Northrop Grumman Resume Template for Veterans

What Northrop Grumman looks for

Northrop Grumman's military transition guide says a recruiter or manager spends about 20 seconds on a résumé, so your unique information belongs near the top. It lists a summary of qualifications and clearance information as fundamentals. Most Northrop Grumman jobs require getting and keeping a clearance, and U.S. citizenship is required in most cases. A current DoD clearance is usually transferable for two years after debrief, so tell the recruiter if yours is. Non-military technical, business and logistics professionals also read your résumé. Spell out the tools you used, how many people you supervised, and how much money you managed or saved.

Bullet formula: Northrop Grumman's own pattern: "Did [this] while supervising [N people], using [tool] to do [that] more efficiently, saving or accounting for [$ amount]."

Do

• Keep text at 11 points or larger, use bullets instead of paragraphs, and aim for one or two pages (never more than three).
• Put the civilian equivalent beside each military title. The guide's example: "Aviation Maintenance and Production Chief (Tool Shop Supervisor and Logistics Branch Manager)."
• Open with a "Skills Summary" or "Qualifications and Highlights" section that quantifies your record, e.g. "accountable for $5.8 million in aviation property."
• Say in your objective or summary that you are a veteran, and show years of service, education and awards.
• If you're willing to relocate, say so near the bottom of the page.
• If several duty stations involved similar work, group experience by specialty instead of by location.
• Apply about six months before separating, or one year ahead if you want a DoD SkillBridge internship.

Avoid

• Don't put a company name in your objective. It may be wrong when your résumé reaches Northrop Grumman.
• Don't aim your objective at one specific job. Northrop Grumman may use your skills on several projects.
• Don't write vague labels like "Automation" or "Operations". Describe the complete experience instead.
• Don't apply below your level. The guide warns recruiters may see you as overqualified.
• Don't go over three pages.

Words from their postings

We Do the Right Thing, We Do What We Promise, We Commit to Shared Success, We Pioneer, Inclusive innovation, Summary of qualifications, Clearance information, SCI, SAP.

Veteran programs

• Operation IMPACT, for post-9/11 service members with a service-connected condition (30%+ rating) who separated within 3 years. It covers résumé support and career placement, and extends to family caregivers.
• Northrop Grumman SkillBridge program for active-duty service members (apply about a year before separation).
• Military Career Matching Tool, Military Veteran Talent Community, and hiring events.
• Nearly 20% of the workforce are veterans and reservists.

Where veterans land

Field service engineer / representative, Test technician or test engineer, Integrated logistics support analyst, Systems or software engineer, Program / project management, Cyber and security roles

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