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SECURITY SPECIALIST (Regional Mission Action Officer)
Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency · Phoenix, Arizona and 12 more · 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: Special authorities, National Guard and reserves, The public.

All U.S. citizens can apply. Retained Grade Preference eligibles and Military Reserve and National Guard Technician eligibles may also apply.

Experience: You need one year or more of specialized experience at a level comparable to GG-12. This includes reviewing industrial security programs for compliance with 32 CFR Part 117 or NISPOM, analyzing complex security problems, and giving clear briefings or reports.

Education: Education cannot replace experience at this grade. Any schooling you list must come from schools accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Licenses and certifications:

Security Fundamentals Professional Certification, to be obtained within two years of starting and then maintained

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 dates (month/year to present), hours per week, and duties for each job Most recent SF-50 if you are or were a current or former federal civilian employee DD-214 showing character of service, SF-15 and VA letter, or certification of expected discharge, if claiming veterans' preference Completed online questionnaire responses Other proof of eligibility listed in the DLA supporting documentation guide

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 6 days (November 9, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).

This job may close once 100 applications are received, which could happen before the closing date.

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 resume and documents are compared with your questionnaire answers to decide if you are qualified. Applicants who leave out required documents, or whose resume does not support their questionnaire answers, can be rated ineligible or not qualified. Interviews may be required, and declining or missing one counts as declining the job.

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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 (Sensitive Compartmented Information), then the final offer with your start date.

Tips for this job:

Keep your resume to two pages or less, because longer resumes are removed from consideration.
Show the dates (month/year), hours per week, and duties for every job on your resume, and match them to your questionnaire answers.
If you have federal civilian service, attach your most recent SF-50 or it may lead to an ineligible rating.

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