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Intelligence Specialist
U.S. Marine Corps · Quantico, 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, but the agency clarified that only U.S. citizens within the National Capital Region can apply. You must be a U.S. citizen.

Experience: You need at least 1 year of specialized experience at or equivalent to GS-11 or GG-11, in federal or private or public sector work. Specialized experience means work similar to the job, such as leading complex intelligence assessments of foreign ground or air capabilities, planning collection strategies, or briefing senior leaders.

Education: This job 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 Complete resume of no more than 2 pages, legible and readable Resume showing employer, start and end dates (Mo/Yr), and hours per week if part time Resume showing pay plan, series, and grade for relevant federal experience Copies of any licenses, certificates, or professional memberships you claim DD-214 and supporting documents if you claim veterans' preference Statement of service on command letterhead if you are an active duty service member

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 2 days (November 5, 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: Qualified resumes are rated based on the information in your resume and supporting documents. If you are found to have inflated your qualifications, you may be found ineligible. Errors, omissions, or an incomplete package can lower your rating or remove you from consideration.

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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:

Make your resume show employer, dates by month and year, hours per week, and grade for any federal jobs.
Send your resume to RPA583996FlyerAnnouncement@us.navy.mil; facsimile applications are not considered.
No result letters will be sent, so this flyer is for possible future openings only.

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