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Protective Armor Vehicle Specialist
U.S. Secret Service · Washington, District of Columbia · Closes in 10 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: The public.
The job is open to the public, but you must be a U.S. citizen, a U.S. national, or someone who owes allegiance to the U.S. Veterans' preference applies to qualified veterans.
Experience: For the GS-07 level, you need at least 1 year of specialized experience at about GS-05 level. This includes work like fleet management, armored vehicle maintenance, protective driving, physical security, access control, or logistics support. For the GS-09 level, you need at least 1 year of experience at about GS-07 level, such as diagnosing and repairing armored vehicles, solving mechanical problems, or communicating with high-level officials.
Education: For GS-07, a bachelor's degree with Superior Academic Achievement can qualify you. This means you are in the top third of your class, have a GPA of 3.0 or higher (3.5 or higher in your major), or belong to an honor society. One full year of graduate study (18 semester hours) can also qualify you for GS-07. For GS-09, a master's degree or two full years of graduate study in a related field qualifies you. Education can be combined with experience.
Licenses and certifications:
- Current valid driver's license that is REAL ID compliant
- At least 3 of 5 ASE automotive certifications, or equivalent, at the time of appointment
- Obtain 5 or more ASE certifications, or equivalent, within 24 months of starting
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.
3 Apply on USAJOBS
Closes in 10 days (November 13, 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 are rated on your qualifications, your answers on the questionnaire, and your resume and documents, which must support your answers. You must also meet the cut score on the USA Hire assessment, and you will not be considered if you score below it or do not complete it.
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:
- Keep your resume to two pages or less, or your application will be rejected; include MM/YYYY dates and weekly hours for each job.
- If you qualify through education, upload your transcript with the application, since it is required even though unofficial copies are accepted.
- Complete the USA Hire assessment on time, since failing the cut score or skipping it removes you from consideration.
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