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MAY 21, 2010WINGSPREADPAGE 3More bases to advertise vacancies on USAJOBSApplicants will beable to savemultiple resumes,track applicationsBy April RowdenAir Force Personnel Center Public Affairs OfficeEight additional locations will beginusing USAJOBS.gov on Monday toadvertise vacancies to current AirForce employees.Charleston Air Force Base, S.C.;McGuire AFB, N.J.; McChord AFB,Wash.; Langley AFB, Va.; ElmendorfAFB, Alaska; Andersen AFB, Guam;and the Air Force District ofWashington’s Bolling AFB and thePentagon make up Phase II of the AirForce’s civilian initiative to useUSAJOBS to announce jobs vacanciesto internal and external candidates.Osan Air Base, South Korea;Goodfellow AFB, Texas; and all thebases under U.S. Air Forces in Europelaunched the program Feb. 22.By phasing in the use of USAJOBS, AirForce officials are able to test systemenhancements, verify that the programcreates a more timely hiring process,and respond to feedback from the field.“Above all, we want to ensure weallow time for feedback from our selectingsupervisors, local civilian personnelsection staff, employees and applicantsthat this recruitment tool is meetingtheir needs,” said Jamie Beattie of theAir Force Personnel Center.The feedback has been positive.“Our internal Air Force employeesfeel they are receiving fair considerationby applying via a resume in lieuof career briefs with skills coding, andour selecting supervisors appreciatereceiving only one certificate withboth internal and external candidatesinstead of the two they received in thepast,” Ms. Beattie said.Individuals applying for jobs at the testbases will apply through USAJOBSinstead of the Air Force CivilianEmployment Self-Nomination Applicationfound on the Air Force PersonnelCenter’s secure Web site.After creating an account throughUSAJOBS, employees will have theability to build and save up to five differentresumes. Applicants then selectwhich resume they want to submitbased on the qualifications needed forthe job vacancy. From there, an applicantcan track when the application isreceived, when it’s assessed for qualificationsand if it’s referred to aselecting official.Applicants can verify the announcementis available to current Air Forcecivilian candidates by looking for the“Current Permanent Air ForceEmployee” eligibility statement on jobsadvertised in USAJOBS. Applicantsshould identify themselves as current AirForce employees in the assessmentquestionnaire included in the vacancyannouncement.USAJOBS can be accessed by computeror smart phone using a usernameand password 24 hours a day,seven days a week.For guidance on preparing resumes,interview techniques or other careersearchassistance, contact the localAirman and Family Readiness Center.For more information on USAstaffing, Air Force employees may callthe 24-hour Total Force ServiceCenter at 800-525-0102.