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University of Tampa
Office of Career Services
Location: SFB 117
Email: hireut@ut.edu
Phone: (813) 253-6236
ut.edu/career
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Federal Resume Tips
This guide can be useful if you have federal experience or if you’re applying for your first federal role. Here’s some tips on how to build a federal resume:
- Use the USAJobs Resume Builder to create your federal resume. It walks you through the sections step-by-step and ensures your resume is in the correct format. You may create and upload several resumes and tailor each of them to fit different positions.
- Federal resumes should be between 2-5 pages. Describe your accomplishments in full detail and list all activities and work experience. Use numbers to quantify your accomplishments whenever possible.
- Federal resumes require details on college coursework, papers, projects, recognitions, internships, athletics or other college activities, part-time jobs and volunteer positions. The skills you gain during these experiences is what is important — it does not matter if the activities were paid or unpaid.
- Some jobs allow the option to upload your own document; others require that you use the USAJobs.gov Resume Builder.
- You may also upload a master federal resume to USAJobs that provides a general overview of your skill sets and experience that HR specialists can find when they are actively recruiting for positions
Sections of a Federal Resume
| Title of Section | Information within the Section |
| Job Information | Announcement number, title, series and grade of job for which you are applying. |
| Personal Information | Full name, mailing address with ZIP code, phone number with area code, Social Security number, country of citzenship, veteran's preference |
| Summary | Written in third person, describing overall skills and abilities as they relate to your career and the job announcement. |
| Education | High school (name, city and state and date if diploma); Colleges or universities (name, city and state, concentration, certificates, type and year of any degrees) |
| Professional Experience | Job title, duties and accomplishments, employer’s name and address, supervisor’s name and phone number (and indication of whether your current supervisor can be contacted), starting and ending dates, hours per week and salary. Reference key skills from the job announcement and describe your accomplishments as they relate to those skills. |
| Other Qualifications | Training courses, technical and language skills, certificates and licenses, honors, awards and accomplishments. Accomplishments can include publications, professional memberships, leadership activities, public speaking engagements, athletics and other information relevant to the job announcement. |
