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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


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


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


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


“Government Speak” in Hiring

• Job (Vacancy) Announcement

• Competitive Service – Excepted Service

• Job Series

• KSAs

• Career ladder

• Hiring Certificate (‘the cert’)


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


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


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?


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

http://www.usajobs.gov/

https://ww2.afpc.randolph.af.mil/resweb/search_by_state_nlo.asp

https://ww2.afpc.randolph.af.mil/resweb/search_by_state_nlo.asp


http://www.usajobs. gov

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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


Evaluation Options

• Education/experience– Responses to Job Related Questions (KSAs)– Resume– Structured Interviews


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


General Advice When Applying

• Register & Build Resumes – Have Them Ready

• Read Announcements Carefully

• Determine Requirements

• Apply! (Follow through all submit buttons)


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


https://gum.afpc.randolph.af.mil/cgi-bin/askafpc.cfg/php/enduser/home.php

Air Force Personnel Center (AFPC)


http://gum.afpc.randolph.af.mil/cgi-bin/askafpc.cfg/php/enduser/

ps_product.php?p_sid=2ry_Ej5k&pid=3351/

Air Force Personnel Center (AFPC)


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