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Federal résumé builder.

Translate your military experience. Show the evidence. Build a focused résumé for federal civilian and DoD applications.

Based on OPM guidance
Reviewed September 22, 2026 ↓

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START WITH THE ANNOUNCEMENT

Give this résumé a clear target.

For federal civilian roles, including defense agencies. Follow the specific announcement’s Qualifications, How to Apply, and Required Documents sections. Fields marked * are needed for the PDF.

Paste the key requirements to compare against your experience. These planning notes are excluded from exports.

How can the hiring team reach you?

Use professional contact details. Leave out SSNs, birth dates, medical records, and classified information.

The guidance behind the builder.

OPM’s standard limits Title 5 competitive and excepted-service résumés to two pages. This tool follows that format; each announcement determines the applicable requirements. The military wording suggestions are Service to Stride’s editorial aids, not an official rank-to-grade equivalency.