Download or read book The Complete Idiot's Guide to Getting Government Jobs written by The Partnership for Public Svc and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-05-04 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bail yourself out with employment opportunities In these turbulent times when private corporations are in trouble, the em­ployer that seems to be offering the most stable employment opportunities is the public sector. With The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Getting Government Jobs, readers will learn how to navigate the government application process to find stable employment opportunities available from county municipali­ties as well as state and federal agencies. • Includes advice on drafting resumes suited to the specific requirements of the hiring agency • How to complete the appropriate application most effectively • Methods of marketing an applicant's skills in the government sector • Search tools for government job websites