Does your spouse ever help you in your job hunt?

[Anonymous]

In the most ethical manner, of course. I know most federal applications ask if you're related to anyone in the agency you're applying to, and in my own experience, I've met many couples who work at the same agency.

[Anonymous]

Yes, we discuss the pros and cons of all big decisions and assist in the search if possible.

[Anonymous]

We work in different fields and he's federal but I'm not. We provide emotional support, a sounding board, and a review of any resume/writing samples for each other.

If I wanted to apply for a federal job I would 100% ask his advice/help on navigating USAJobs and drafting the KSAs in the way you're supposed to in order to get through the screening. And if he knew or was related to someone at that agency I'd ask for an introduction/coffee meeting just like any other networking opportunity.

[Anonymous]

Of course! In all steps of job hunt - resume, strategy, digital presence, continued education, tapping his own network of business connections. We do the same for our kids and close relatives who we know are solid performers and have great people skills.

[Anonymous]

I’m editing my husband’s resume right now

[Anonymous]

DH and I are both DC politics/policy/law types and I tend to think pretty much everything we do is interconnected even though we work on different issues. We talk about our daily wins/losses and hard problems all the time. 90% of our work is about who we know and together our networks are twice as big as they would be alone. We frequently ask each other for leads on people who might have a specific expertise or insight or access.

[Anonymous]

The OP’s post is poorly worded, but I think what he/she is asking is if, as a Fed, you would pull some strings (“ethically”) to assist your spouse in also getting hired on as a Fed.

[Anonymous]

No. I would not respect him if he couldn't get a job on his own. And I wouldn't respect myself if I couldn't get a job without my husband's help.

[Anonymous]

Yes, my husband got his current job via my former work friends.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No. I would not respect him if he couldn't get a job on his own. And I wouldn't respect myself if I couldn't get a job without my husband's help.

I see you've yet to experience hard times or come up against bias in hiring. When you're laid off at 56; you take all the help you can get.

[Anonymous]

Yes, I helped DH with resume and interviewing practice. He edited my cover letter.

[Anonymous]

Yes. I run a marketing team and my content writer took care of his resume copy and my designer created the final product. My HR team reviewed it. I am a much heavier LinkedIn user so I did the job hunting there and helped him narrow down positions from a variety of sites to consider. I read and edited cover letters. DH has problems understanding/accepting his value (largely due to an abusive upbringing) and he would never chase the next step up and always settle.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No. I would not respect him if he couldn't get a job on his own. And I wouldn't respect myself if I couldn't get a job without my husband's help.

This is why I refuse to forward resumes, give advice, or even provide references. If someone is not completely able to find a job without any assistance from anyone, they're a completely useless piece of garbage.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, we discuss the pros and cons of all big decisions and assist in the search if possible.

+1.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes. I run a marketing team and my content writer took care of his resume copy and my designer created the final product. My HR team reviewed it. I am a much heavier LinkedIn user so I did the job hunting there and helped him narrow down positions from a variety of sites to consider. I read and edited cover letters. DH has problems understanding/accepting his value (largely due to an abusive upbringing) and he would never chase the next step up and always settle.

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