Dominant Air Power: Design For Tomorrow…Deliver Today Federal Hiring Process Civilian Personnel Flight 20 Jul 2010 Susan Suttling 88 FSS/FSMCY

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Dominant Air Power: Design For Tomorrow…Deliver Today Discussion Topics Federal Sector vs. Private Sector hiring procedures Why public service? Hiring authorities / Hiring process Federal employment website – USA Jobs

Dominant Air Power: Design For Tomorrow…Deliver Today 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

Dominant Air Power: Design For Tomorrow…Deliver Today 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

Dominant Air Power: Design For Tomorrow…Deliver Today Typical 2010 Starting Salaries CityGS-5GS-7GS-9 Dayton/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

Dominant Air Power: Design For Tomorrow…Deliver Today “Government Speak” in Hiring Job (Vacancy) Announcement Competitive Service – Excepted Service Job Series KSAs Career ladder Hiring Certificate (‘the cert’)

Dominant Air Power: Design For Tomorrow…Deliver Today 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

Dominant Air Power: Design For Tomorrow…Deliver Today 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

Dominant Air Power: Design For Tomorrow…Deliver Today 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 and online status query How do potential candidates find out about vacancies?

Dominant Air Power: Design For Tomorrow…Deliver Today Official Federal Job Search Websites USA Jobs – –Information on hiring authorities Air Force Personnel Center – by_state_nlo.asphttps://ww2.afpc.randolph.af.mil/resweb/search_ by_state_nlo.asp –Information on hiring authorities

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Dominant Air Power: Design For Tomorrow…Deliver Today Application Options Online Application –Resume May Require Supporting Documentation –Transcripts –DD 214 –VA Letter Respond to Job Related Questions / Assessments

Dominant Air Power: Design For Tomorrow…Deliver Today Evaluation Options Education/experience –Responses to Job Related Questions (KSAs) –Resume –Structured Interviews

Dominant Air Power: Design For Tomorrow…Deliver Today 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

Dominant Air Power: Design For Tomorrow…Deliver Today General Advice When Applying Register & Build Resumes – Have Them Ready Read Announcements Carefully Determine Requirements Apply! (Follow through all submit buttons)

Dominant Air Power: Design For Tomorrow…Deliver Today 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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