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Navigating to Promotion

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Pam Condino AFLCMC/FMP-HNJ Mar 2013

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Overview

• Preparing
• Finding
• Self-Nominating

– Resume – Occupational Questionnaire – Other Documents

• Referral vs. Interview
• Interview Preparation

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Preparing

• Experience
• APDP
• Education
• Certification
• PME

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Finding/Self-Nominating

• Find: USAJob Search (what are you looking for?)

– Grade – Location – Specific type of position # – ALL

• Self-Nominate: see AFPC briefing

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Job Application in USA Jobs

AFPC/DPI August 2012

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How to Apply

• To apply for a position, you must submit a complete

Application Package which includes:

– Your resume – A complete Occupational Questionnaire (answers and resume should be consistent) – Additional required documents (see Required Documents section)

• The complete Application Package must be submitted by

11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date of the announcement

• The process

– Click the Apply Online button - create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account

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Assessment Questionnaire

• Follow the prompts to complete occupational questionnaire
• Click the Submit My Answers button at the end of the

process

• There are 3 parts to the assessment questionnaire:
• Part 1. OPM minimum qualifications and specialized

experience requirement.

– This is a critical piece of the assessment and YOU are self certifying the qualifications and level of experience you possess – If you screen yourself out here, your application is not looked at further, as you MUST meet minimum OPM qualifications in

• rder to be considered further

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Minimum Qualification Example

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Assessment Questionnaire

• Part 2. Technical Experience requirement

– These questions have been developed by Career Field Teams (CFT), Subject Matter Experts (SMEs),

• r OPM and are based on

– The duties/competencies required by the position description (PD) and/or occupational series

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Technical Qualification Example

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Assessment Questionnaire

Part 3. Certification of responses to the Assessment Questionnaire

• Applicant certifies their responses are true

and accurate

• Supporting documents should support the

responses

– If not, the application may be rated lower and may be removed from consideration

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Tips for Success

• Remember, you are applying for a federal

job

• Invest the time to understand the process, in
• rder to best present your credentials and

qualifications; this will increase your chances of success https://gum- crm.csd.disa.mil

• Read the announcement thoroughly and

follow the instructions

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Tips for Success

• Ensure you meet the eligibility requirements

before starting the process – if you aren’t eligible, you won’t be considered

• Take your time when answering the Assessment

Questionnaire – your responses, along with your package, WILL determine IF your resume gets reviewed and IF you will be referred

• Select and submit your resume and all required

supporting documents - incomplete packages will not be considered

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Air Force Personnel Center

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Referral versus Interview

• Referral – doesn’t mean interview
• Making the interview

– #1 chance for “making the cut” : refer to slide 3

• Years of acquisition experience
• Depth of job knowledge
• Breadth of job knowledge (joint, career-broadening)
• Education
• Certification (CDFM or DOD)
• PME
• APDP Level

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Interview Preparation

• Phone versus In-person
• Prepare ahead of time
• Flow

– BRIEF overview of financial management experience, including: Type of jobs, the time frames, and duties and responsibilities. (OVERALL EXPERIENCE) – (Specific Questions related to the job) – Is there anything else you’d like to tell about yourself or experience that you think might have a bearing on qualifications for the position? (GENERAL EXPERIENCE)

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Preparing

Articulating versus Knowing

• Describe your overall experience and responsibilities with (or give examples of your

experiences with)…

– Acquisition programs – Financial management

• Various appropriation accounts
• Appropriation law (color of money) what experience you have had in dealing with

unusual or special financial issues/requirements. Provide examples of how your understanding of appropriations law impacted decisions made regarding the execution of programs you’ve been involved with.

• Table-top presentations or formal briefings to higher management (provide examples)
• Budget exhibits
• The PPBE process
• Program Objective Memorandum
• Budget formulation
• Budget execution

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Preparing

• Cost analysis
• Cost estimating skills
• Contract reporting
• Foreign Military Sales
• Financial systems: Provide an example of a challenge you overcame when adapting

to a new financial system. Address the results, what you learned, obstacles you faced and how you worked through them. (FINANCIAL SYSTEM SKILLS)

• Congressional inquiries
• Budget drills/cuts
• Contracts
• Foreign Military Sales
• Scheduling
• EVMS
• Reprogramming Requests
• Source selection
• IPTS

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Supervisory Positions

• Describe the role you have had in the workplace that best allowed you to

demonstrate your abilities as a leader. Were you successful? What did you learn from the experience?

• How do you motivate a problem employee? How do you motivate people

in general?

• How would you motivate a marginal employee?
• Give examples of briefings you’ve prepared or given and to what level.

How comfortable are you briefing?

• Give examples of when you have demonstrated leadership skills.
• Could you give an example of a time that you demonstrated your

communication skills?

• Could you give an example of a situation where you saw a problem or

issue and took the initiative in resolving it?

• What types of programs reports have you worked with?
• Could you give an example of a complex program cost analysis you have

worked on?

• What has been your experience with training others?

(don’t just answer yes/no)

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Interview

• Preparation, preparation, preparation
• Presentation

– Verbal

• Take notes
• If questions aren’t provided in writing, repeat

question back and make sure you understand all items

• Answer entire question/all parts

– Physical

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 Product

• Deliver Cost Effective Acquisition

Solutions

• Deliver Affordable and Effective

Product Support

 Process

• Launch High

Confidence Sustainable Programs

• Standardize and

Continuously Improve Center Processes

 People

• Develop and

Place Right Person at Right Time

• Assure a Safe,

Secure, and Quality Work Environment

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DELIVER TO COMMITMENTS

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BACK-UP

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Selecting & Submitting Resume & Required Documents

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NOTE: This is where we are having the biggest issues. A number of applicants are using resume builder, but are not picking the resume and documents to send across, therefore, not submitting them.

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There are only a couple of questions to acknowledge selected documents and to certify info is true and accurate.

Selecting & Submitting Resume & Required Documents

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Assessment Questionnaire Certification Example