Resume Coaches — Advise Your Clients About the New
Resume Format AND Hiring Authorities for Federal Jobs
The Ten Steps Certification class is a Federal Job Search Training DOUBLE:
2. Using Hiring Authorities to Make a Difference
Best Qualified Federal 2-Page Federal Resume Lessons – Top Tips
- 2-Pages – except for Nurses at the VA Hospitals!
- Utilize the space – go for 750 to 790 words
- 11-point or 10 -point type
- .5 margins
- Match the keywords in the target USAJOBS announcement
- Add a couple of accomplishments / stories to make the resume interesting, personal and impressive
- Your resume accomplishments will be your interview stories
- If education is required for the job, put education on page one
- If certain certifications are required, put them on page one
- Don’t use any kind of template; just use MS WORD
- Don’t use the USAJOBS Builder format; Upload the 2-page PDF resume.
Using Hiring Authorities to Help You Get “Best Qualified”,
Referred to a Manager, and Hired – Half-Day HR Information:
By Charles Clark – Expert HR Consultant/Instructor – Retired Federal HR Director
Senior Human Capital Strategist – Air Force Veteran
Part 1 – Merit System Principles; Prohibited Personnel Practices; Federal Hiring Reform, Merit Hiring Plan, and Staffing Basics
Part 2 – Veterans Preference: Eligibility and codes; The VOW Act – Helping Veterans Get To Work; Beyond the Application Process
Part 3 – Special Appointing Authorities and Non-Competitive Hiring Programs for Veterans, Military Spouses and Individuals with Disabilities (Schedule A)
Part 4 – Other Hiring Flexibilities; Direct Hire Authority; 10-Year STEM Appointments; Pathway Programs
***Bonus: Military Buy Back Overview (optional)
The CFJST / CFCC program will teach you how to TEACH others about the 2-page resume and the Federal Hiring Programs.
REGISTER TODAY
CFJST / CFCC provides 30 CEs and Licenses You to teach 4 curricula until Sept. 30, 2029! (3-Year Certification)
- Ten Steps to a Federal and Private Industry Job®
- The Stars are Lined Up For Military Spouses®
- Student Ten Steps
- Creating Your First Resume®
TRAINING RATES ARE DISCOUNTED !
2026 Certification Fees – DISCOUNTED PRICES UNTIL MAY 31, 2026 –
New Certification:
- Individual registration: $3,312 SPECIAL PRICE – $2,900
- 2+ first-time attendees from the same office: 15% discount: $2,866 SPECIAL PRICE – $2,500 each
Recertification:
- Individual recertification registration: 25% discount: $2,366 – SPECIAL PRICE – $1,999
- 2+ recertifications from the same office: $2,248 – SPECIAL PRICE – $1,750
2026 DATES FOR THE SIX CFJST / CFCC CLASSES
Virtual Classes are five sessions – 3.5 hours
Live classes are 2.5 days
Live – Session 4: Andrews AFB, MD – June 15-17, 2026
3 days, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm ET
Location: The Club at Andrews, 1889 Arnold Ave, Andrews AFB, MD
Live Class information – View here
Virtual – 6: July 23 to August 20
Thursdays, 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm ET
7/23, 7/30, 8/6, 8/13, 8/20
Live – Session 7: Honolulu, HI – August 25-27
3 days, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm HST Tues and Wed; 9 to 1:00 on Thursday
(The last day will be Virtual: HR with Charles Clark)
Location: Hub Co-working Hawai’i, Workshop Room, 1050 Queen St, Suite #100, Honolulu, HI
Live Class information – View here
Virtual – Session 8: September 10 to October 8
Thursdays, 8:30 am to 12:00 pm ET
9/10, 9/17, 9/24, 10/1, 10/8
Virtual– Session 9: October 15 to November 12
Thursdays, 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm ET
10/15, 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12
REGISTER NOW
New samples, updated texts, and PPTs:
2. Federal Resume Guidebook, 8th Ed., 2025 – all new 2-page federal resumes
3. The Stars are Lined Up For Military Spouses, 3rd Ed., 2025 – all new case studies
4. Transitioning Your Federal Resume to Private Industry, 2025 – Federal Resumes turned into 2-Page Private Industry Resumes
Order Books Here
EACH ATTENDEE FOR THE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM WILL RECEIVE:
A set of Federal Resume Books for your federal resume coaching!
20 of the new Jobseeker’s Guides – 10th Edition!
THREE-YEAR CERTIFICATION – THE CFJST / CFCC PROGRAM FOR 2026
will license you until Sept. 30, 2029
REGISTER NOW FOR A 2026 CLASS
QUESTIONS? Course Registrar:
Nicole Becker, nbecker@resume-place.com
PROGRAM DIRECTOR: Kathryn Troutman
kathryn@resume-place.com
