5 Quick Tips for a 5-page SES CDP Resume

5 Quick Tips for a 5-page SES CDP Resume5 Quick Tips for a 5-page SES CDP Resume5 Quick Tips for a 5-page SES CDP Resume 5 Quick Tips for a 5-page SES CDP ResumeBy Nicole Schultheis, JD, Senior SES Writer / ConsultantThe Resume Place, Inc., andTen Steps to a Federal Job Certification ProgramJune 14, 2017Are you struggling with resume revisions while preparing to apply for a 5-page, resume-only, Senior Executive ServiceCandidate Development Program announcement?See a sample announcementThe US Secret Service is posting their SES CDP announcement now, open until 6/23/2017https//www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/471599000Application instructionsThe application process used to recruit for this program is the RESUME-ONLY method. Although you should not address the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) or Technical Qualifications (TQs) separately, evidence of each must be clearly reflected in your resume.Your resume must not exceed five pages. Any information in excess of 5 pages WILL NOT b e considered. Please note that if a titelseite letter is submitted, it will count towards the 5 page limit.Do not submit separate statements addressing the ECQs and/or the TQs.Nicole Schulthies Top Five Tips for your5 page SES CDP Federal ResumeONE. Use clear, simple, and direct language. Use first person implied, steer clear of jargon, and replace buzz words with real words. Get rid of useless adjectives and adverbs and use strong, interesting nouns and verbs instead. Use active (Led $4M program) not passive voice (Was responsible for).TWO. Display real leadership accomplishments especially those at the program or enterprise level and describe them in leadership terms. In other words, no helped, supported, was tasked to etc. Synopsize them in CCAR (Challenge-Context-Actions-Results) summaries that reveal your actual leadership challenges and your actual leadership actions that delivered mission-focused, organizational outcomes, with at least 1 key example (but preferably 2) alig ned to each of the 5 ECQs subjects.THREE. Use metrics to describe duties and responsibilities as well as organizational outcomes. Size of budget managed? Number of employees supervised? Percentage change achieved through your efforts or what period of time?FOUR. Focus on recent and relevant jobs and accomplishments, devoting most of the job block space to GS-14/15 jobs and accomplishments within the past 10 years, less to jobs/accomplishments at the GS-13 level, and very little to jobs and activities that took place more than 10 years ago or were at even lower levels.FIVE. Respect the eyes and sensibilities of your readers. Which means pay attention to aesthetics, proofread your work, respect white space on the page, and use the right words (for example, its tenets not tenants). Achieve consistent formatting. Use Words tools as well as your own common sense to help you achieve and maintain a consistent style (for example, if it says U.S. in one place it should not say US elsewhere i f it says long-term goals in one place it should not say long term goals somewhere else).*Nicole Schultheis has helped dozens of U.S. Secret Service candidates as well as many other investigatory, legal, and law enforcement candidates across government attain SES certification. Her full bio may be found hereresume-place.com/about/nicole-schultheis/SAMPLES AND RESOURCES FOR WRITING THE 5 PAGE SES CDP FEDERAL RESUMEWriting the New SES Application, 2nd Editionfedjobtraining.com/books/the-new-ses-applicationTips from the bookGREAT TIPS FOR GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR SES ECQSChapter two of the book Write Your Top Ten List of AccomplishmentsMap your Top Ten into the ECQs Leadership CompetenciesExpand your ECQs into the required Context-Challenge-Action-Results format.Edit them into your 5 page SES resumeALSO, TWO EXCELLENT SAMPLES OF THE 5 PAGE SES RESUME IN THE BOOKUtilize the RP CCAR Builder to write your CCAR stories free and fast.Keeps you focused on the CCAR formularesume-place.com/r esources/ccar-builder/Requests for Quotes for SES ECQs and the 5 page SES resumeresume-place.com/ses-candidate-questionnaire/SES CDP Writing / Developmental Editing / Consulting Services$190 per hourAverage time required for the 5 page SES resume 10 to 12 hoursWe need your Top Ten List of Accomplishments to begin the writingWe need a minimum of 7 days to write any SES ECQ project.Average time required for 10-page Traditional ECQs15 to 17 hours.DEVELOPMENTAL EDITING OF YOUR DRAFTWe can provide developmental editing after YOU write a draft.Quotes for developmental editing costs one hour $190RESUME PLACE PRESIDENT Kathryn Troutmankathrynresume-place.comGet your copy ofThe New SES Application,2nd Edition