Your words. Federal format.
Free calculators for the federal hiring questions that actually stop people — veterans preference, eligibilities, GS and FWS pay — plus a resume builder that assembles your resume from your own answers and never invents experience.
Eight calculators, free — no account, no sign-up, no email required.
10+ Yrs
Federal HR Staffing Experience
200+
Federal Job Series Supported
OPM
Qualification Standards Built In
COBID
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Free Federal Hiring Tools
The questions federal applicants actually get stuck on — what preference you rate, which authorities you can apply under, and what the job really pays.
Veterans Preference Calculator
Find out whether you qualify for 5-point or 10-point veterans preference (TP, CP, CPS, XP, SSP), which category applies, and exactly which documents you need to claim it.
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Federal Hiring Eligibility Calculator
Check which federal hiring authorities you can apply under — Merit Promotion, VEOA, VRA, Schedule A, Military Spouse, CTAP/ICTAP, Pathways, reinstatement, and more.
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Selective Service Advisor
Determine whether Selective Service registration applies to you, what happens if you did not register, and how it affects federal employment eligibility.
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Military MOS to Federal Job Translator
Translate your military occupation code — MOS, AFSC, NEC, or rating — into the matching federal GS job series and civilian equivalents.
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Service Computation Date (SCD) Calculator
Calculate your Service Computation Date for leave, including creditable military service, and see the annual leave accrual rate it earns you.
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GS Pay Calculator
Calculate General Schedule pay by grade, step, and locality — including special rate tables, within-grade increase timing, and biweekly and hourly breakdowns.
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FWS Wage Grade Pay Calculator
Look up Federal Wage System pay for WG, WL, and WS positions across 120 wage areas, including special wage schedules and step rates.
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Federal Pay Setting Calculator
Work out your pay on promotion, reassignment, or a move between pay systems — two-step promotion rule, highest previous rate, and superior qualifications.
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Required Documents Guide
Which documents each application actually needs — DD-214, SF-50, SF-15, Schedule A letters, MSP checklists — with official download links.
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The resume builder
AI reads the announcement. You write. We format.
Most federal applicants are screened out for how their experience is described, not for lacking it. We separate the two jobs that usually get bundled together: reading a job announcement is pattern work software is good at — describing your own career is not.
AI reads
It parses the Specialized Experience statement, KSAs, and screen-out elements, then tells you what your resume is missing. That is advice on your screen — it never goes into your resume.
You write
Build From Scratch asks structured questions and assembles what you typed. No generative step at all — so fabrication is structurally impossible, not merely discouraged.
We format
Rendered to USAJobs plain format with the fields federal HR requires — hours per week, supervisor, dates, grade — inside a two-page budget.
Never invents experience. Federal applications are certified under 18 U.S.C. § 1001. We also never write your Merit Hiring Plan essays — those you certify as your own words. How we use AI, and where we don't
See the Difference
The same experience, described the way federal HR needs to read it. Names and details anonymized.
Military to Federal (GS-0343-11)
WORK EXPERIENCE
Team Leader, U.S. Army
Fort Liberty, NC | 2019 - 2024
- Led a team of 12 soldiers
- Managed equipment worth $2M
- Trained new soldiers on procedures
- Handled daily operations and reports
- Supervised field exercises
- Maintained accountability of gear
Bullets too vague. Missing hours per week, supervisor info, and the duty detail federal HR needs to determine qualification.
WORK EXPERIENCE
TEAM LEADER (E-6 / Staff Sergeant)
U.S. Army, 3rd Brigade Combat Team
Fort Liberty, NC
06/2019 - 03/2024 | 40 hours per week
Supervisor: SFC J. Smith (910-555-0100) May Contact
Supervised and managed a 12-member team responsible for daily tactical and administrative operations. Developed and implemented training plans aligned with unit readiness objectives, resulting in a 95% qualification rate across all assigned tasks. Maintained accountability and serviceability of organizational equipment valued at $2.1M, conducting weekly inventories and coordinating maintenance actions through the unit supply chain. Prepared and reviewed daily operational reports, personnel status updates, and training schedules for senior leadership.
Detailed narrative with OPM-required fields. Same facts — the candidate's own experience, restructured, nothing added.
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