A new series by Kathryn K. Troutman, federal resume guru and career consultant

If you are considering retirement in the next one to five years, and you've also decided that you will probably work for pay full or part-time,  it's time to make Your Next Dream Job List, so that you can begin to think about what's next after you retire from your federal position.

Each segment of this series of upcoming articles will cover the different thinking and research strategies for considering work options after government. You can keep working -- for pay or no pay, but now it's your choice what you'd like to do.  It's great to have a plan of action (after you take off time to drink coffee and play golf for 2-3 months)