{"id":976,"date":"2017-11-15T12:08:17","date_gmt":"2017-11-15T17:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/careereducation\/?page_id=976"},"modified":"2025-08-28T08:47:02","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T12:47:02","slug":"apply-federal-government-jobs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/careereducation\/apply-federal-government-jobs\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Apply for Federal Government Jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>HOW TO APPLY FOR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT JOBS<\/h2>\n<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">In recent months, the Office of Personnel Management has issued new guidance in response to President Trump\u2019s Executive Order 14170. These changes have affected both the federal job application process on USAJOBS and how agencies will assess candidates.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The federal government application process and the resume writing rules are different from the ones used in the private or nonprofit sectors.<\/p>\n<p>In order to land a federal job is critical for you to take time and familiarize yourself with the application process, read the job announcements and follow the instructions for each of the positions you are interested in applying.<\/p>\n<p>You MUST send in\/submit all requested information in the specified format for your application to be accepted. Incomplete applications are NOT considered.<\/p>\n<h4>USAJOBS &#8211; The Federal Government&#8217;s official employment website &#8211; Learn about the application process and how to:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Create a USAJOBS profile<\/li>\n<li>Search for jobs<\/li>\n<li>Review job announcements<\/li>\n<li>Prepare your application in USAJOBS<\/li>\n<li>Submit your application to the agency<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usajobs.gov\">https:\/\/www.usajobs.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>USAJOBS Help Center<\/strong><br \/>\nLearn how to complete any task on USAJOBS step by step:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usajobs.gov\/Help\/how-to\/\">https:\/\/www.usajobs.gov\/Help\/how-to\/<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Federal Job Resume<\/h2>\n<p><strong><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Resume Length Limits<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">To align with requirements outlined by OPM in the Merit Hiring Plan, USAJOBS\u00a0<a title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/email.ourpublicservice.org\/e3t\/Ctc\/W3+113\/d2rv1F04\/VVWgq98nw9VbW1M5x087CdZ15W4vJbXQ5BM_f4N5d8yQ85nR3bW7lCGcx6lZ3mBVKK2Lw8N4g2RW4VwmRH8pndfPW8YgdFH1sMRptW2y7_Kt8FCVrVW3mh-cM3xJWLbW4bGMW42h-dl2W2DzTZt7GvcZmW5d7dLt8vqLVCN4Wh4sQvRCCYVQD_d94thTjvW2W0bN92lwH86W8Nc3Pw3sYmnfW1fRLj510bpRjW94SZS31RZZQdW22Fg-74ZJ2PFW348n7c98DTt2N3w8Nz2mMnDLW1ntN9k9lkjrBVN3jgq2LdxT8VTwrB-2JNypKW1lHF091VQ1QcW3ttFzV3gKM8zW90CZ9S3m-6jpW8h-1Wq6t-4BtW5GBsZp761RdLVjX1rK7FZC80VpG_MN9c2gqnW1SnyWH3T1kq4Vj8rxP3BMK-PW8fLn2C7QppqZW5zcQVL58GlTdW1KbBCJ8MwrwkW6jnV2D4JC1yPW3Ljgzt70SqF1W7cvTqs18xgY9W8-Rxqd103M-7Vwkg708CZZ03W8NtNSt2YwQYYVdBgLQ4qq0j-W6XJ9gw2F7dN9f8b3Cvx04. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Femail.ourpublicservice.org%2Fe3t%2FCtc%2FW3%2B113%2Fd2rv1F04%2FVVWgq98nw9VbW1M5x087CdZ15W4vJbXQ5BM_f4N5d8yQ85nR3bW7lCGcx6lZ3mBVKK2Lw8N4g2RW4VwmRH8pndfPW8YgdFH1sMRptW2y7_Kt8FCVrVW3mh-cM3xJWLbW4bGMW42h-dl2W2DzTZt7GvcZmW5d7dLt8vqLVCN4Wh4sQvRCCYVQD_d94thTjvW2W0bN92lwH86W8Nc3Pw3sYmnfW1fRLj510bpRjW94SZS31RZZQdW22Fg-74ZJ2PFW348n7c98DTt2N3w8Nz2mMnDLW1ntN9k9lkjrBVN3jgq2LdxT8VTwrB-2JNypKW1lHF091VQ1QcW3ttFzV3gKM8zW90CZ9S3m-6jpW8h-1Wq6t-4BtW5GBsZp761RdLVjX1rK7FZC80VpG_MN9c2gqnW1SnyWH3T1kq4Vj8rxP3BMK-PW8fLn2C7QppqZW5zcQVL58GlTdW1KbBCJ8MwrwkW6jnV2D4JC1yPW3Ljgzt70SqF1W7cvTqs18xgY9W8-Rxqd103M-7Vwkg708CZZ03W8NtNSt2YwQYYVdBgLQ4qq0j-W6XJ9gw2F7dN9f8b3Cvx04&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cjennifer.brown%40marshall.edu%7C50061ce341764631abca08dde62aeaa9%7C239ab2783bba4c78b41d8508a541e025%7C0%7C0%7C638919794189339540%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=NuBqK090vd9zDlTswli%2BDL37ew26SbXc1pGgHdyBsVo%3D&amp;reserved=0\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"3\">announced<\/a>\u00a0that a new federal hiring policy asks applicants to limit job application resumes to 2 pages.<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">The announcement still recommended applicants match work experiences to the job announcement\u2019s qualifications and include dates, hours, levels of experience, and examples of the role held within each work experience.<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">The implementation of this requirement may be varied by agency and job posting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/help.usajobs.gov\/how-to\/account\/documents\/resume\">What to include in your resume and resume writing tips<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Other federal jobs posted <\/strong><strong>on federal agencies\u2019 own websites or elsewhere (NOT found on <\/strong><strong>USAJOBS)<\/strong><br \/>\nMost federal jobs are listed on USAJOBS however, some agencies post jobs on their websites or elsewhere. If you\u2019re interested in working for a particular agency, find its website through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usa.gov\/federal-agencies\/a\">A-Z Index of Government Agencies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<header><a href=\"https:\/\/help.usajobs.gov\/working-in-government\/unique-hiring-paths\/students\/faq\/federal-internship-faqs\">Federal internship frequently asked questions (FAQs)<\/a><\/header>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HOW TO APPLY FOR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT JOBS In recent months, the Office of Personnel Management has issued new guidance in response to President Trump\u2019s Executive Order 14170. These changes have affected both the federal job application process on USAJOBS and how agencies will assess candidates.\u00a0 The federal government application process and the resume writing rules<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":493,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-976","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/careereducation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/976","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/careereducation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/careereducation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/careereducation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/493"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/careereducation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=976"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/careereducation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/976\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3229,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/careereducation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/976\/revisions\/3229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/careereducation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}