Your steps to apply

Supervisory Police Officer
United States Army Installation Management Command · Fort Huachuca, Arizona and 14 more · Closes in 22 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 only U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, or people who owe allegiance to the U.S. may apply. You must provide proof of U.S. citizenship.

Experience: You need one year of specialized experience, which is work typical of the next lower grade (GS-8). It includes law enforcement work such as patrol or investigations, training others on law enforcement rules, and leading security or law enforcement teams. Unpaid and volunteer experience counts too.

Education: Education cannot replace experience at this grade.

Licenses and certifications:

Valid state motor vehicle license
Valid local government driver's license
CPR and first aid certification

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, two pages or less, showing employer, job title, start and end dates (month and year), hours per week, and duties Copy of your license or certification, or you will be rated ineligible Proof of U.S. citizenship Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service registration, if you are a man born after 1959 Most recent performance appraisal, if applicable Cover letter (optional)

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 22 days (November 23, 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: Your application is reviewed using your resume, your answers to the online questionnaire, and your supporting documents. If you inflate your qualifications or experience, you may lose consideration, and missing documents can make your application incomplete.

Apply on USAJOBS ↗

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

Tips for this job:

Your resume must show hours per week for each job, or your application may be marked incomplete.
Experience alone counts for this job, so make sure your resume clearly describes qualifying work.
Upload your license or certification copy with your application, or you will be rated ineligible.

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