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Interdisciplinary General Engineering
Air National Guard Units · Portland, Oregon · Closes in 8 days
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Who can apply: Federal employees - Excepted service, The public, Veterans.
Open to U.S. citizens. Guard membership is not required, but the announcement lists several internal groups as eligible, including Oregon National Guard employees and former members. Veterans' preference may apply.
Experience: One year of experience at least equal to GS-11 (the next lower grade) in work such as preparing technical and engineering drawings, developing new methods for civil engineering work, coordinating with contractors, and supervising others in the engineering series.
Education: A bachelor's degree in engineering from an ABET-accredited program, or coursework in calculus and at least five listed engineering science or physics areas. You may also qualify with a current Engineer Intern, EIT, or Professional Engineer registration, passing the FE exam, 60 semester hours of science and engineering courses, or a related science degree plus 1 year of professional engineering experience. Schools must be accredited by a U.S. Department of Education-recognized accrediting body.
Licenses and certifications:
- Valid driver's license
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 8 days (November 12, 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: You are rated on how well your resume and supporting documents meet the listed qualifications, along with your answers to the online Occupational Questionnaire. If your resume claims more experience than it shows, your rating can be lowered or you may lose consideration.
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 (Secret), then the final offer with your start date.
Tips for this job:
- Your resume must list the dates by month and year, hours worked per week, and duties for each job, within 2 pages.
- If you use education to qualify, send transcripts; only accredited schools count.
- Send DD-214 or NGB 22 if you claim veterans' preference or former Guard membership.
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