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Administrative/Technical Specialist
Naval Sea Systems Command · Panama City Naval Surface Warfare Center, Florida · Closes today

1 Check you can apply
2 Resume and documents
3 Apply on USAJOBS
4 After you apply

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1 Check you can apply You are here

Who can apply: The public.

The job is open to the public, but only U.S. citizens may apply. Veterans' preference does not apply under this hiring authority.

Experience: For NT-4 (GS-11 and GS-12 equivalent), you need at least 1 year of specialized experience at the NT-3 level (GS-9 and GS-10 equivalent) in HR, showing comprehensive knowledge of HR practices in one or more areas. For NT-3, you need 1 year at the NT-2 level (GS-5 to GS-8), including independent research and a customer-focused approach. For NT-2, you need 3 years of progressively responsible general experience, with at least 1 year at GS-4 or higher.

Education: For NT-4, a Ph.D. or doctoral degree, 3 years of graduate study toward a Ph.D., an LL.M. if related to the job, or a mix of experience and graduate study equal to 1 year of experience. For NT-3, a master's or equivalent graduate degree, 2 years of graduate study toward a master's, or a law degree (LL.B. or J.D.) if related to the job. For NT-2, a full four-year bachelor's degree or a mix of experience and education equal to 1 year. Schools must be accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Experience can be paid or unpaid, volunteer work included: if it matches the duties, it counts. The full rules are in the announcement.

2 Resume and documents

Write a federal resume for this job. For each job you held, give the month and year you started and ended, your hours per week and what you did, using the words of the experience the announcement asks for. Many announcements accept resumes of up to 2 pages: check this one.

Resume ready: dates, hours per week, duties Resume of no more than 2 pages showing employer, start and end dates (month/year), and hours per week if part-time For federal jobs on your resume, include pay plan, series, and grade level Transcripts, or a list of courses with grades and dates, if you use education to qualify A copy of any license, certificate, or professional membership you claim DD-214 and other proof if you claim veterans' preference

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes today (November 4, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).

You sign in to USAJOBS with a Login.gov account, answer the questionnaire and upload your documents, then you submit. Answer the questionnaire honestly: your resume must show what you claim.

How they rate you: HR reviews your resume against the listed qualifications, and qualified applicants are referred to the hiring manager. The selecting official may choose to interview candidates. Applicants may be rated ineligible for an illegible resume, an incomplete package, or claims that appear inflated.

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4 After you apply

In USAJOBS, under Applications, you can see where your application stands: received, reviewed, referred to the hiring manager or not, then selected or not. It can take a few weeks.

For the interview, prepare three examples with the STAR method: the Situation, the Task, what you did (Action) and the Result.

If they choose you: a tentative offer, then a background check, a security clearance (Secret), then the final offer with your start date.

Tips for this job:

Your resume must show dates, hours per week, and pay plan, series, and grade for any federal job, or it may be rated ineligible.
If you claim education, include transcripts or a course list from an accredited school, or a copy of your degree.
Submit through the link in the How to Apply section, because this flyer does not accept applications.

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