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Dominant Air Power: Design For Tomorrow…Deliver Today
Federal Hiring Process
Civilian Personnel Flight
20 Jul 2010
Susan Suttling88 FSS/[email protected]
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Discussion Topics
• Federal Sector vs. Private Sector hiring procedures
• Why public service?
• Hiring authorities / Hiring process
• Federal employment website – USA Jobs
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Federal Sector vs. Private Sector
• Federal Sector Employment Procedures
– Merit System Principles
– Preference for certain veterans
– Rule of Three for General Schedule (GS) & Wage Grade
(WG) positions
– Priority consideration for certain candidates
– Qualifications standardized government-wide
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Why Public Service?
• Numerous Federal career paths and
locations
• Unparalleled career opportunities– Contracting, Financial Management, Program
Managers, Logistics, Engineers
• Great benefits and work-life balance
• Service
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Typical 2010 Starting Salaries
City GS-5 GS-7 GS-9Dayton/
Springfield/Greenville
$31,886 $39,497 $48,313
Chicago $34,316 $42,508 $51,995
Dallas $33,101 $41,002 $50,154
New York $35,309 $43,738 $53,500
San Francisco $37,073 $45,923 $56,172
Washington, DC $34,075 $42,209 $51,630
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“Government Speak” in Hiring
• Job (Vacancy) Announcement
• Competitive Service – Excepted Service
• Job Series
• KSAs
• Career ladder
• Hiring Certificate (‘the cert’)
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Hiring Authorities
• In Plain Language – The ways you may be hired
– Competitive Examining – • Open to All US Citizens
– Reinstatement or Transfer Eligible
– Special Appointing Authorities for Veterans• Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA)
• Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA)
• 30 Percent Disabled Veteran
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Hiring Authorities (cont’d)
– Federal Career Intern Program / Defense Career
Intern Program
– Student Programs• Student Career Experience Program (SCEP)
• Student Temporary Employment Program (STEP)
– Direct Hire Authority & Expedited Hiring Authority• Certain Hard-to-Fill positions
– Engineering Occupations within DoD
– Medical Occupations (e.g., Nurses, Nursing Assistants,
Pharmacist, Medical Officer)
– Acquisition Positions
http://www.opm.gov/Strategic_Management_of_Human_Capital/fhfrc/default.asp
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Hiring Process
• Consists of essentially three steps
– Submission of resume and required supporting
documentation to an open vacancy announcement
– Evaluation of applicant’s qualifications for the position
– Referral of “best qualified” applicants to hiring manager
for consideration
• Supervisor has 45 days to make a selection
• Candidates notified of application status via email and
online status query
How do potential candidates find out about vacancies?
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Official Federal Job Search Websites
• USA Jobs– www.usajobs.gov– Information on hiring authorities
• Air Force Personnel Center– https://ww2.afpc.randolph.af.mil/resweb/search_
by_state_nlo.asp– Information on hiring authorities
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USAJOBS
Advanced Search - Keyword - Title - Series - Location - Agency
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Application Options
• Online Application– Resume
• May Require Supporting Documentation– Transcripts– DD 214– VA Letter
• Respond to Job Related Questions / Assessments
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Evaluation Options
• Education/experience– Responses to Job Related Questions (KSAs)– Resume– Structured Interviews
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General Advice When Applying
• Apply for positions and job levels for
which you have the required experience
and skills
• Answer questions completely and directly
• Tailor application to document specific
knowledge, skills and abilities requested
• Submit all documents, as requested
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General Advice When Applying
• Register & Build Resumes – Have Them Ready
• Read Announcements Carefully
• Determine Requirements
• Apply! (Follow through all submit buttons)
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A Note on Completing Your Resume
• Address the breadth and scope of your experience – Provide sufficient information for quality level
• Be specific and detailed– Dates– Length of time– Results of efforts– Tailor resume for specific job
• Be accurate and truthful
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Air Force Personnel Center (AFPC)
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Air Force Personnel Center (AFPC)