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Deputy Director
Offices, Boards and Divisions · Washington, District of Columbia · Closes in 27 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, Senior executives, Federal employees - Competitive service, The public.

Open to the public (U.S. citizens, nationals, or people who owe allegiance to the U.S.), current federal employees in competitive or excepted service, and senior executives who meet the five Executive Core Qualifications. Veterans' preference does not apply to the Senior Executive Service.

Experience: You need at least 5 years of relevant experience after earning your law degree. You also need progressively responsible leadership experience that shows senior executive level management ability. The announcement does not name a grade level for this experience.

Education: You must have a J.D. (law degree) from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association, and be an active member of a bar in good standing. The announcement does not say education can replace experience.

Licenses and certifications:

Active membership in good standing in the bar of a state, U.S. territory, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

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 that addresses each MTQ and ECQ with concrete examples J.D. school name, bar states, and dates listed on your resume Proof of active bar membership Recent SF-50 showing title, salary, grade, and status Recent performance appraisal if you are a current or former federal employee OPM QRB certification if you graduated from an SES Candidate Development Program Other supporting documentation as required

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 27 days (November 30, 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: An HR Specialist reviews your resume, your evidence for the 5 ECQs and MTQs, and your supporting documents. Applicants found minimally qualified go to an Executive Resources Board, and the best qualified may be invited to a structured interview before the OPM Qualifications Review Board reviews the selectee.

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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 (Sensitive Compartmented Information), then the final offer with your start date.

Tips for this job:

Your resume must be 2 pages or less and must show clear evidence for each MTQ and ECQ.
List your J.D. school, bar states, and bar dates on your resume, since the announcement requires them.
Only experience gained by the closing date at 11:59 pm EST counts, so submit your complete package before then.

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