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Supervisory Logistics Management Specialist- Direct Hire Authority
Air Force Materiel Command · Arlington, Virginia and 8 more · Closes in 38 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.

The job is open to the public, but you must be a U.S. citizen, national, or someone who owes allegiance to the U.S. Males must be registered for Selective Service.

Experience: You need at least 1 year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at the next lower broadband level NH-03, which matches GS-13. Specialized experience means planning and directing complex logistics operations, supervising personnel, and leading special projects. This period may be completed within 120 days of the closing date.

Education: This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

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 Online application questionnaire Resume of no more than two pages, font no smaller than 10 points Resume must show hours worked per week and dates of employment (month/year to month/year) Resume must include your full name and no personal information like age or photos Transcripts and licenses only if you qualify through education or the job requires them Performance appraisals and awards from the last 3 years (optional, for current federal employees) DD-214 or certification memo if you are active duty military

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 38 days (December 9, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).

The announcement says it may close at any time, so apply as soon as you can. Applications may also be used for a 120-day list to fill similar openings.

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 will be rated on how well you meet the qualifications, based on your resume, supporting documents, and questionnaire answers. Your questionnaire answers must match your documents, or you will be rated not qualified. Errors or missing information may lower your rating or remove you from consideration.

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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 list hours worked per week and exact start and end months and years for each job, or it may be marked insufficient.
Make sure your questionnaire answers match what your resume says, since mismatches lead to a not qualified rating.
Resume must be two pages or less with your full name on it and no personal details like age or photos.

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