Dear McCrabby,
I have responded to a thousand jobs from Monster.com and Careerbuilder.com, and I don't think I've ever gotten a single response.
Should I just forget them?
Monster-struck in Montrose
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Dear MSM,
McCrabby doesn't want to advise anyone to ignore any resource, but you do make a valid point. Instead of recommending that you "forget them," McCrabby might suggest that you add a new resource.
McCrabby has done some work with a man named Matt Paquette for the past three years, while trying to help people find work. Matt is an FAA inspector who volunteers with the Downriver Vicariate Career Transition Team, and he's been doing seminars on how to navigate and apply for jobs on USAJOBS for over five years.
I have responded to a thousand jobs from Monster.com and Careerbuilder.com, and I don't think I've ever gotten a single response.
Should I just forget them?
Monster-struck in Montrose
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Dear MSM,
McCrabby doesn't want to advise anyone to ignore any resource, but you do make a valid point. Instead of recommending that you "forget them," McCrabby might suggest that you add a new resource.
McCrabby has done some work with a man named Matt Paquette for the past three years, while trying to help people find work. Matt is an FAA inspector who volunteers with the Downriver Vicariate Career Transition Team, and he's been doing seminars on how to navigate and apply for jobs on USAJOBS for over five years.
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| Matt Paquette |
Matt says that when you attend one of his seminars, you can expect to learn how:
- to navigate the USAJOBS website
- to use educational degrees in-place of experience, and info for college grads
- if you are entitled to Veterans preference
- to search for specific Jobs, and decipher the information of a job posting
- to find information for Veterans, and Civilians with Disabilities (Schedule A).
- to properly utilize resume keywords, and to create an application package
- to find information on OPM** to put your application packet over the top
- to understand KSA, and how to address KSA application questions
- to employ government resume' writing techniques
- to check the status of your application
- Veteran & Spouse Entitlements, Civilians with Disabilities entitlements work
- to find a website address stating every federal, state, county, and city website across the USA
- to understand military time buyback
** Note: OPM is the US Office of Personnel ManagementMatt helps people find government jobs, but he also posts a lot of other jobs in his frequent emails. McCrabby posted a tongue-in-cheek (well, maybe) story about government hiring last year (See post HERE).
Matt is currently employed with the FAA as an Aviation Safety Inspector assigned to the Belleville Office for the past six years.
Matt started his job-hunting experience with the government in 1999 applying to the FAA, and other departments such as the Forest Service, EPA, and the State Department. he began working with USAJOBS in 2003, and has kept up to date with the many changes that have occurred, even into 2012.
Perhaps Matt's biggest and best resource is being a part of the OPM’s Federal Ambassadors Program, a group of volunteers approved by OPM who help people learn about government jobs and how to apply.
He has access to all of OPM’s job aids and is able to pass this information along, which he does regularly.
He is a sought-after speaker on government job searching, and provides a wealth of experience, and information. While he provides a lot of this information for free, and you can land on his distribution list for free, he has expanded services to provide some fee-services as well.
McCrabby highly recommends you get on Matt's distribution list. You can do that with a simply email request to: mjpaqu714@live.com
You can view Matt's website HERE.
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