Anxiety 101: Tips, Tricks and What Not to Do with your Federal Job Application

For every federal employee or "would-love-to-be" federal employee, one of the most stressful parts of navigating the process is getting your application through the Human Resources staff into the hands of the person who will be making the selection. Even for someone like myself that has interviewed almost 1000 people, and been part of hiring over 140 federal employees, the anxiety this process causes results in restless nights and your stomach churning as you hit the submit button and second guess everything you did. It's an unfortunate introduction to what hopefully will be a civilian career full of amazing professional achievements, but "bureaucracies" are in place to ensure consistency in accessibility and opportunity for all applicants. This presentation will look at some of the good, the bad and the hopeful results on your hiring journey, what hiring officials are looking for in those resume packages and it will give you resources that you can use.