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Deputy Director, Budgeting and Planning
Senate · Washington, District of Columbia · Closes in 15 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: The public.
This job is open to the public, but applicants must be U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, or people who owe allegiance to the United States. Conditions of employment and citizenship details are on the United States Senate Career Page linked in the announcement.
Experience: You need a minimum of 8 to 10 years of progressively responsible experience. Progressively responsible means steadily taking on more responsibility. The experience must involve leading governmental budgeting, financial management, accounting, appropriations, or fiscal administration programs, including supervisory experience. The announcement does not state a specific grade level for this experience.
Education: A bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, public administration, economics, or a closely related field. Education must come from a school accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. The announcement does not say education can replace experience.
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 15 days (November 18, 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: A panel rates the quality and extent of your total accomplishments, experience, and education. Qualified candidates may be selected for an interview. Leaving out required information may result in an ineligible rating or a lower overall rating.
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, then the final offer with your start date.
Tips for this job:
- Apply only through the online application link. Paper applications and mailed or in-person resumes are not accepted.
- Make sure your resume shows 8 to 10 years of progressively responsible budgeting, financial management, or fiscal leadership experience, including supervision.
- If you are or were a federal employee, list your pay plan, series, and grade on your resume.
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