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Contract Specialist
U.S. Marine Corps · Quantico, Virginia · Closes in 22 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: The public.
Only U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, or people who owe allegiance to the U.S. can apply. The job is open to the public.
Experience: You need at least 1 year of specialized experience at or equivalent to GS-11 or NH-02 in federal service, or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. The experience must show knowledge of federal contracting rules, planning and negotiating long-term purchases, and evaluating cost and pricing.
Education: This job does not have an education requirement.
Licenses and certifications:
- Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) certification for the assigned functional area and tier, with Continuous Learning points, within set timeframes
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 22 days (November 27, 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 will review your resume and any supporting documents against the listed qualifications and rate you on that information. Qualified applicants will be referred to the hiring manager, who may hold interviews; if your qualifications are found to be inflated, you may be found not qualified.
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 (Sensitive Compartmented Information), then the final offer with your start date.
Tips for this job:
- Send your resume to smb_mcsc_ct_recruiting@usmc.mil and put the announcement number DE-13101175-27-ALK in the subject line.
- Keep your resume to 2 pages or less and show month and year dates, hours per week, and pay plan, series and grade for federal jobs.
- Veterans' preference does not apply under this hiring authority, but you still must send DD-214 or other documents if you claim it.
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