Description based on print version record.

"The make-it-easier resource to finding a federal job"--Cover.

Includes index.

Government jobs : why, what, and who -- Is government work right for you? -- Choose you own adventure -- Overseas jobs -- Pay and benefits -- Navigating the system -- Where to find government jobs -- Networking for government jobs -- Understanding the hiring process -- Background check and security clearance -- Creating your government resum(acute)e -- Completing your application package -- The interviewing process -- Government jobs at all levels -- Student opportunities in government -- Entry-level jobs : getting in -- Mid-career moves and encore careers in government -- Other ways to work in government -- Working on Capitol Hill -- Judicial jobs -- Other routes to government service -- State government jobs.