Kathryn Troutman

Kathryn Troutman is known as the Federal Resume Guru. She invented a new resume format - the Federal Resume - after the US government eliminated the long, burdensome application - SF-171. Her first book, Federal Resume Guidebook, set the standards for federal resumes and created an entire resume writing and job search industry for career professionals. She is also the train the trainer expert with her Certified Federal Job Search Trainer Program based on her valued book by the first-timer - Ten Steps to a Federal Job. The website, The Resume Place, Inc. is dedicated to helping people navigate federal jobs and write the best federal resume for an outstanding career in public service.