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Nuclear Deployed Systems Program Analyst
STRATEGIC SYSTEMS PROGRAMS (SSP) · Washington Navy Yard, District of Columbia · Closes in 6 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.

This job is open to U.S. citizens only. Veterans' preference does not apply under this hiring authority.

Experience: You need at least 1 year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 (NH-02) grade level. This experience must show work as a flight test assistant providing technical, budgetary, contractual guidance and program oversight. Paid or unpaid experience counts, including volunteer work, and private or public sector experience can qualify.

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, no more than 2 pages, and legible Resume showing employer, start and end dates (month/year), and hours per week if less than full time Resume showing pay plan, series, and grade for federal experience (for example GS-0201-09) Copies of any licenses, certifications, or professional memberships you claim DD-214 if you claim veterans' preference Statement of service on command letterhead if you are active duty Redacted copies are allowed, but unredacted originals are required if selected

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 6 days (November 9, 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: HR rates your resume against the listed qualifications, so your experience must be clear and specific. If HR finds you overstated your experience, you may be found not qualified, and incomplete or illegible packages are rated ineligible.

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

Tips for this job:

Show dates, hours per week, and federal grade levels for each job on your resume.
Send your resume to Thomas.Lavin@ssp.navy.mil and include control number 890877200 in the email.
Attach copies of any certifications or memberships you list, or they may not count.

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