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Federal Resume Template

For US government jobs (USAJOBS): hours, grades, salaries and supervisors for every role. Start from the full example below: change anything, and download a PDF that looks exactly like the preview. Free, with no signup and no watermark.

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Layout
One column
Photo
No
Paper
US Letter
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ATS-friendly: one column, no photo
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How to write a Federal Resume

  • Each job needs hours per week, salary or grade, and your supervisor.
  • Federal resumes are long; two to five pages is normal.
  • Mirror the wording of the job announcement's qualifications.

Federal Resume example

The full example this template opens with. Everyone in it is fictional; replace each part with your own details, and delete what does not apply.

Michael Johnson

Program Analyst, GS-0343-12

michael.johnson@example.com · (703) 555-0126 · Arlington, VA · linkedin.com/in/michaeljohnson

Personal Details

Citizenship
United States citizen
Veterans’ preference
5-point preference (TP)
Security clearance
Secret (active)
Highest grade held
GS-12, Step 4

Profile

Program analyst with 11 years of federal and military experience in budget formulation, performance measurement and program evaluation.

Experience

Program Analyst, GS-0343-12 — U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DCJun 2019 – Present

Hours per week: 40 · Salary: $104,500 per year · Supervisor: Karen Mills, (202) 555-0141, may contact

  • Evaluate performance of 14 grant programs worth $2.4B a year; brief senior executives quarterly
  • Built the program’s performance-measure dashboard, adopted agency-wide
  • Led a Lean review that cut grant-award processing time from 120 to 75 days

Management Analyst, GS-0343-11 — U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DCAug 2016 – May 2019

Hours per week: 40 · Salary: $76,200 per year · Supervisor: David Park, (202) 555-0173, may contact

  • Analysed staffing and workload data for 12 regional offices

Logistics Specialist (E-5) — U.S. Army, Fort Bragg, NCJun 2012 – Jul 2016

Hours per week: 40+ · Honorable discharge

  • Managed a $3M equipment inventory with 100% accountability

Education

Master of Public Administration — George Mason University, Fairfax, VA2018

GPA 3.8

BS, Business Administration — University of Maryland Global Campus2015

Courses & Training

Federal Budget Process — Graduate School USA2020

Skills

Program evaluation · Budget formulation · Performance measurement · Lean Six Sigma · Tableau · Policy analysis

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How it works

1

Open the example

Press “Use this template” and the Federal Resume example opens in the editor, with the preview beside it.

2

Make it yours

Type over each part, delete what you do not need and add sections. Bold, italic and underline work in every description.

3

Download the PDF

The file is exactly the preview, with real text that applicant tracking systems can read.

Frequently asked questions

Is this Federal Resume template free?

Yes. Editing, every design and the PDF download are free, with no signup, no watermark and no payment step at the end.

Do I have to use the example?

No. “Use this template” opens the example ready to edit; “Start empty” keeps the Federal Resume design with empty fields. Either way, every section can be renamed, hidden, reordered or removed.

Can I switch to another design later?

Yes. Your details stay exactly as they are when you switch to any of the other 53 CV types, and colour, font, text size and paper size can be changed at any time.

Where is my CV kept?

On this computer only, so it is still there when you come back. It is never sent to us or stored on a server. “Save a copy” makes a file you can open on another computer.

Good to know: Text in Latin-alphabet languages only (English, Vietnamese and European languages); Bangla, Devanagari, Arabic and CJK characters are not supported yet. The download is a PDF; there is no Word version. Your details are kept on this computer until you remove them.

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