The process for writing federal resumes is changing. We can help.
By September 30, 2025, Federal resumes cannot exceed 2 pages, even those for Senior Executive Service candidates. After that date, USAJOBS will not allow users to upload or build resumes longer than two pages. Existing resumes in USAJOBS will need to be edited down to 2 pages.
Since 2011, most Federal job announcements included a questionnaire, which applicants used to rate themselves on the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for the job. Resumes had to support responses to the questionnaire.
Going forward, applicants must address each of the requirements and qualifications listed in the announcement. This is best achieved by accomplishments that highlight your skills.
For help with shortening your federal resume, contact David.barnes@federalresumewriter.net.
Our resume-writing service is personalized and interactive
Our process begins with a deep dive in the client’s career history to identify knowledge, skills and abilities using customized questionnaires and follow-up interviews.
This allows us to identify translatable skills. Next we identify results-driven and quantifiable accomplishments, that highly expertise.
We then draft a two-page private sector resume free of confusing jargon and acronyms and provide it to the client for review. We incorporate client edits into a final resume ready to begin job-hunting.
