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About Me vs. Professional Summary: What Belongs on a Cleared Resume
Useful "About Me" resume examples identify the work you can do and support it with relevant experience. On a cleared resume, use a professional summary when it clarifies your fit for the target role; omit it when it merely repeats obvious facts. Personal biography and unsupported… more
Putting Government Contract Work on Your Resume Without Exposing Sensitive Details
How to list a government contractor on a resume starts with one factual distinction: your employer, the government customer, and the program are not interchangeable. Name the company that employed you. Add customer or mission context only when it is accurate, relevant, unclassifi… more
How to Put Certifications on a Resume for Cleared and Federal Jobs
To learn how to put certifications on a resume, start with the target announcement: list a required credential near the top, then give its full name, issuer, status, and relevant date in a dedicated section. Put requested proof in the application package, not a certificate number… more
Resume Privacy for Cleared Professionals: Redacting Programs, Clients, and Locations
A secure resume for cleared work must be completely unclassified, specific enough to prove your qualifications, and stripped of personal data that an employer does not need at the application stage. The goal is not to make your experience mysterious. It is to replace protected de… more
The Security Clearance Line on a Resume: Exact Placement, Exact Wording, Exact Format
Section 25 of Standard Form 86 asks whether the U.S. Government has ever "granted you a security clearance eligibility/access." Look at the slash. The federal government's own Questionnaire for National Security Positions cannot decide between the two words, so it prints both and… more