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Federal résumé (USAJOBS) template
For any application through USAJOBS or a federal agency. Origin: The format required by the United States Office of Personnel Management for federal positions, as built by the USAJOBS résumé builder.
Sections
- Contact & citizenship
- Federal status (grade, series, veterans' preference)
- Work experience with hours per week and supervisor
- Education
- Certifications
- Additional information (awards, languages, clearances)
How a tough reader scores it
When you score a draft against this format, the Critic evaluates this federal résumé. The weights add up to 100; the fixes for the weakest criteria arrive as cards in the editor.
| Criterion | Weight |
|---|---|
| Every required field is present for each job: dates to the month, hours per week, supervisor, salary | 20 |
| Duties and accomplishments address the announcement's specialized experience and keywords explicitly | 30 |
| Accomplishments are specific and quantified, not generic duty lists | 20 |
| Acronyms are spelled out and jargon explained for an HR specialist | 10 |
| Federal status, preference and clearance lines are complete and accurate | 10 |
| Length and detail match federal norms rather than private-sector brevity | 10 |
How it works in SecondPen.ai
Open the template and the editor writes the blank once, with a line of guidance under each heading that you delete as you fill it in. Write your abstract and the editor names the format it reads like. Ask for a document with a slash command and it offers to start from the matching format. When the draft is ready, the Critic scores it against the criteria above, the way this format's toughest reader would, and the three highest-leverage fixes become Editor cards.
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