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Ammunition Inspector (Title 32)
Army National Guard Units · Bluffdale, Utah · Closes in 8 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: The public, National Guard and reserves.
U.S. citizens, nationals, or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Priority goes to current, onboard Utah National Guard employees and current Utah Army National Guard members. You must be a military member or be eligible to enlist or transfer into the Utah Army National Guard immediately.
Experience: General experience includes using and maintaining tools and equipment, following oral and written instructions, and knowing safety standards. Specialized experience includes knowledge of ammunition and explosives procedures, federal safety regulations, and reading technical manuals and drawings. The announcement does not list a number of years or a grade level.
Education: Not applicable for this position.
Licenses and certifications:
- Current state driver's license
- Certified in Hazardous Waste Site Personnel (29 CFR 1910.120)
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.
3 Apply on USAJOBS
Closes in 8 days (November 11, 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: Applications are rated under category rating as Highly Qualified, Well Qualified, or Qualified. Your resume and documents are compared with your answers on the assessment questionnaire, and ratings that are not supported may be lowered or you may be excluded.
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:
- List start and end dates as MM/YYYY and hours per week for every job, or your resume may be rated poorly.
- Keep your resume to two pages; longer resumes are not considered.
- Talk to a National Guard recruiter before applying if you are unsure you are eligible to join.
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