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Physical Security Specialist (Security Specialist – Applied Technology)
Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System · Washington, District of Columbia · Closes tomorrow

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, Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL).

Open to the public, but you must be a U.S. citizen, national, or someone who owes allegiance to the U.S. Current or former federal employees whose job was eliminated may get priority under CTAP or ICTAP if they meet the eligibility rules.

Experience: You need at least 1 year of specialized experience at the next lower grade level (GS-12). It must be similar in difficulty and complexity to this job. Examples include leading or overseeing perimeter detection sensor integration, overseeing layered security systems in correctional settings, or conducting radio frequency spectrum surveys.

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, limited to 2 pages, with name, contact information, and relevant experience Start and end dates in MM/YYYY format and hours worked per week for each experience DD-214 if claiming veterans' preference SF-15 and supporting documents if claiming disabled veteran or similar preference Unredacted copy of your latest SF-50 if you are a current or former federal employee Proof of CTAP or ICTAP eligibility, if applicable Cover letter is optional

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes tomorrow (November 4, 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 will complete USA Hire online assessments on 14 general competencies and must meet or exceed a cut score to be considered. Your application questionnaire, resume, and supporting documents are also rated into Best Qualified, Highly Qualified, or Qualified categories, and overstating experience or cheating can lead to removal.

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

Tips for this job:

List start and end dates as MM/YYYY and hours per week for each job, or the experience may not count.
Describe experience that matches the examples, such as sensor integration, layered security systems, or RF spectrum surveys.
If claiming veterans' preference, upload your DD-214 or SF-15 with your application, because missing documents mean losing the preference.

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