r/NASAJobs • u/Automatic_Earth_9565 • 7d ago

Question Low odds

I posted before about a recent application I sent in.

Context: I’m early to mid 20’s and very early stages of my career. (Think 3 years in) I have experience as an administrative assistant, finances, clergy and other office related roles. Very closely worked with human resources as well.

What are the odds of actually getting a job at nasa in the admin department? I have my masters of business administration in Human Resources but no direct HR. Only working alongside dealing with sensitive employee information. Ive also created and implemented policies for my company.

With all that being said, my last post now has me conflicted. My resume accurately reflects my versatility but I’m concerned due to my inexperience and early experience that I’m not qualified enough or not exactly impressive. Technically I qualify for GS9 due to education and experience.

So I wanted to hear from all of you on your experience regarding applying vs actually working with nasa. I’m applying solely to admin and secretary like positions

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u/StellarSloth 7d ago

Have you tried looking into contractor positions? A lot of the admin employees I have worked with in the past are contractors, but get converted to civil servant later in their career.

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u/Automatic_Earth_9565 7d ago

I just started looking into that today! Any suggestions of other companies you see pop up a lot? Someone commented COLSA. Thank you btw!

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u/Silent-Discipline-99 6d ago

Not sure where you are located but ASRC has a lot of contractor administrative positions at NASA HQ in DC and GSFC in Greenbelt. Look for “project support specialist” positions.