Marsh scene, Town of Port Royal
Federal Civil Service Employment with the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island; Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort; Naval Hospital Beaufort; Naval Dental Center, Parris Island; and 6th Marine Corps Recruiting District, Parris Island

Text by Nancy Brandau
Director, Human Resources Office Beaufort "Tri-Command"
(June 17, 2004)

How Civil Service Jobs are Filled

When filled through competitive procedures, civil service positions at MCRD Parris Island, Naval Dental Center Parris Island, 6th Marine Corps Recruiting District, Naval Hospital Beaufort, and the Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, are recruited for either through the Dept. of Navy RESUMIX system or through the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's Delegated Examining Unit (DEU) system.

Recruitment through Dept. Of Navy's
RESUMIX System for Applicants
with Civil Service "Status"

Recruitment through RESUMIX is almost always used when it is believed that there is a pool of eligible and qualified applicants who are already in the Federal civil service or who are eligible to be appointed to Federal civil service.

RESUMIX job applications must be submitted electronically via the following website: http://www.donhr.navy.mil.

All positions in the Beaufort SC Navy-Marine Corps Tri-Command are located in the DON SOUTHEAST region. With only rare exceptions, all vacancies are subject to Department of Defense Priority Placement Program (PPP).

The Civil Service Vacancy Listing can be accessed at any time at www.nhbeaufort.med.navy.mil or from computers on the Parris Island LAN at
http://intranet click "Unit Pages", click "Civilian Human Resources, click "Job Vacancies".

RESUMIX Guidance

To ensure that you are considered for positions for which you may be interested, you MUST have an active RESUMIX resumé in the HRSC-SE database at all times! If you need help preparing or submitting your electronic RESUMIX resumé, it is recommended that you update your hardcopy resumé (SF-171 or equivalent) and find someone who is comfortable using the computer to help you complete the electronic resumé and submit it to HRSC-SE.

Be sure to designate the SPECIFIC POSITION OR JOB SERIES that you would like to be considered for on your RESUMIX resumé. To update the position series for which you are interested, you can either modify your RESUMIX resumé; OR, you can notify HRSC-SE of your interest in another position series (without modifying your RESUMIX resumé) using the "APPLY NOW" feature on the DON website (Be sure to click this button twice).

If you already have civil service status, go to the Jobs, Jobs, Jobs link on the http://www.donhr.navy.mil website, click SE region, then enter the four-digit series of the position you're interested in. This should generate the open-continuous, Navy job announcement for the type of position you are interested in being considered for.

Be sure to show the LOWEST grade level (or pay rate) that you would be willing to accept, even if it is not the grade level that you would ideally like to have.

RESUMIX resumes are maintained in the HRSC-SE database for one year. Be sure to update your RESUMIX resumé at least once each year so that it is not deleted from the database!!
Review "key words" that may be helpful in preparing your RESUMIX resumé in the government-wide qualification standards for the position series you're interested in. These are located at www.opm.gov/qualifications/index.htm

Additional guidance on how to complete and submit a RESUMIX resumé is found at http://www.donhr.navy.mil (click Jobs, Jobs, Jobs).

Applicants who have active duty military service may have civil service "status" and be eligible for recruitment through RESUMIX under authorities in the Veterans' Readjustment Act (VRA) or the Veterans' Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA). Additional information can be found at http://www.opm.gov/veterans/html/vetguide.asp#6.

Recruitment through OPM's
Delegated Examining Unit (DEU)
for External Recruitments

DEU (or external recruitment) is used to fill civil service jobs that are historically hard-to-fill with current civil service employees or other eligible candidates.

Vacancies being recruited for through OPM Delegated Examining Unit (DEU) are posted on the both of the following websites:
http://www.usajobs.opm.gov and http://www.navy.com/careers/.

Be sure to follow the instructions carefully on how to apply for positions being recruited for through DEU!

Laws and regulations concerning veteran's preference apply in external recruitment procedures. For more information about Veterans Preference in civil service hiring, go to http://www.opm.gov/veterans/html/vetguide.asp#2.
Got questions? For additional information concerning Federal civil service employment in Beaufort SC, call 843-228-2217, press "2" for the human resources area of interest to you.

NAFI Employment with MCCS-SC
Marine Corps Recruit Depot and MCAS Beaufort

Interested in Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI) employment with the Marine Corps Community Service -- South Carolina at MCRD Parris Island or the Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort? To check MCCS--SC NAFI vacancy listings, go to
http://www.usmc-mccs.org/employ/.

Employment with Schools at Laurel Bay SC

Interested in employment with the Department of Defense Schools System at Laurel Bay SC? For information, call 843-846-6100

Employment with the Parris Island Commissary

Interested in employment with the Department of Defense Commissary at Parris Island SC? For information, call 843-228-6100.

THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, DEPARTMENT OF NAVY, AND THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS SUPPORT FEDERAL MERIT SYSTEM PRINCIPLES (5 USC 2301) AND EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (29 USC) IN HIRING AND FILLING CIVIL SERVICE POSITIONS.

Consideration of applications and selections will be made without regard to applicant's race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, political affiliation, qualified handicapping/disabling condition, or appropriate exercise of protected activity that is prohibited under any law or regulation. Unless authorized by law or regulation, no preference or advantage will be afforded to any employee or applicant for employment for the purpose of improving or injuring the prospects or any particular person for employment. The employer shall neither deceive nor willfully obstruct any person with respect to such person's right to compete for employment nor influence any person to withdraw from competition for any position for the purpose of improving or injuring the prospects of any other person for employment.