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(Mostly) Useless Federal Resume Writing Tip #2

Avoid using acronyms. When you must use them, spell them out the first time used and separate with parentheses, commas, or dashes.

This is another (Mostly) Useless Federal Resume Writing Tip that you probably wasted a lot of time finding.

As with all the (Mostly) Useless Federal Resume Writing Tips, it is a legitimate tip. But in this case, how is that tip any different for writing a Federal resume than it is for writing a private sector resume? Presumably, if you are looking for tips that will help you write a winning Federal resume, you are looking for tips that are specific to Federal resumes. Right? There is nothing special about that tip as it is given that warrants labeling it as a “Federal Resume Writing Tip” – it is a standard, generic resume writing tip!

Because this tip doesn’t offer any new or especially useful information with regards to Federal resume writing, we have given this tip the label of (Mostly) Useless Resume Writing Tips. As with all the (Mostly) Useless Federal Resume Writing Tips, keep in mind who is offering them and why they are being offered…they are offered by professional resume writers that want you to spend $100s for their services; the tips are just to draw you in for the sale.

As I mentioned in a previous post, we don’t have a problem with professional resume writers trying to make a sale – after all, that’s exactly what we are trying to do with these posts. We just hate to see people in need of work wasting a lot of time relying on tips that won’t get them anywhere, or wasting a lot of money that has better use elsewhere. We believe that anyone can write a winning Federal resume on their own with the right kind of help.  If you still have problems after that, then consider a professional resume writer.

That’s where the Federal Resume Toolbox™ comes in. For less than $20 the Federal Resume Toolbox™ gives you the clear-cut, concise information you need to write a winning Federal resume. Unlike other Federal resume writing books on the market, the Federal Resume Toolbox™ is not 300+ pages in length and crammed with extra information that may have no relevance to you. The Federal Resume Toolbox™ is less than 50 pages and gets right down to the nitty-gritty of what you need to do to get a Federal resume submitted and accepted.