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Procurement Analyst
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · Seattle, Washington · Closes in 9 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.

U.S. citizens only. Although the announcement says it is open to the public, the agency clarified that only U.S. citizens may apply.

Experience: You need one year of specialized experience at the GS-13 level, which the announcement says is typical of GS-12 work. It must include all three of these: providing contract system support through automated procurement systems, doing pre-award and post-award actions (work before and after a contract is signed), and analyzing procurement requirements.

Education: A bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited U.S. school is the basic education requirement. Education cannot replace experience for this job. You may be exempt from the degree requirement if you were a current DoD civilian or a military member in a similar role on or before September 30, 2000.

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 of two pages or less showing employer, job title, start and end month and year, hours per week, and duties Online questionnaire Transcript from an accredited school if you qualify through education Most recent performance appraisal, if applicable Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration, if you are a male born after 1959 Proof of U.S. citizenship Documents proving any preference eligibility you claim Cover letter (optional)

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 9 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: Your full application package, including your resume, supporting documents, and questionnaire answers, is reviewed to check if you meet the minimum qualifications. If the agency finds you inflated your qualifications or experience, you may lose consideration, and incomplete packages or missing information can be 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, then the final offer with your start date.

Tips for this job:

Your resume must be two pages or less and show hours per week for each job, or it may be marked incomplete.
If you qualify through education, you must attach your transcript, or you will be rated ineligible.
Use plain language and avoid acronyms on your resume, because the agency will not guess what they mean.

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