewhere
for work
- Retirement
- Career fatigue
This all-inclusive handbook is not a simple government
handout or dot com download, it is a well thought out
and extremely useful resource that will give you solid
answers to your questions and advice you can really use
when you are faced with this life changing event for
you and your family. I sincerely feel that you will
find The Federal Employees Career Transition Handbook
all that I say it is-and more! Please continue reading
for more information about this brand new guide and
thank you for reading FEDweek!
Sincerely,
Don Mace, Publisher
FEDweek
**The Federal Employees Career Transition Handbook
Just Published-Only $9.95!
https://www.fedweek.com/Publications/default.asp
This brand new, easy-to-follow handbook will serve as a
guide for any federal employee faced with the uncertainty
that always goes along with job/career transition. Whether
it’s the first time you’ve faced a major work change or
not-you’ll find good answers to your questions and advice
that can help you make the most of the change, including
pointing you to useful sources of more information. This
all inclusive handbook covers:
- The different types of transition and the positive and
negative stages we all go through when we face a career
transition
- How things differ when you’re leaving a job-whether
voluntarily or involuntarily
- Financial and security issues, such as retirement and
other federal benefits you are entitled to
- Family and personal issues you need to consider
- What you can do to prepare yourself NOW for the changes
ahead
- Whether you should try to remain in the federal
government or look outside for employment
- How to locate and successfully compete for employment
in both the public and private sectors
- How to narrow down and target your job search
- How to create a killer resume-for another federal
position or a private sector one
- Why and how self-employment just might fit in with
your career change
- Retirement eligibility and what you can expect
- Special information and considerations for long
service (or mature) job-seekers
- How to overcome inertia and get rolling again
- And much more!
You must be prepared in this time of unprecedented
uncertainty for federal employees. You could keep you
head down and hope that the changes will not affect
you; but you should remember that this obviously didn’t
work for the quarter million unlucky federal employees
whose jobs vaporized during the 1990s. Or you can move
on and investigate leaving federal service and, if you
find that this seems right for you, you can take steps
to help secure you and your family’s future. Here’s a
partial look at specific areas addressed in our new
The Federal Employees Career Transition Handbook:
TRANSITIONS-Stages of loss, transition, the ups and
downs ahead, and how to weather it all
SHOULD YOU STAY WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT?-Reasons
to stay, reasons to leave, family considerations
WHAT TO DO-Advanced planning, your values, your
interests, your personality, your skills, how to
overcome shortcomings and build on your strengths
RETIREMENT-Retirement eligibility, Social Security,
Thrift Savings Plan, work after retirement
LOOKING FOR A JOB-Finding another federal job, finding
a job in the private sector, effective networking,
finding info about careers, targeting your job search,
the most efficient searches you can make and avoiding
dry holes
WORKING FOR YOURSELF-Self employment, the good and
bad, how to get started.
RESUMES AND APPLICATION FORMS-Electronic resumes and
applications, touting your accomplishments, the private
sector resume versus the federal resume
THE OF-612-The new federal resume standard, what it’s
all about and how to use it to persuade an employer
you’re the right person for the job
THE INTERVIEW-Federal and private sector differences,
getting ready, your first impression, how to chit-chat
properly, when to know the interview has begun in
earnest, common interview questions and how to answer
them, words to the wise, how to look ’em in the eye
and get that job
SALARY NEGOTIATIONS-Your bargaining chips, federal
retiree issues in salary negotiations
THE FEDERAL CAREER: HELP OR HINDRANCE IN SEEKING
PRIVATE SECTOR WORK-Some of it depends on where
you work, in the Washington, DC area or elsewhere,
why it matters
THE MATURE WORKER-Special considerations, including
what to say and what not to say during an interview.
How the law protects older Americans
PLUS-We’ve also included plenty of sample resumes,
a great list of action words to add power and
emphasis to your resume, as well as work sheets to
help guide you through the process of leaving your
job and starting another. There’s never been a better
time to start the process.
**The cost of The Federal Employees Career Transition Handbook
is only $9.95 plus s&h and you can order it online by going
to https://www.fedweek.com/Publications/default.asp and you’ll
find it under the Employee, Career, Pay and Benefits section.
You can also call our toll-free order line at (888)333-9335
to place your order or by sending your order with payment of
$13.95 ($9.95 plus $4.00 s&h) to: FEDweek, PO Box 5519,
Glen Allen, VA 23058.
There are also quantity discounts available for this
publication. You can ask one of our representatives about
them when you call or you can view them at
https://www.fedweek.com/Publications/default.asp.
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