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Deputy Director, Enterprise Management Directorate
Office of the Chief of Staff of the Army · Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia · Closes in 8 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: The public.

Only U.S. citizens can apply. The agency clarified that the job is open to all U.S. citizens. Veterans' preference does not apply to SES jobs.

Experience: No number of years or grade level is stated. Your resume must show accomplishments in leading the programming process for a large, complex set of portfolios, aligning money with Army's top strategic goals (this is the technical qualification).

Education: Education is not listed as a requirement. If you use education to qualify, it must come from a school accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Foreign degrees need an evaluation showing they are equal to a U.S. degree, or full credit given at a U.S. accredited school.

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, 2 pages maximum, with 0.5-inch margins; do not use USAJOBS Resume Builder Evidence of the five ECQs and the technical qualification inside the 2-page resume; no separate narrative SF-50 proof if you are a current or former SES member, SESCDP graduate, or reinstatement eligible SF-50 or equivalent form if you are a current federal civilian employee If rated Best Qualified: most recent signed performance appraisal, or a recommendation letter dated within 12 months If rated Best Qualified: three professional references with name, title, organization, relationship, email and phone

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: An Executive Evaluation Panel reviews your resume for the five Executive Core Qualifications and the technical qualification, and a resume over two pages makes you ineligible. Best Qualified applicants may be interviewed, and if selected, OPM's Qualifications Review Board uses a structured interview to assess the ECQs.

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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 (Top Secret), then the final offer with your start date.

Tips for this job:

Keep your resume to 2 pages, using the approved fonts and 0.5-inch margins, or you will be ineligible.
Show evidence of each ECQ and the technical qualification inside the resume, since separate narratives are not accepted.
If you may be rated Best Qualified, have your signed performance appraisal and three references with contact details ready.

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