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Secretary (Office Automation)
Defense Commissary Agency · Fort Gordon, Georgia · 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: Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL), Military spouses, The public, Veterans.

The job is open to the public, but you must be a U.S. citizen or national, or owe allegiance to the U.S. Veterans and military spouses may get preference under the rules, and military spouses must be in the best qualified group to receive it.

Experience: You need 1 year of specialized experience at the GS-5 level or equivalent in federal, military, or private sector work. Qualifying work includes processing personnel or payroll actions, preparing detailed reports with databases or spreadsheets, and independently managing a supply or property program.

Education: You may not use education to qualify.

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 no more than two pages showing hours worked per week, dates, duties, and job details SF-50 if you are a current or former federal employee, showing your position title, pay plan, series, and grade DD-214 if you claim veterans' preference SF-15 or qualifying VA letter if you claim 10-point veterans' preference Proof of marriage and PCS orders if applying under DoD spouse appointment Other proof of eligibility listed in the DLA documentation guide, if it applies to you

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 first checks that you meet the minimum qualifications and reviews your documents. Eligible applicants answer an online questionnaire and must complete the USA Hire Assessment within 48 hours after the announcement closes, then are placed in Best Qualified, Highly Qualified, or Qualified groups.

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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:

Your resume must be two pages or less, or you will be removed from consideration.
List hours worked per week for every job, along with dates and duties, or your application may be rated ineligible.
Education cannot be used to qualify, so show your experience in personnel, payroll, reports, or supply work.

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