Resumes
The Feds
Jobs
Cover Letters
KSAs CCs
100

This is the verbiage to include at the top of your federal resume. 

What is Schedule A Verbiage?

100

The date that you will get your Schedule A Status from NSEP

What is "the end of session 3"/the end of the intensive session 

100

Name two agencies that advertise jobs on USAjobs. 

What are the State Department and DHS? 

(others are possible)

100

If a job announcement does not ask for a cover letter, you should

What is "submit one anyway" 

100

A breakdown of knowledge skills and abilities is called

What are KSAs

200

Civilian resumes should be no longer than X pages and federal resumes should be no longer than Y pages

What are 2 and 5?

200

This federal agency houses FEMA and CBP. 

What is DHS?

200

Name two agencies that do NOT advertise on USAjobs. 

What are NSA/CIA/DIA (and many other possibilities)? 

200

A good cover letter does not do this  

What is recite your resume

200

a certificate in Language Teaching is an example of a K, an S or an A 

What is K 

300

Our federal resumes are in the google drive to be able to do what? 

What is edit and tailor our resumes. 

300

These two agencies have 'special' application processes. 

What are CIA and State Department? 

300

The process of distilling job descriptions into 3 broad spheres

What is breaking down a job description? 

300

The optimal structure of the opening paragraph of a cover letter contains...

what is a strong opening line, a filler middle line, and a preview of the three skills you bring to the position?

300

Being able to creatively troubleshoot problems is an example of 

what is (either) an A or a core competency

400

The minimum number of resumes you will create templates for in EHLS 

What is 3 

400

Something Tier 1 jobs almost always require 

What is security clearance 

400

A website site that advertises jobs in the intelligence community (not USAjobs)

400

The end of a cover letter contains 3 things which are 

what are forward looking, specific and appreciative notes 

400

Core competencies are also known as 

What are soft skills 

500

True or False: Schedule A Verbiage should be included on all resumes. 

What is false? It should not be included on civilian resumes. 

500

You can apply to these kinds of NSEPnet jobs in July? 

What are NSEP Exclusive jobs

500

The difference between Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 jobs is 

What is work in the IC, work for contractors, work in support positions outside the IC

500

A Friday speaker who spoke about security clearances 

What is DCSA, or NSA, or NSEP

500

KSAs and CCs are useful for resumes and 

What are interviews