HOW
DO I APPLY?
Complete
and submit an application package following these instructions.
Unless specified
within the vacancy announcement, you must complete and submit
your job
application electronically using DIA's online job tool hosted on
unclassified networks (the internet).
Here's how:
Important: Do not use the
browser
Back or Forward keys.
Use
the
navigation buttons provided within the job application site.
- Navigate to http://diajobs.dia.mil.
- Click the button marked
"View Vacancy Announcements and Apply for DIA Jobs" to enter our jobs
application site.
- Your first visit? Register to setup your own account (Create an
Account).
- Select the link to view the current available job offerings (Take a
look at our job postings and hiring
events, then apply for jobs!)
- Search the Vacancy Announcements for opportunities that interest
you.
- Select Vacancy Announcements for which you are qualified and
place
them in your Job Basket by checking the box to the right of the
returned search results. You may select as many as you wish.
- Open your Job Basket to start the application process (View
Contents of Job Basket/Apply
for Jobs).
- While working on the application, please save frequently.
- You may save the application in draft mode prior to final
submission and return to it at a later date. Just look for it
under the link for your draft applications.
- When you have completed all required information submit the
application as final.
- Please
be certain to complete the application prior to
the published Vacancy Announcement's closing date.
- Final
application are not available for revision.
Important: Do not use the
browser
Back or Forward keys.
Use
the
navigation buttons provided within the job application site.
Submitting Classified Applications:
If you are completing your application on an unclassified
computer system, all application materials must be unclassified.
Frequently
Asked Questions
How will I know the status of my application?
We
will send an e-mail to you:
- When your application is received by the agency
- If you are found to be among those best qualified and are
referred for further consideration
- If you are not selected for a position
- If an announcement is canceled
Selectees are notified by telephone.
You
may check the status of your application on-line on the DIA web site (http://diajobs.dia.mil), by
returning to your Applicant Home Page and clicking the “View Your
Submitted Applications” link.
How
long will I be able to see my application on-line?
- Your completed application package will remain available to you
on http://www.dia.mil for 12 months
following the date you
submitted your application.
Who
do I call if I am having trouble using the online application tool?
How do I email
you with my questions?
- Contact us by email using the following address:
I
have a question about the advertised job and one about working at DIA.
- Contact the individual listed under "Contact Information" in the
heading area on the vacancy announcement on the DIA web site (http://diajobs.dia.mil).
I'm
looking at a vacancy announcement that has no closing date. It
says
"open continuous" and "open until filled." What does that mean?
- These announcements remain open until all available positions are
filled. Applications will be reviewed and forwarded to management
on an unannounced periodic basis. To ensure that your application
is considered, please apply as soon as possible.
Will
I need to fill out a new complete application each time I apply for a
job on www.dia.mil?
- You will complete a new application for each job. However,
once you officially submit an application for consideration, your basic
application information (contact information, work experience,
education, etc.) will remain active on this site for you to use in
future applications. If there is no activity in your account
after 12 months, the information is removed.
How
will DIA contact me if my e-mail address or phone number have changed?
- Sign-in to our recruiting site (http://diajobs.dia.mil), click
Update Contact Information and make the changes in your
contact information stored there.
Can
I attach my hard-copy resume instead of using the on-line application
process?
- No. DIA does not accept hard-copy resumes.
All applications must be completed on-line.
Emailed resumes are not reviewed.
All Positions in the Defense
Intelligence Agency are covered by the Defense Civilian Intelligence
Personnel System (DCIPS), a pay-banded, pay-for-performance system.
DIA positions are
in the Excepted Service under 10 USC 1601 appointment authority.
All candidates must be U.S. citizens and are subject to a thorough
background inquiry and any required medical examinations. All
applicants conditionally selected for this position and all DIA
employees are subject to initial and periodic
counterintelligence-scope polygraph tests. All applicants
conditionally selected for this position will be required to submit,
prior to appointment, to urinalysis, to screen for illegal drugs.
Employees are required to sign an agreement not to disclose, in any
fashion, classified information to unauthorized persons. All
civilian employees are required to participate in the DoD Direct
Deposit/Electronic Fund Transfer of Pay Program. All candidates
will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex,
national origin, age, marital status, disability, or sexual
orientation. Veterans who are preference-eligible or who have
been separated from the armed forces under honorable conditions are
encouraged to apply.