SES Hiring Blitz in 2017

SES Hiring Blitz in 2017SES Hiring Blitz in 2017SES Hiring Blitz in 2017Despite Jobs Freeze, Feds Are Hiringfor the Senior Executive Service There will be a Senior Executive ServiceHiring Blitz in 2017.By Kathryn Troutman, President, The Resume Place, Inc.Publisher, Co-Author, The New SES ApplicationFeb. 9, 2017With all the tumult of President Trumps arrival at the White House, it can be difficult to discern where the federal job opportunities will be as the new administration rolls out its inaugural year. But despite the partial, temporary federal hiring freeze imposed by the president during his first week in office, there will be a Senior Executive Service hiring blitz in 2017.THE SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE CORPS EMPLOYS MORE THAN 7,000 EXECUTIVESThe SES employs more than 7,000 executives, some of them political appointees but a much greater number career civil servants. The average age of these seasoned executives was 54 years as of monat des herbstbeginns 2014. So in addition to t he high attrition among appointees that comes with the White House switching political parties, there are hundreds and hundreds of retirements each year among career members of the SES.Qualified applicants can land a secure, significant career position in the leadership ranks of the federal government. These openings represent many opportunities for subject-matter experts and senior leaders from the military, the private sector and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), as well as current federal employees seeking a transfer or promotion.HUNDREDS OF SES JOB OPENINGS ON USAJOBSThe hundreds of SES job openings listed in late January 2017 on USAJOBs included everything from deputy assistant commandant NS1 for human resources at the Department of Homeland Security, to director of the Office of Research at the Department of Energy, to assistant inspector general for investigations at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Although the majority of SES jobs are in the Washington, D.C., area, o ther senior executive opportunities are found at federal offices across the country.SES SALARIESSES jobs pay between $124,406 and $187,000, and come with sought-after federal perks such as 26 days of paid leave and good retirement benefits.SES JOB APPLICATION PROCESS IS ARDUOUS 10 PG ECQSThe SES job application process is arduous. It includes developing a 10-page write-up of Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) that is very demanding to craft and must be polished to perfection. The five ECQs are Leading Change, Leading People, Results Driven, Business Acumen and Building Coalitions. Interested candidates should begin drafting their ECQs now to be ready to apply for vacancies requiring various skills sets at numerous federal agencies.THE TEN PAGE ECQS MUST BE EXACTLY RIGHT FOR OPM REVIEWIn addition to a painstaking review by the hiring agency, SES candidates applications are vetted by the Office of Personnel Managements independent Qualifications Review Board. So the application mus t successfully address two audiences the subject-matter experts within the hiring agency, and a panel of members of the QRB, who are drawn from many different agencies.KATHRYN TROUTMAN, AUTHOR AND SES EXPERT Allow 30 days if you can to write the Ten Page ECQsKathryn Troutman recommends that you allow 30 days to write your SES ECQs. Work ahead of your plans for your SES applications in 2017. The Ten Page ECQs are challenging to write and focus on your BEST leadership accomplishments within the last ten years. Dont wait until the perfect job announcement appears. You cannot write the ECQs in a week THE NEW SES APPLICATION A GREAT REFERENCE FOR ECQ WRITINGDetailed guidance for the complex task of applying to the Senior Executive Service is available in The New SES Application Writing the Traditional ECQs and the New Five-Page Senior Executive Service Federal Resume, by Kathryn TroutmanGET HELP AND QUOTE FOR PROFESSIONAL, EXPERT WRITING WITH YOUR SES ECQS AND FEDERAL RESUME TARGETED TOWARD THESE POSITIONSSee our Sample Federal Resumes Order The New SES Application book or PDFResume Place SES ECQ Writing Staff biosGovernment Agency Training GSA Contract for SES ECQ Writing WorkshopsNeed a prozentsatz for a federal resume? Request a quote here