Bye Bye PPP-S

Bye Bye PPP-SBye Bye PPP-SBye Bye PPP-S BREAKING NEWS FOR TEN STEPS TRAINERS Priority Placement Program for Spouses is OverKathryn Troutman, Federal Career CoachPresident, www.resume-place.comAnd Bobbi Rossiter, MAS, Program ManagerTen Steps to a Federal Job, June 15, 2018Resume Place, inc. online forum and message board for discussion of issues in the field of resume writing, career development and federal employment.6/29/18 PPP-S UPDATE The PPP-S HRO Specialist ARE STILL taking registrations for PPP-S. There seems to be a STOP buchung or Slow Down Order regarding the closing of PPP-S. It could have to do with the Executive Order for Military Spouses and Non-Competitive federal jobs. We do not know the details. There is NO official statement from DOD on PPP-S, except that they are still taking spouse registrations.LOTS More Military Spouse Federal Jobs News Federal Agencies are going to HIRE more spouses WOW, we will see what happensWashington Post Eric YoderStars and Stripes Military.com articleWe baked a cake to say Bye Bye PPP-Sand Hello USAJOBS and Military Spouse PreferenceYesterday, we rolled-out our NEWLY-UPDATED curriculum, Stars are Lined Up for Military Spouses with Military Spouse Preference on USAJOBS in our Ten Steps to a Federal Job Certification class for Military District of Washington, US Navy class at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling One month ago, we were teaching The Stars are Lined Up for Military Spouses on PPP-S and USAJOBS.Big update for the Stars are Lined Up for Military Spouses the book by Kathryn Troutman19 pages of Chapter 2 will be changed from all of the complex STARS required to register for PPP-S, to the STARS required to find announcements using the Military Spouse Preference on USAJOBS.Recently USAJOBS and agencies have increased the number of positions posted with the Military Spouse PreferenceNO moraPPP-S Registrations no more searching for the point of contact or register no more struggle to set an appointment with the H RO no more two-hour meetings with HRO about the PPP-S process no more email MATCHES to positions in your military kusine area no more option codes no more antique registration forms (that many people could not understand).NOWAnnouncements applying Military Spouse Preference can be found easily using the Military Spouse filter found in the Hiring Path section on the left side of any USAJOBS search page. It is very important to target these announcements and to orient your resume towards them. (We recommend answering the questionnaire at the highest possible level that you can prove and to use the Outline Format to showcase your supporting qualifications in your resume.)BIG DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PPP-S AND USAJOBS AND MSPThe new USAJOBS Military Spouse Preference application process is WAY easier than PPP-SThe application is online, instead of an in-person or email meetingEach resume can be targeted toward a specific positionEach announcement is selected by YOU, because you are intereste d in this positionResults will come to you via OPM emails and will be viewable in the results section in your USAJOBS profile.STARS ARE LINED UP FOR MILITARY SPOUSES INSTRUCTORS Kathryn Troutman, Author Bobbi Rossiter, MAS, Military Spouse and John Gagnon, Ph.D., Ten Steps TrainerBOTTOM LINE FOR MILITARY SPOUSES AND FEDERAL JOBS.The EO 13473, Military Spouse Preference can give a spouse the opportunity to apply for more positions on USAJOBS.The spouse can apply for federal employee announcements, in addition to the US Citizen Announcements. The great thing here is that with these federal employee announcements Veterans Preference candidates will not take the list.Spouses want a solid career with growth potential, many positions at/near military bases, strong benefits, family flexibility, and retirement options. Civil service provides GREAT careers for military spouses who are living on military base around the world.Veterans prefer federal jobs as their number one employer spouses prefer the sameThe new Executive Order by President Trump is going to increase the number of Military Spouse positions posted on USAJOBs.Agencies will need to provide a quarterly report on the number of spouse job announcements This is a GREAT improvement about the visibility of positions for Military Spouses on USAJOBSTHE BOOK THE STARS ARE LINED UP FOR MILTIARY SPOUSESThis book, Chapter 2 and the PowerPoint are being changed from PPP-S emphasis to USAJOBS MSP emphasis. Six of the stars are different to make this a more MSP-oriented curriculum. Four of the stars remain the same.The STARS curriculum is licensed for Ten Steps trainers. The new PowerPoint is finished now, so we can send you the copy if you write to Bobbi Rossiter, the Program Manager for the Ten Steps certification, at bobbiresume-place.com.