Kathryn K. Troutman

Who is Kathryn K. Troutman?

Kathryn Kraemer Troutman is an American author, consultant, and career trainer who assists job seekers interested in working for the U.S. government. She is the founder and president of The Resume Place, Inc., a service business and website located in Baltimore, MD that consults on, writes and designs federal and private-sector resumes.

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 and has published seven books on these subjects. 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. The first edition of the Ten Steps book was honored as the Best Career Guide of 2003 by the Publishers Marketing Association.