Kathryn Troutman

Kathryn Kraemer Troutman (born October 5, 1947) is an American author, consultant, and career trainer. She has assisted workers that want to work for the government. She is the founder and president of The Resume Place, Inc. (est. 1971), a service business located in Baltimore, MD that consults on, writes, and designs federal and private-sector resumes.[1]

Kathryn Troutman
Troutman in 2023
Born (1947-10-05) October 5, 1947
Baltimore, Maryland, US
Alma materU. of Maryland, College Park
Occupation(s)Author, trainer, career counselor, Federal Resume advisor
Known forTen Steps to a Federal Job, The Federal Resume Guidebook, Certified Federal Job Search Trainer program
Websitehttp://www.resume-place.com

Troutman has been presented in the media as an expert on the Federal Resume, on Senior Executive Service Applications,[2] and on federal career consulting in general.[3] She has worked in this field since 1971,[4] has published nine books on these subjects,[5] and is known in federal hiring circles as the "Federal Resume Guru."[6]

In 1995, as the U.S. government began phasing out the very long Standard Form 171, Troutman wrote the "Federal Resume Guidebook," the first ever book on how to write a federal resume.[7] The "Federal Resume Guidebook" is now in its 7th Edition. In 2022, Troutman received the National Resume Writers Association's Industry Hero Award for her "significant contributions" to the specialized field of federal resume writing. Among the accomplishments NRWA noted for Troutman are designing the modern federal resume format and creating the first-ever train-the-trainer program for federal resume writing and USAJOBs applications, Ten Steps to a Federal Job. [8]

Other Troutman federal career publications include "The Stars Are Lined Up for Military Spouses," 2nd Edition, winner of Best Military Nonfiction in the Independent Press Awards 2020;[9] "The Student’s Federal Career Guide," 4th Edition (3rd Edition won the 2013 Foreword Indie Gold Award in Career[10]); the "Military to Federal Career Guide," 2nd Edition; and the "Jobseeker’s Guide," 9th Edition.

Troutman has appeared online, in print, and on radio and television to answer questions about federal careers, resume writing, and job search techniques.[11] Troutman has appeared repeatedly on www.washingtonpost.com’s Federal Diary Live On-Line[12] and www.federalnewsradio.com.[13] On August 26, 2020, Troutman was the guest for a "Life After COVID" segment on Mike Causey's "Your Turn" program on Federal News Network to discuss current strategies for applying for federal job openings that continue to appear on the USAJobs.gov website despite and in some cases because of the coronavirus crisis.[14]

Troutman regularly leads workshops on Federal Resumes and the federal job search for a variety of audiences, including people at military bases such as Misawa Air Base, Japan,[15] U.S. Army Fort Huachuca, Arizona,[16] and Schofield Army Barracks, Oahu, Hawaii.[17] Her articles are featured on www.Military.com.[18]

As an HR Thought Leader and Practitioner, Troutman was a member of the SmartBrief on Workforce Advisory Board.[19] She is currently a publisher member of the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA).[20]

Bibliography
  • The Stars Are Lined Up for Military Spouses, 2nd Edition, 2017
  • Creating Your First Resume, 1st Edition, 2016
  • Federal Resume Guidebook, 1st Edition, 1995; 7th Edition, 2018
  • Jobseeker’s Guide, Ten Steps to a Federal Job, 9th Edition, 2022
  • Military to Federal Career Guide, 2nd Edition, 2012
  • Ten Steps to a Federal Job & CD-ROM, 3rd Edition, 2011
  • Writing Your NSPS Self-Assessment, 2nd Edition, 2009
  • Student's Federal Career Guide, 4th Edition, 2018 (Updated for 2020)

Co-Authored Works:

  • The ALJ Writing Guide (with Nicole Schultheis), 2nd Edition, 2016
  • The New SES Application (with Diane Hudson), 2nd Edition, 2018

References
  1. "The Washington Post". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  2. "Federal Job-Hunt Maven in the Spotlight". Archived from the original on September 25, 2022. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  3. Troutman, Kathryn K. (September 11, 2006). "Helping Hands Careers in Government: Working for Uncle Sam". The Washington Post. Boisfeuillet Jones Jr. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 2269358. Archived from the original on March 18, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
    Troutman, Kathryn K.; Barr, Stephen (February 5, 2003). "Federal Diary Live". The Washington Post. Boisfeuillet Jones Jr. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 2269358. Archived from the original on June 10, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
    "Now Hiring: The Federal Government". Parade. March 15, 2009. OCLC 1772138. Archived from the original on January 6, 2014. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
    "Kathryn Troutman", FED Manager, archived from the original on August 11, 2009, retrieved October 17, 2009
    {{citation|journal=Washington Post |title=Federal Diary Live |author=Stephen Barr |date=1 October 2003 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6380-2003Sep26.html Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2009/04/13/focus1.html
    http://www.asktheheadhunter.com/booksspecial.htm
    http://40plusdc.wordpress.com/2009/06/08/federal-resume-ksa-writing-workshop-%E2%80%93-all-new-%E2%80%9Coutline-format%E2%80%9D-jun-15-2009/ Archived July 17, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  4. "APRpc" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2009. Retrieved June 14, 2010.
  5. https://books.google.com/books?as_auth=Kathryn+K+Troutman&source=an&ei=FwWhSq_vH9KTnQfFjI2RBQ&sa=X&oi=book_group&ct=title&cad=author-navigational&resnum=5; http://www.librarything.com/author/troutmankathrynk; http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/192726.Kathryn_K_Troutman Archived November 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine; https://www.amazon.com/Kathryn-K.-Troutman/e/B001JP4QZU Archived October 13, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  6. "Guru Gives Resume Tips". Archived from the original on September 25, 2022. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  7. "The Paper Dinosaur". Archived from the original on August 13, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  8. "Kathryn Troutman Named NRWA 2022 Industry Hero". National Resume Writers Association. NWRA. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  9. "2020 Winners Independent Press Award". Archived from the original on May 1, 2020. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  10. "2013 Foreword INDIES Finalists in Career (Adult Nonfiction)". Archived from the original on August 3, 2020. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  11. For example, https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6380-2003Sep26.html Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine; https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/07/AR2008110702265_pf.html Archived January 23, 2018, at the Wayback Machine; https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/federal-hiring-we-have-gotten-off-of-ksa-island/2011/05/18/AFGl9m6G_story.html Archived September 29, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
  12. "The Washington Post". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on September 6, 2008. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  13. "Tag: Kathryn Troutman". Archived from the original on April 18, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  14. "Life after COVID: Is there a promotion on the horizon?". August 26, 2020. Archived from the original on September 24, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  15. "Certified Federal Job Search Trainer program". Archived from the original on September 25, 2022. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  16. ACS Event - The Resume Place, Kathryn Troutman, Aug 11th. YouTube. Archived from the original on December 9, 2021.
  17. "100+ receive ACS resume training | Article | The United States Army". Archived from the original on September 25, 2022. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  18. "Kathryn Troutman". Archived from the original on May 11, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  19. Ellen, Mary (August 25, 2009). "Meet our new Workforce Advisory Board! | SmartBlog on Workforce". Smartblogs.com. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2010.
  20. "Win by Design - IBPA Independent". Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
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