Kathryn Kraemer Troutman

Background

Troutman, Kathryn Kraemer was born on October 5, 1947 in Baltimore. Daughter of Edward Fillmore and Bonita (Dick) K.

Education

Student, Columbia Union College, Takoma Park, Maryland, 1968. Student, University Maryland, 1972.

Career

Troutman has been described in the media as an expert on the Federal Resume, on Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities statements, and on federal career consulting in general. She has worked in this field since 1971, has published nine books on these subjects, and is known in federal hiring circles as the "federal resume guru". Troutman was quoted in the media after the November 2008 election of Barack Obama on how to get a job in the Obama Administration, and published a book with the same name shortly afterwards.

She is the author of Ten Steps to a Federal Job: How to Get a Job in the Obama Administration (2008).

The first edition of the Ten Steps book (2001) was honored as the Best Career Guide of 2003 by the Publishers Marketing Association. Other Troutman federal career publications include "Writing Your NSPS Self-Assessment" (2nd edition), "The Jobseeker"s Guide," "The Student’s Federal Career Guide," "Creating Your High School Resume," and "The Military to Federal Career Guide." These books have been included in the EBSCO Publishing electronic library database.

Troutman has appeared online, in print and on radio and television to answer questions about Federal careers, resume writing and job search techniques. Troutman has appeared repeatedly on www.washingtonpost.com’s Federal Diary Live On-Lincolnshire, www.federalnewsradio.com, and www.fedmanager.com, and has led workshops on Federal Resumes and KSAs for 40Plus of Greater Washington.

Achievements

• Kathryn Kraemer Troutman has been listed as a noteworthy small business owner by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Jobseeker's Guide-Ten Steps To A Federal Job 3rd Edition

    (Navigating the Federal Job System Ten Steps to a Federal ...)

  • The New SES Application 2nd Ed: Writing the Traditional ECQs and the New Five-Page Senior Executive Service

    (The New SES Application, 2nd Edition is the leading publi...)

  • The New SES Application: Writing the Traditional ECQs and the New Five-Page Senior Executive Service Federal Resume

    (The Senior Executive Service (SES) Corps for the U.S. Gov...)

  • The New SES Application: Writing the Traditional ECQs and the New Five-Page Senior Executive Service Federal Resume by Kathryn Troutman (2011-09-01)
  • The New SES Application: Writing the Traditional ECQs and the New Five-Page Senior Executive Service Federal Resume by Kathryn Troutman, Diane Hudson Burns (September 1, 2011) Paperback
  • Kathryn Troutman: Ten Steps to a Federal Job, 3rd Ed : Federal Jobs, Jobs, Jobs - Successful Federal Job Search and Federal Resume Writing Strategies (Paperback); 2011 Edition
  • (The New Ses Application: Writing the Traditional Ecqs and the New 2011 Five Page Senior Executive Service Resume) Author: Kathryn Troutman published on (September, 2011)

Membership

Member National Association Women Business Owners (secretary 1972-1975, founding board), Baltimore Chamber of Commerce, Washington District of Columbia Chamber of Commerce.

Interests

• 35mm and videophotography, real estate, children's acivities, music.

Connections

Married Allen Charles Troutman, May 12, 1974. Children: Allen Christopher, Emily Kathryn, Lauren Marie.