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Information Technology Specialist
National Gallery of Art · Washington, District of Columbia · Closes in 3 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: Recent graduates, Land and base management, Federal employees - Excepted service, Special authorities, Individuals with disabilities, Family of overseas employees, Senior executives, The public, Federal employees - Competitive service, Peace Corps & AmeriCorps Vista, Students, Veterans, Native Americans, Military spouses, National Guard and reserves.

Only U.S. citizens and nationals can apply. The agency's clarification says the position is open to U.S. citizens and nationals only.

Experience: You need at least 1 year of specialized experience equal to the GS-13 level, in federal or private sector work. The experience must involve data engineering and data science for business analytics, IT work on data management, analyzing data for business problems, or explaining technical analytics to technical and non-technical audiences.

Education: This position does not have an education requirement.

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, no more than 2 pages, showing your name, email, work schedule, hours per week, dates of employment, and duties For federal jobs on your resume, include the pay plan, series, and grade Cover letter (optional) Most recent performance appraisal (optional) Unofficial transcripts only if you use education to qualify DD-214 or other proof if you claim veterans' preference Do not include your SSN, photos, age, gender, or religious information

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 3 days (November 6, 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: Your resume is rated on Data Science, Analysis, Information Technology, and Communication. Qualified candidates are placed in Qualified, Well Qualified, or Best Qualified categories, and overstating experience or cheating on an assessment can get you removed.

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

Tips for this job:

For each job on your resume, list the start and end months and years and the hours worked per week, or the experience may not count.
List the pay plan, series, and grade for any federal jobs you include.
Describe your data science and analytics work in specific terms, because HR will not assume experience you do not show.

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