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Federal Career Services & Packages

You give us your work history and the job announcement. We build the complete federal application: formatted, keyword-optimized, and ready to submit.

What we actually do

We Translate Your Experience Into Federal Language

The federal government doesn't speak civilian. A private-sector Project Manager and a GS-13 Program Manager may do similar work, but the way that experience must be written, framed, and presented is completely different. Most qualified candidates get screened out not because they lack the skills, but because their resume doesn't speak the language federal hiring systems are built to read.

Any background. Any industry.

Military, corporate, nonprofit, trades, healthcare, education. We've translated them all. If you've done the work, we know how to frame it for a federal audience.

Civilian titles become federal series.

We map your job titles and duties to the correct GS occupational series and grade level, the classification system federal agencies use to match candidates to positions.

Duties become accomplishments.

Federal hiring managers score resumes. We rewrite your job descriptions as structured, quantified accomplishments using the CCAR and STAR frameworks agencies are trained to evaluate.

Your words become their keywords.

Automated screening systems reject resumes that don't match the exact language of the job announcement. We pull the required keywords directly from your target posting and build them into every section.

Civilian format becomes federal format.

Federal resumes require fields that don't exist on civilian resumes: hours per week, supervisor contact info, salary history, and detailed duty narratives for every position. We handle all of it.

"You don't need federal experience to get a federal job. You need your experience presented the federal way."

Federal Resume

$297
5 business days

Send us your work history and target job announcement. We transform it into a fully formatted USAJOBS federal resume — up to 5 pages, or a 2-page resume with supplemental information attached for announcements that require it — built to clear automated screening and impress hiring managers. Includes a tailored cover letter.

  • USAJOBS-formatted federal resume, up to 5 pages or a 2-page format with supplemental attachment
  • Tailored cover letter included
  • Built from your work history. You don't write a word.
  • Keyword-optimized for your target GS series and announcement
  • Hours per week, supervisor info, and all required federal fields included
  • 2 rounds of revisions
  • Delivered in 5 business days
Most Popular

Full Application Package

$497
5 business days

Everything you need to submit a complete, competitive federal application. We take your work history and turn it into a federal resume, cover letter, and KSA statements — all tailored to your specific job announcement.

  • USAJOBS-formatted federal resume — up to 5 pages, or 2-page format with supplemental attachment
  • Tailored cover letter aligned to the announcement
  • Up to 3 KSA statements using the CCAR framework
  • Built entirely from your work history. No writing required.
  • 3 rounds of revisions
  • Delivered in 5 business days
Add-On

KSA Add-On

$197
4 business days

Already have a federal resume? Add professionally written KSA statements to complete your application. We pull the right examples from your work history and write them in the CCAR format agencies expect.

  • Up to 3 KSA statements written from your work history
  • CCAR framework (Context, Challenge, Action, Result)
  • Tailored to your specific job announcement and GS series
  • Keyword-optimized for automated screening
  • 2 rounds of revisions
  • Delivered in 4 business days

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Our Method

How We Write: The CCAR & STAR Frameworks

Federal hiring panels don't just read your resume. They score it. We write every document using the two frameworks federal evaluators are trained to look for.

When a federal hiring manager reviews your application, they're looking for evidence, not job descriptions. The CCAR and STAR frameworks are the structured formats agencies use to evaluate whether you actually have the qualifications you claim. We apply both, deliberately, to every document we produce.

CCAR
Context · Challenge · Action · Result
KSA Statements & Narrative Responses

CCAR is the Office of Personnel Management's official standard for evaluating KSA statements and executive narratives. It requires you to establish the setting, define the problem you faced, describe exactly what you did, and quantify the outcome. Vague answers fail. Specific, structured answers score.

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ContextSet the scene — your role, the organization, the scope of responsibility.
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ChallengeDefine the specific problem, obstacle, or gap you were tasked with addressing.
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ActionDescribe precisely what YOU did — not your team, not your agency. Your individual contribution.
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ResultQuantify the outcome. Numbers, percentages, timelines, cost savings, mission impact.
STAR
Situation · Task · Action · Result
Resume Accomplishment Bullets & Interview Prep

STAR drives the accomplishment bullets in your federal resume and is the backbone of structured behavioral interviews. Every strong bullet in your resume tells a micro-story: here's the situation, here's what I was responsible for, here's what I did, here's what changed because of it.

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SituationBriefly establish the context — the environment, the stakes, the starting point.
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TaskWhat were you specifically responsible for? What was expected of you?
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ActionThe specific steps you took. Active voice, first person, concrete verbs.
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ResultWhat improved, changed, or was achieved? Metrics make this section land.

"Every resume bullet and KSA statement we write is structured around these frameworks, because that's exactly how the people scoring your application are trained to read them."

Digital Downloads

Prefer to Do It Yourself?

The exact tools our writers use — available for applicants who want to do it themselves. Built to the same standard as every client document we produce.

Checklist

USAJOBS Application Checklist

$19.99

The same checklist our experts use before every submission.

The exact pre-submission checklist our writers use before every application leaves our hands. Covers every field USAJOBS requires, common rejection triggers, and a final keyword audit step — so nothing gets missed before you hit submit.

  • Complete USAJOBS profile field checklist
  • Resume formatting compliance review
  • Keyword alignment audit against the announcement
  • KSA and supplemental document checklist
  • Common automated screening rejection triggers
  • Final pre-submission sign-off checklist
  • Works for GS-5 through SES applications
  • Instant download — PDF format
DIY

Federal Resume Template

$29.99

Perfect if you want to write your own resume using the right structure.

The exact formatting structure federal hiring managers expect — ready for you to fill in. Includes all required USAJOBS fields, section-by-section instructions, and a sample entry for every block.

  • USAJOBS-compliant formatting built in
  • All required fields: hours/week, supervisor info, salary history
  • Section-by-section fill-in instructions
  • Sample entries for every block
  • Works for GS-5 through GS-15
  • Instant download — Word & PDF formats

Our Commitment to You

Every document we produce is written by a federal hiring expert. No templates, no AI-generated filler. You send us your work history. We do the work. If your materials don't accurately represent your experience and qualifications, we revise them until they do.

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know before getting started.

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