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Human Capital Specialist, SF/S9
Office of Chief of Space Operations · Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia · Closes in 2 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.

The job is open to the public. The announcement lists U.S. citizens, nationals, and people who owe allegiance to the U.S., but the conditions of employment say you must be a U.S. citizen.

Experience: The announcement does not list a set number of years. It says the 0201 series has no specific requirement and points to OPM's general experience levels for administrative and management positions. The ideal candidate has federal human capital experience covering personnel, manpower, staffing, and workforce development.

Education: If you use education to qualify, the school must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

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 two pages, with font size of at least 10 points Personal information: full name, email, mailing address, and phone number Education: school names and dates attended Work experience: job title, detailed duties, employer name and address, supervisor name and phone number, start and end dates, hours per week, and salary if applicable Other qualifications: skills, certifications, licenses, awards, and job-related training College transcripts if you rely on education to qualify

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 2 days (November 5, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).

The announcement closes after 5 business days or 75 applications, whichever comes first.

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: You will be rated on how well you meet the qualifications, using OPM's General Schedule qualification standards and your knowledge, skills, and abilities. If you are interviewed, you will be asked about the same knowledge, skills, and abilities used to qualify you.

Apply on USAJOBS ↗

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:

Do not email your application. Submit it through the link in the announcement.
Keep your resume to two pages or less, with fonts at least 10 points, or you will not be considered.
For each job on your resume, list your supervisor's name and phone number and the hours per week you worked.

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