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name: federal-resume description: "Write a US federal resume for a USAJOBS application: the long, detailed format with hours per week, grade-relevant duties and specialised experience written to the announcement's qualifications. Use when asked to write my federal resume, apply on USAJOBS, turn my private-sector resume into a government resume, or qualify for a GS grade. Produces the federal resume, a qualifications crosswalk against the announcement's specialised experience, and a checklist of the details USAJOBS reviewers reject applications for missing." version: 1.0.0

Federal Resume

A US federal resume is the opposite of a private-sector resume. It is long, literal and complete, because human resources specialists check it against the announcement line by line before a hiring manager sees it. Missing hours per week or a vague duty can disqualify an otherwise strong applicant. This skill writes it to that checklist.

Part of the pm-cv bundle.

What This Skill Produces

• The federal resume
• A qualifications crosswalk: each specialised-experience line from the announcement and where the resume proves it
• A completeness checklist of the details reviewers look for

Required Inputs

Ask for these if not provided:

• The job announcement: the full text, especially Qualifications, Specialised Experience and the questionnaire
• The target grade (for example GS-12)
• The person's experience, with start and end dates (month and year), hours per week, and salary if they choose
• Eligibility details they want to claim (veterans' preference, status, programmes), only as they state them

Framework

For each role include:

• Employer, location, title
• Start and end dates (month and year)
• Hours per week
• Salary (optional; include only if the person chooses)
• Supervisor name and whether they may be contacted (optional, as the person chooses)
• Duties and accomplishments, written to the announcement's specialised experience, in plain detail

Rules:

• One year of specialised experience at the next lower grade is the usual test. Make the level of each duty clear: scope, complexity, independence.
• Use the announcement's words where the experience truly matches; reviewers search for them.
• Questionnaire answers must be supported. Every "expert" self-rating needs a resume line behind it.
• Length: there is no two-page rule. Recent USAJOBS guidance has at times set a page limit; check the announcement and follow it exactly.

Output Format

Federal resume: [name], [title], [grade]

1. The resume 2. Qualifications crosswalk | Specialised experience line | Resume evidence | Role and dates | 3. Questionnaire support | Self-rating claimed | Supporting resume line | 4. Completeness checklist (hours per week, dates, grade-level detail, page limit)

Quality Checks

• Every role has month and year dates and hours per week
• Every specialised-experience line is answered with a specific duty
• Any page limit in the announcement is respected
• Every high questionnaire rating is supported in the resume
• Eligibility claims are exactly as the person stated

Anti-Patterns

• A one-page private-sector resume. It will likely be found not qualified.
• Vague duties. "Supported projects" does not show grade level.
• Unsupported questionnaire ratings. They can disqualify the whole application.
• Guessing eligibility. Veterans' preference and status claims are the person's to state.

Example Trigger Phrases

• "Turn my resume into a federal resume for this USAJOBS posting."
• "I want to qualify for GS-13. Write my resume to the announcement."
• "What am I missing in my federal resume?"
• "Help me apply for a government job on USAJOBS."