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About FedUp.work

Government experience should open doors.

FedUp.work is a career-transition and job-search platform built for federal, state, and local government professionals. We help people describe their experience in language private employers understand and find roles where that experience is useful.

Last reviewed July 12, 2026

Who we serve

Government professionals

Primary focus

Private-sector transitions

Approach

Translation before reinvention

How the process connects

  1. 1

    Translate

    Identify transferable work and outcomes

  2. 2

    Broaden

    Connect experience to private-sector titles

  3. 3

    Evaluate

    Review relevant opportunities with context

The problem we are solving

Government professionals often manage complex programs, budgets, regulations, technology, vendors, public communication, and high-stakes operations. The work is valuable, but government titles and terminology do not always map cleanly to the language used in private-sector job descriptions.

That translation gap can make an experienced professional appear less qualified than they are. FedUp.work is designed to reduce that gap by connecting a person’s background, preferences, and transferable skills with relevant private-sector roles.

What FedUp.work provides

  • Job discovery focused on roles where government experience can be an advantage.
  • Title and skill recommendations that broaden a search beyond familiar government labels.
  • Resume tools that help convert mission, policy, and program language into clear outcomes.
  • Filters and matching context that help members evaluate opportunities more efficiently.
  • Public resources for benefits, unemployment, accessibility, privacy, and career-transition planning.

What we do not promise

FedUp.work does not guarantee interviews, job offers, compensation, security-clearance outcomes, benefit eligibility, or a specific time to hire. Employers control their own hiring decisions, and government benefit determinations are made by the responsible agencies.

Our role is to make the search more focused, help users communicate their experience clearly, and provide tools that support better-informed career decisions.