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IT Specialist (Customer Support)
Army National Guard Units · New Castle, Delaware · Closes in 11 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, National Guard and reserves, Federal employees - Excepted service.

You must be a U.S. citizen, a U.S. national, or someone who owes allegiance to the U.S. You must be a National Guard member or be eligible for immediate membership in the Delaware National Guard in the grade listed in the announcement.

Experience: You need at least 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade. Specialized experience means work closely related to this job, such as programming in at least one language, scheduling computer processing, or interviewing staff to map work processes.

Education: Education cannot replace experience at this grade.

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, font at least 10 pt) showing job title, employer, start and end dates by month and year, hours per week, and duties DNG 51-R (required) Online questionnaire SF-50 if you are a current or former federal civilian employee Transcripts if you qualify through education Optional for current federal employees: performance appraisals and list of awards from the last 3 years

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 11 days (November 16, 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 and documents are checked against the qualifications, and minimally qualified applicants are compared with their questionnaire answers. If you rate yourself higher than your resume supports, your rating may be adjusted or you may be removed 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 (Secret), then the final offer with your start date.

Tips for this job:

Your resume must show hours worked per week and dates in month and year format, or it may be rated not qualified.
Include the DNG 51-R form, which is required and easy to forget.
If you are unsure you can join the National Guard, contact a National Guard recruiter before applying.

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