Public sector applications that get you in front of the hiring panel.
Senior roles in federal, state and local government, public healthcare, higher education and the nonprofit sector are won on paper first. Your coach writes the federal-style resume, Executive Core Qualifications or statement of qualifications that shows the panel you already operate at the level they're hiring for.
Wherever the panel rates you against set qualifications.
Senior Executive Service (SES) roles
SES applications through USAJOBS: a federal-style executive resume, your Executive Core Qualifications and any additional narrative or essay questions the job announcement asks for.
City manager, county administrator and department director
Senior roles in state agencies, cities and counties, from deputy director and department director to city manager and county administrator, written to the qualifications in the job posting.
Senior leadership appointments
Public healthcare systems, public universities and colleges, foundations and nonprofit organizations that ask for a statement of qualifications or written answers to specific questions.
Evidence the panel can rate.
A conversation first
Your Executive Transition Coach starts with a consultation to draw out the examples that best match the role. Nothing is written from a form.
The role, then the qualifications
We work from the job announcement or job posting and the qualifications behind it, so every response answers what the panel is actually rating.
Examples at the right level
Each qualification is backed by a specific example of what you did, how you did it and the result, pitched at the scope and complexity of the role you're applying for.
Written to the announcement
Requirements vary by announcement, so we follow the format, length and instructions in yours exactly. An application that ignores the instructions can be screened out before its content is read.
One story across the application
Your narratives and your resume draw on the same evidence and the same story, so the panel sees one consistent candidate.
Ready for the interview
The examples we develop on paper become the stories you tell in the interview, so you walk in already prepared.
The documents the announcement asks for.
A detailed resume in the format federal agencies expect, showing the scope, results and leadership the job announcement asks for.
Evidence-based narratives for each Executive Core Qualification, or for each qualification in a state, local or nonprofit job posting, in the format the announcement asks for.
Answers to any additional narrative, essay or supplemental questions in the job announcement or job posting.
Revised with you until it's right, and delivered in Word and PDF before the announcement closes.
An executive resume, cover letter or interview coaching, built on the same evidence.
Before you get in touch.
What's the difference between a federal-style resume and the ECQs?
A federal-style resume sets out your experience in the detail federal agencies use to assess you. The Executive Core Qualifications show your executive leadership through specific examples. Requirements vary by announcement, so we read yours closely and write to exactly what it asks for.
Can you write to a specific set of qualifications?
Yes. We write to the qualifications named in the job announcement or job posting, whether they come from a federal agency, a state or local government, or an organization's own leadership competencies.
Do I need a new resume as well?
Not always. If your resume already supports your qualifications, we'll focus on the narratives. If it tells a different story, we'll recommend aligning it.
The closing date is soon. Can you help?
Tell us the closing date when you get in touch, and we'll tell you honestly whether we can meet it.
Can you help with the interview too?
Yes. Executive interview coaching can be added, delivered by video, and built on the examples in your application.
Give the panel a reason to shortlist you.
Tell us about the role you're applying for and its closing date, and your coach will be in touch personally.