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Aircraft Ordnance Systems Mechanic (T32)
Air National Guard Units · Montgomery, Alabama · Closes in 22 days

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: Federal employees - Excepted service, Federal employees - Competitive service, National Guard and reserves, The public.

Open to the public, so U.S. citizens, nationals, or people who owe allegiance to the U.S. can apply, along with current federal employees and National Guard or reserve members. You must be a member of the Alabama Air National Guard or eligible to join right away at a rank from A1C up to TSGT.

Experience: You must describe in your own words specialized experience in repairing ordnance equipment, troubleshooting complex electronic systems, using test equipment, and reading wiring diagrams and technical drawings. Applicants who do not show this experience are considered unqualified.

Education: Education cannot replace experience for this wage grade job.

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 showing work schedule, hours worked per week, dates by month and year, and duties performed SF-50s and DD-214s are recommended but not required Education records from accredited schools if you rely on education to qualify Completed online Occupational Questionnaire

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 22 days (November 22, 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: First, your resume and documents are checked for minimum qualifications. Those who qualify are compared with their questionnaire answers, and if you rate yourself higher than your documents support, your responses may be adjusted or you may be excluded.

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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:

Write your experience in your own words, and do not copy the announcement or position description, or you may be disqualified.
Show month and year dates, work schedule, and hours per week for each job on your resume.
If you are unsure you can join the Alabama Air National Guard, call a recruiter at (800) 864-6264 before applying.

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