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Motor Vehicle Operator (T32)
Army National Guard Units · Montgomery, Alabama · Closes in 24 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: Federal employees - Excepted service, Federal employees - Competitive service, The public, National Guard and reserves.

The job is open to U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, and people who owe allegiance to the U.S. You must be a current Alabama Army National Guard member or be eligible to join right away, at a military grade from private (PVT) up to sergeant first class (SFC).

Experience: You must show specialized experience operating straight-in-line trucks over 32,000 pounds, plus truck tractors with semi-trailers, on varied roads including interstate highways and steep winding grades. You must also show you have driven without mishap in complicated traffic. The announcement does not state a grade level for this experience.

Education: Education cannot replace experience at this grade. The announcement says education substitution is not considered for wage grade positions.

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 showing work schedule, hours worked per week, dates with month and year, and duties performed SF-50s and DD 214s are recommended but not required Proof of education from accredited schools, only if you rely on education to qualify

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 24 days (November 27, 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, then compared with your answers on the online questionnaire. If you rate yourself higher than your application supports, your answers 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:

Write your experience in your own words. Do not copy the announcement or position description, or you may be disqualified.
Show month and year dates, hours per week, and your work schedule for each job on your resume.
Confirm you can join the Alabama Army National Guard by calling a recruiter at 800-464-8273 before you apply.

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