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About the Position:
This is an Administrative Careers With America (ACWA) recruitment. The ACWA Program for entry level hiring at the GS-05 or GS-07 grade levels. This is a developmental position with non-competitive promotion potential to the GS-11; it will be filled at the GS-07 grade level. You will serve in an entry level, developmental capacity to acquire the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities. You will have non-competitive promotion potential to the GS-11 when all work can be performed at that level and all other requirements are met.
Position(s) will be filled under the Department of the Army Recent Graduates Program. Click herefor more information on Pathways program participation. After Program completion, Department of the Army Recent Graduates MAY be converted to a permanent position or to a term position (a project-based term of employment lasting between one and four years).
To be eligible for conversion to a permanent or term position, Recent Graduates must:
To learn more, please visit the Office of Personnel Management webpage, Hiring Authorities: Students & Recent Graduates.
Who May Apply:
Positions are open to:
09/13/2017 to 10/20/2017
$44,941 - $58,428 per year
GS 07
Many vacancies in the following location:
25% or less - May be required to travel up to 25% or more to worldwide locations.
No
Recent Graduates
Full-time - Full Time
11
No
NEAG173068002009889PR
479243500
You will serve as a General Supply Specialist at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. In this developmental position you will have many opportunities to learn and gain experience through formal and on-the-job training which will acquaint you with the policies, methods and techniques particular to a position characterized by knowledge and skill requirement involving technical supply work. Assignments are progressively difficult and are designed to prepare the incumbent for more difficult and responsible work at the intermediate and ultimately the journeyman level. At the full performance level GS-11 the position you may be serving as a General Supply Specialist, or Supply Systems Analyst and some of your major duties will include:
Other Requirements: Click here for expanded definitions.
In order to qualify, your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience and/or education.
Experience Required: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Specialized Experience GS-07: To qualify applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade/level (GS-05). Specialized experience is defined as: 1) Using supply regulations, policies, procedures and instructions in supply cataloging, inventory management, excess property, property utilization, or storage management and 2) Using an automated supply system to process supply requests.
OR
Superior Academic Achievement: Candidates must possess a Bachelors degree AND have Superior Academic Achievement (SAA). Superior Academic Achievement is defined as: 1). A grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher for all completed undergraduate coursework or for all courses completed in the last two full years of undergraduate work; or 2). A GPA of 3.5 or higher for all courses in the major field of study, or those courses in your major completed in the last two full years of undergraduate work.; 3) ranking in the upper one third of your college, university, or major subdivision; or 4). Membership in a national honor society (other than freshman honor societies) recognized by the Association of College of Honor Societies. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts).
OR
Education Substitution for Specialized Experience: One full year graduate level education. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts).
OR
Combination of Education and Specialized Experience: Possess some specialized experience as described above, but less than one year; and have less than one year of graduate-level education as described above. Compute the percentage of requirements met, and the total must be at least 100%. (To compute the percentage, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of graduate education by 36. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify) (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts).
If using education to qualify for this position you will need to submit a copy of your unofficial/official transcripts. You MUST provide official transcripts prior to appointment. Failure to provide this documentation will result in objection to your qualifications, and removal from consideration. You will be required to submit your official college transcript if you are selected.
Only degrees from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education are acceptable to meet positive education requirements or to substitute education for experience. For additional information, please go to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and U.S. Department of Education websites at - http://www.opm.gov/qualifications and http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html
Foreign education must be evaluated for U.S. equivalency in order to be considered for this position. Please include this information in your resume.
NOTE: Students may apply to this position if completing all educational requirements within nine (9) months of submitting their application package. If you will be graduating in 07/2018, you will be required to submit a final copy of your official transcripts prior to entrance on duty.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your application package (resume, transcripts, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be reviewed to verify that you meet the basic eligibility and qualification requirements. Your responses to the questionnaire will be used to evaluate your relevant personal, educational, and work experiences. Only the most recently submitted resume will be considered.
It is the policy of the Government not to deny employment simply because an individual has been unemployed or has had financial difficulties that have arisen through no fault of the individual. Information about an individual's employment experience will be used only to determine the person's qualifications and to assess his or her relative level of knowledge, skills, and abilities. Although an individual's personal conduct may be relevant in any employment decision, including conduct during periods of unemployment or evidence of dishonesty in handling financial matters, financial difficulty that has arisen through no fault of the individual will generally not itself be the basis of an unfavorable suitability or fitness determination.
Basis for Rating: Qualified candidates will be assigned to one of three quality categories: Ideal, Strong and Eligible. Veteran preference eligibles are listed ahead of non-preference eligibles within each quality category.
The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment. A complete description of preference categories and the associated required documents is in the Applicant Checklist (External).
As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your transcript(s), your responses to the online questionnaire, your completion of the USA Hire assessment, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.
If you fail to provide these documents, your application will be marked as incomplete and you will not receive further consideration.
If you are unable to apply online or unable to upload your supporting documents follow the directions in Faxing Applications and Documents. The Vacancy ID is 2009889. You will need the questionnaire, View Occupational Questionnaire, to complete your faxed application.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online
questionnaire and submit the
documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on Friday, October 20, 2017 to receive consideration. The application process will follow the bullets outlined below.
The Department of the Army provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the servicing civilian personnel unit. Your requests for reasonable accommodation will be addressed on a case-by-case basis.
Once the application process is complete, a review of your application will be made to ensure you meet the job requirements. To determine if you are qualified for this job, a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the occupational questionnaire. The numeric rating you receive is based on your responses to the questionnaire. The score is a measure of the degree to which your background matches the knowledge, skills, and abilities required of this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating.
To check the status of your application or return to a previous or incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account, select My Applications, and click on the more information link under the application status for this position.
For questions regarding the status of your application, eligibility or qualifications determination contact: USARMY.APG.CHRA-NE.MBX.APPLICANTHELP@MAIL.MIL
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/479243500. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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*Transcripts from an accredited institution are required (see required documents)
**Applications will be accepted through October 20, 2017.
