PERSONNEL TRANSITION ASSISTANCE

Sources of Information

Web Sites subject to change or may be temporarily unavailable at certain times - Updated February 2003

Career Transition Resources http://www.opm.gov/ctap/index.htm - Includes OPM Employee Guide and Federal regulation on career transition.

“Planning Your Future-A Federal Employee’s Survival Guide” http://safetynet.doleta.gov - Includes information on starting a new career, Federal retirement, RIFs and buyouts, 25 awful Resume mistakes, what not to say on an interview, and other topics.

Career Manager www.doi.gov/octc - Department of the Interior Career Manager includes Federal, State and Private Sector job listings; Developing a Transition Strategy, Self-Assessment and Exploration.

Career Planning (Suny Potsdam) http://www.potsdam.edu/Career/InternetCareers.html - Internet Connections for Career Planning.

Department of Defense Operation Transition http://www.dmdc.osd.mil/ot - A DoD sponsored system that includes a resume registry and referral system and a listing of want ads and other useful information to separating/retiring  personnel.

OPM Career Transition Assistance   http://www.opm.gov/ctap/html/ct-01.htm

DOD Displaced Employee Guide-Benefit & Entitlement Information http://www.cpms.osd.mil/care/Word/deguide.doc

DoD Priority Placement Program  http://www.cpms.osd.mil/care/care_ppp.htm - Includes links to a pamphlet, fact sheets, a guide to DoD activities worldwide and vacancy announcement information.

Reemployment Priority List http://www.cpol.army.mil/permiss/63135.html

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) http://www.cpol.army.mil/permiss/63133.html 

Benefits for Employees in Career Transition (RI-10-96) http://www.opm.gov/asd/pdf/ri10-096.pdf

Army Employment  http://www.cpol.army.mil/employ/index.html - Provides access to Army vacancy announcements and Army Resume Builder

Navy Employment  http://www.resume.hroc.navy.mil/JobOpportunities/jobs_employment_opportunites.htm

Air Force Employment (for Air Force employees unless specified otherwise) http://www.afpc.randolph.af.mil/cp/default.htm

DoD Finance and Accounting Service Employment http://www.dfas.mil/people 

Official U.S. Government Site for Employment Information (USAJobs) http://www.usajobs.opm.gov - Provides current job openings, what’s hot, general employment related information, how to apply for a Federal position, veterans preference information, Federal salary and benefits, and other information sources.

FEDWORLD Federal Job Search http://www.fedworld.gov/jobs/jobsearch.html

Federal Jobs Digest-Private Source of Federal Job Information http://www.jobsfed.com

Various Job Banks/Information:

Headhunter.Net/Career Mosaic www.careermosaic.com

America’s Job Bank www.ajb.dni.us

Career Path www.careerpath.com

Monster Board www.monster.com

Brass Ring.Com http://www.brassring.com

Nation Job Network http://www.nationjob.com

The Riley Guide www.dbm.com/jobguide

Career Resource Center http://www.careers.org

Career Resource  http://www.CareerResource.net

Career Web http://www.cweb.com

Web Monkey http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/jobs

Informus Employment Screening http://www.informus.com

Quest Link http://www.techreg.com

Army Benefits Center-Civilian (ABC-C) http://www.abc.army.mil

Reduction-in-Force http://www.opm.gov/rif/general/rifmenu.htm#emp-info - Includes links to OPM Regulations and Employee Guides 

Adjusted Length of Service (Includes new rules effective 1 October 1998) http://www.cpol.army.mil/permiss/6a33.html

Reduction-in-Force Information (Army) http://www.cpol.army.mil/permiss/6a.html

Federal Retirement  http://www.opm.gov/retire - Includes up-to-date information on Federal retirement systems, answers to frequently asked questions, information for new retirees and other hot retirement topics.

Federal Employee Insurance Programs http://www.opm.gov/insure - Includes life insurance and health plan information, answers to frequently asked questions, filing disputed claims, annuitant information, and patient bill of rights.

Thrift Savings Plan http://www.tsp.gov - Includes current information, account access, forms, publications, and a TSP calculator.

Federal Benefits http://www.opm.gov/asd/index.htm - Includes What’s Hot and What’s New in Federal Benefits and policy information.

Retirement and Insurance Publications http://www.opm.gov/asd/htm/PUB.htm - Provides access to various OPM retirement publications

Veterans Information http://www.opm.gov/veterans - Provides access to information on veterans’ preference eligibility, Veterans Employment Opportunity Act of 1998, Questions and Answers, and the “VetGuide”.

Voluntary Separation Incentive Pay (VSIP) Questions and Answers http://www.cpol.army.mil/permiss/6316.html

Social Security http://www.ssa.gov - Social Security Administration Home Page. Provide information on social security benefits and how to request a Personal Earnings and Benefit Estimate Statement.

Social Security Retirement Calculator http://www.ssa.gov/retire/calculators.htm - This estimates future Social Security retirement benefits and provides information on factors affecting retirement benefits, such as federal employment and military service.

Government Pension Offset http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10007.html

A Pension From Work Not Covered by Social Security http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10045.html

SSA Publications http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/englist.html#Retirement

Taxes http://www.irs.gov - Internal Revenue Service Home Page. Provides access to tax regulations, forms and publications, frequently asked tax questions and answers, direct link to electronic filing, and the daily IRS publication,  “The Digital Daily”.

Note about employment web sites: There are numerous employment web sites. Those that are listed are done so merely as a convenience without intention of promoting one over another.