The average income of African American males between 20-59

[WIA20XX]

The federal government values experience rather than degrees. Degrees are an advantage but experience has a higher value. They want to see how you did the job/ensure you can do the job vs can you be trained to do the job

USAJobs is a mean ugly bytch but don't stop applying. You won't get a response with most applications, once you apply don't think about that application unless you get referred. The stress isn't worth it, just keep applying

Here are some tips that'll go a long way

• Tailor your resume for the specific job announcement. Yes it sucks if you're applying to multiple job titles/series but that's the most important part. Unless you're applying to one job title/series, you're going to have to make the agency think they're special with how much your resume, cover letter etc is tailored to that announcement
• Don't use that bs resume format on the site. Upload your resume as a pdf. After I saw how my resume looked printed from USAJobs I started uploading my resume. The template on the site shifts things around, the pdf will be exactly how you want it to look/be read
• Don't do bullet points, narrative paragraphs are the way. Go into as much detail as you can about how you did xyz
• Read the announcements from top to bottom. Everything you need to know is in the announcement
• You have to be able to provide a narrative response to majority of the required skills. They will train you for some stuff you don't know but you have to have at least some experience in the required skills
• Always think you're worth more than you are

Tailoring means your Resume has to MATCH EXACTLY some of the language in the job announcement.

The same can be said for non-fed jobs. Use white text if need be.

For example

Contract Specialist

The position is a Contract Specialist position and is located in the Technology Acquisition Center. The purpose of this position is to serve as a Contract Specialist for the Department of Veterans Affairs with responsibility for performing professional work involving the procurement of supplies...

www.usajobs.gov

here's one line

Comprehensive knowledge and experience in the following: pre-award to post-award phases of cradle to grave contracting duties; negotiating with vendors to acquire products/services and address technical requirements; cost/pricing, and other terms and conditions.

Literally put - "cradle to grave" in your resume.

I don't know if you still use Chat GPT to take your resume and combine it with the Job Listing, but I most definitely would.

 

[Wild self]

I see that people who have kids, wish they never had them. Society doesnt wany anyone to procreate outside of the wealthy in the 21st century.

 

[bourgeoisie tall freak]

Either more people have you on ignore or they just skipping past your post.

a lot of people on here want to play victim and alternatively a lot of folks don't like to admit when they doin dumb ish lol
oh well, just another day of kickin knowledge for me. the majority of people who view this website aren't posting so it's not for nothing.

 

[Field Marshall Bradley]

Dumb ass, they arent livable wages FOR ANYBODY. I make almost double the highest wage on there and my wife ain't too far behind. shyt is still dumb expensive for no reason. There was a time we were saving thousands every month but looking over our budget and having the accountant at the firm look over our shyt, we found those thousands aren't quite the same anymore when the cost of EVERYTHING has gone way up

Pay attention to this post everybody....... and ask yourself how this person can relate to anything going on in the black community.....

 

[⠀X ⠀]

It's not rocket science, it's science and technology jobs

And what's worse is that people are fooled into thinking those jobs require some advanced training or degree.

Not at all

They are prepared by their parents to do these jobs. Their parents will sacrifice to make sure they get tutors, get high grades and go to college. And they only let them get degrees in high paying fields of study. And a lot of them have businesses. I think that skews the numbers higher.

 

[jaydawg08]

I want yall to pay attention to the people in here who are implying that nikkas are inherently lazy.....

I wouldn’t say lazy… but def “comfortable”

Some people are cool with making their $20-25 an hour and going home


A 100k+ job isn’t just gonna fall in your lap.. you gotta work for it or make sacrifices and sometimes that means putting yourself in a position to fail.

 

[Ezekiel 25:17]

I want yall to pay attention to the people in here who are implying that nikkas are inherently lazy.....

Nobody is calling anybody lazy, but ain't no way you're applying yourself if you make $40k in your 30s.


We can keep playing these games and remain an underclass or we can be real with ourselves. What's it gonna be?

 

[Field Marshall Bradley]

I wouldn’t say lazy… but def “comfortable”

Some people are cool with making their $20-25 an hour and going home


A 100k+ job isn’t just gonna fall in your lap.. you gotta work for it or make sacrifices and sometimes that means putting yourself in a position to fail.

It depends on what comes with that 100k job for some nikkas...... if you getting paid just for your skillset, then that's gravy.... but if you gotta play corporate games in a 90 percent white environment to maintain that job, a lot of bullshyt stress can come along with that..... a lot of nikkas don't even like being in a corporate environment

 

[Wild self]

I wouldn’t say lazy… but def “comfortable”

Some people are cool with making their $20-25 an hour and going home


A 100k+ job isn’t just gonna fall in your lap.. you gotta work for it or make sacrifices and sometimes that means putting yourself in a position to fail.

Yeah, the 100k a year profession requires all kinds of hostile situations that can get you sued, jailed, killed 24/7

At least, any private sector job.

 

[Field Marshall Bradley]

Nobody is calling anybody lazy, but ain't no way you're applying yourself if you make $40k in your 30s.


We can keep playing these games and remain an underclass or we can be real with ourselves. What's it gonna be?

So we've been an underclass for 400 years because we're not applying ourselves... Got it

 

[Wild self]

It depends on what comes with that 100k job for some nikkas...... if you getting paid just for your skillset, then that's gravy.... but if you gotta play corporate games in a 90 percent white environment to maintain that job, a lot of bullshyt stress can come along with that..... a lot of nikkas don't even like being in a corporate environment

Corporate America is collapsing with all the exposed emails, random acts of violence, and so on.

 

[HabitualChiller]

It comes down to this: if kats weren't raised to seek constant improvement, aren't intelligent enough to leave their situation in pursuit of something better [if they grew up in a bad enviroment], or didn't have any guidance as a youth, they're most likely going to be stuck working low-paying, mundane jobs until they're old (50+).

You putting them on leads to nothing half the time, unfortunately.

 

[IIVI]

They are prepared by their parents to do these jobs. Their parents will sacrifice to make sure they get tutors, get high grades and go to college. And they only let them get degrees in high paying fields of study. And a lot of them have businesses. I think that skews the numbers higher.

A lot of this is true.

Regarding the bolded: many of their parents have these degrees, already work in these fields and teach their kids as well. They learn Critical Thinking skills, Math and Science from actual Engineers and Scientists as parents compared to other kids who have elementary school teachers that struggled with remedial Math teaching them. Not to mention the kid being the product of two Engineers or other STEM majors, so they're going to be pretty bright.

The rich get richer.

That's why this is a very worrying, exponential problem if you fall behind. Worse is reproducing with someone for superficial reasons while the other side is creating high brainpower/geniuses every next of kin. It's generationally damaging. I said it in the other thread these colleges are becoming like the NBA where they're getting packed with people that have lineages of STEM.

 

[B86]

Pay attention to this post everybody....... and ask yourself how this person can relate to anything going on in the black community.....

So you're calling us broke and we aren't supposed to be educated enough to succeed in life? Do you know how fukking stupid you are?

 

[Ezekiel 25:17]

I with my current company for 8 years. Went from making 33hr to 55+hr. I'm trying to get back home for good though. I work logistics with no degree, just 20 years experience. I thought I would be working as a Amazon supervisor making 22-25hr.

I've been applying hard these last 30 days. I've been offered a few positions and have more interviews. I've been referred to two GS12 jobs as well. I didn't think I was worth more than 80K. I applied anyway to positions I have experience in and have been pleasantly surprised.

My point is, there's positions and stability out there. There is nothing wrong with applying and seeing what they say. Also, try USAjobs as well. The govt mostly only grows, plus you get a little pension. Then, there is some upward mobility. It doesn't hurt to try. Praying and hoping is well. God is good. But, if you put in the hard work and apply, you never know what will happen. You got it.

The working class needs to leave this mindset behind. I remember when I thought if I got a new job making $48k I'd be happy.

If you know your field and median salary and got the experience, always demand more than what you think you're worth.