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Federal Application
There are a number of different formats you may encounter when doing a federal application, depending upon the hiring agency. Each federal application has its own restrictions and requirements. A few of the more popular formats are explained further here. The most common formats for a federal applicaiton are AVUE Digital format, USAJobs Resumix format, Army CPOL Resumix format, Navy CHART format, and the QuickHire format. There are others but we find these to be the most common. Each one is unique and has its own specific requiements.
AVUE DIGITAL FORMAT
- You must register with AVUE at www.avuecentral.com.
- The input format is going to be in a plain layout without caps, italics, or any design characteristics like you might see with a regular resume.
- Pay strict attention to character counts in each section. MS Word may not be completely accurate in the character count. INCLUDE SPACES.
- Each job history segment allows for 4,000 characters and spaces and so does the additional information area where you have your summary, awards, licenses, and more. You must be tight and clean in your writing to meet the character requirements.
Beware of system timeouts. If you enter your information "live" on screen, you could lose it. It's much more efficient to have all of your information prepared in such as way that you can simply copy and paste the relevant sections as needed. That's how we prepare your materials - with copy and paste simplicity.
The federal application input format for AVUE is very "plain Jane" with no style features permitted as you might see on a regular resume. There are ways to effectively highlight important information and when you let us prepare your Resumix, everything will be formatted with highlights and proper format in mind.
USAJobs FORMAT
- Register an account with www.usajobs.gov to get started.
- The input format is going to be in a plain layout without caps, italics, or any design characteristics like you might see with a regular resume.
- Pay strict attention to character counts in each section. MS Word may not be completely accurate in the character count. INCLUDE SPACES in the count..
- Each job history segment allows for 3,000 characters and spaces and that requires a very tightly written style - not a lot of room to work with here.
- Each section on relevant coursework, training, and certifications allows just 2,000 total characters.
- The section for job related training allows for 5,000 characters as does the section on professional publications.
- The additional information section, where you get to tell about your professional summary, awards, areas of expertise, and more allows for a whopping 20,000 characters. Plenty of room to blow your own horn here.
Beware of system timeouts when inputting your federal application. If you enter your information "live" on screen, you could lose it. It's much more efficient to have all of your information prepared in such as way that you can simply copy and paste the relevant sections as needed. That's how we prepare your materials - with copy and paste simplicity.
The input format for USAJOBS allows no style features permitted as you might see on a regular resume. There are ways to effectively highlight important information and when you let us prepare your Resumix, everything will be formatted with highlights and proper format in mind.
As you can see, especially if you've read about other federal formats, each one has unique size restrictions and formatting restrictions. It's not a simple process to copy and paste from one to another - your data simply might not fit.
How we work with you:
The Three Steps:
- The first step necessary for us to prepare your federal application Resumix is for you to contact us at (800) 471-9201 for a free consultation or email us at info@federaljobresume.com
- Our career coaches will provide you with a free consult regarding project development
- At this point, we will provide you with the cost for the package based on hours of project development. Additionally, you will be provided with a list of documentation required to develop your Resumix
