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Senior Industrial Security Specialist
Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency · Andover, Massachusetts · Closes in 5 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, The public, National Guard and reserves.

This job is open to all U.S. citizens. The agency also says Retained Grade Preference eligible, Military Reserve, and National Guard Technician eligible applicants may apply.

Experience: You need one year or more of specialized experience at a level equal to GS-12. This means work overseeing industrial security for contractors under the National Industrial Security Program, including security reviews, violation investigations, coordinating with stakeholders, and resolving security conflicts.

Education: Education cannot replace experience at this grade.

Licenses and certifications:

Security Fundamentals Professional Certification (SFPC), required within 24 months of starting
Industrial Security Oversight Credential (ISOC), required within 12 months of SFPC (or within 12 months of starting if you already hold SFPC)

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 of employment, hours per week, and duties Application questionnaire responses (a resume alone or questionnaire alone cannot be considered) Most recent SF-50 if you are or were a federal civilian employee DD-214 and other veteran documents if you claim veterans' preference

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 5 days (November 9, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).

This job will close once 100 applications have been received, which may happen before the official 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 checked against your questionnaire answers, and top candidates go to a subject-matter expert resume panel. You must also complete an online assessment that measures general competencies. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers or is missing required documents, you may be rated not qualified.

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

Tips for this job:

Your resume must be two pages or less, or it will be removed from consideration.
Show dates, hours per week, and duties for every job on your resume, since missing details can lead to not being referred.
Submit both your resume and the online questionnaire, and check that your resume supports your questionnaire answers.

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