Arco Federal Civil Service Jobs

The new edition of this comprehensive, bestselling guide gives job-seekers key advice and results-producing qualifying test preparation and includes a complete inventory of over 100 federal, state, and municipal jobs, job descriptions, and more.

Introduction

vii

PART ONE The Best Job for You in Government

Deciding If a Government Career Is Right for You

3

(10)

The Advantages of Government Work

3

(4)

The Disadvantages of Government Work

7

(2)

Comparing Public and Private Sector Employment

9

(2)

Deciding on the Best Job for You

11

(2)

Launching Your Federal Government Job Search

13

(10)

General Job Categories and Programs Available at the Federal Level

13

(2)

How to Find Federal Jobs that Are Right for You

15

(2)

Making Contact: How and Where to Track Down Actual Job Vacancies

17

(2)

The Anatomy of a Federal Job Announcement: What to Look For and How to Use It

19

(1)

Making Your Way through the Application Maze

20

(1)

Examinations for Federal Civil Service Jobs

21

(2)

Putting Together Your Federal Job Application

23

(44)

Giving Yourself the Edge in the Federal Hiring Process

23

(1)

Federal Application Forms

24

(2)

Crafting Your Application to Match Career Area and Agency Standards

26

(2)

``Before'' and ``After'' Examples Taken from Federal Job Applications

28

(2)

Samples of Completed Application Forms

30

(33)

How to Give Yourself the Edge Filling Out a Federal Job Application

63

(4)

PART TWO Representative Civil Service Jobs

Sample Federal Civil Service Jobs

67

(108)

Glossary of Important Terms

67

(1)

Clerical Positions

68

(7)

Computer Positions

75

(9)

Accounting, Budgeting, and Fiscal Management Positions

84

(17)

Law Enforcement Positions

101

(15)

Professional Positions

116

(14)

Health-Care Positions

130

(26)

Basic Skills Positions

156

(5)

The U.S. Postal Service Positions

161

(8)

The ACWA Groups

169

(6)

PART THREE Useful Information About Civil Service Tests

Examination Preparation

175

(1)

OPM Examinations

175

(2)

Sample Questions: OPM Exam 704

177

(8)

Sample Questions: The TEA Exam

185

(5)

Sample Questions: Border Patrol Agent Exam

190

(8)

Federal Clerical Jobs

198

(6)

Sample Questions: Federal Clerical Examination

204

(12)

Miscellaneous OPM Questions

216

(10)

Sample Questions: ACWA

226

(6)

Sample Questions: Postal Exams

232

(5)

Self-Rating Questions

237

(6)

PART FOUR Appendices

A Important Civil Service Employment Contacts

243

(1)

Major Federal Agencies Contact Information

243

(1)

Locations of Federal Job Information ``Touch Screen'' Computer Kiosks

244

(5)

B Webliography of Federal Employment Web Sites

249

(1)

Job Listings

249

(1)

Applications and Other Forms

249

(1)

General Information

250

(1)

Online Publications

250

(1)

C Federal Occupations that Require Examinations

251

(6)

D Glossary of Civil Service Hiring Terminology

257

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