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Surface Maintenance Mechanic Inspector (T32)
Army National Guard Units · Alexandria, Alabama · Closes in 16 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: Federal employees - Excepted service, National Guard and reserves, Federal employees - Competitive service, The public.
The job is open to U.S. citizens, nationals, or people who owe allegiance to the U.S., and you must be a National Guard member or eligible to join the Alabama Army National Guard immediately at a rank from private (PVT) up to chief warrant officer 3 (CW3). The agency's note says this announcement is for current federal employees and technicians within the Alabama Army National Guard (T32 and T5).
Experience: You need specialized experience at the WG-11 level, meaning extensive knowledge of complex vehicle systems and the ability to diagnose, repair, and modify combat, tactical, and commercial vehicles. Describe this experience in your own words, because the announcement says copying its text may get you disqualified.
Education: Education cannot replace experience for this wage grade job.
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.
3 Apply on USAJOBS
Closes in 16 days (November 19, 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: You are rated on how well you meet the qualifications, using your resume, supporting documents, and an online questionnaire. If you rate yourself higher than your documents support, your answers may be lowered or you may be removed from consideration.
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:
- Describe your vehicle repair experience in your own words and do not copy the announcement text.
- Show the month and year for every job, plus the hours you worked per week.
- Confirm you can join the Alabama Army National Guard by calling an Alabama recruiter at 800-464-8273 before you apply.
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