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[quote=Anonymous]I was recently hired as a fed lawyer at a new agency (you can probably guess which one) and I got the job just by passing my resume to someone on the inside.  No USA Jobs, NO KSAs, etc.  But that's almost certainly because it is a new agency.  I spent a solid six or nine months applying for positions through USA Jobs and heard absolutely nothing.  And I have a really good resume!  My understanding is that in filling out the KSAs, you must be very very technical and use almost verbatim the language described in the posting.  The federal hiring process is very bureaucratic and the people selecting the candidates who make it through the first screening are not lawyers and are just checking boxes.  You have to write your KSAs and tailor your resume with those people in mind, not the lawyers that you actually want to work for.  Google some sample KSAs online, or better yet, ask friends who are in federal jobs to show you their successful KSAs.  Also, I got sort of demoralized after a while because I applied to so many and took so much time to do it and did not hear anything.  My advice is only to apply for the ones for which you genuinely meet the descriptions in the posting - don't burn yourself out applying to ones for which you only arguably qualify.  Also, don't just rely on USA Jobs.  Many agencies post jobs on their website that they do not post on USA Jobs.  For example, I found DOJ and SEC postings on their website that were not posted on USA Jobs.  The SEC also has a twitter feed on which they sometimes post jobs.  That may make the USA Jobs postings even harder to get because they are the easiest for everyone to find.[/quote]

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