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Administrative Assistant
Nuclear Regulatory Commission · King of Prussia, Pennsylvania and 4 more · Closes in 58 days

1 Check you can apply
2 Resume and documents
3 Apply on USAJOBS
4 After you apply

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1 Check you can apply You are here

Who can apply: Federal employees - Excepted service, Special authorities, The public, Federal employees - Competitive service, Individuals with disabilities, Veterans.

Open to the public. You must be a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or someone who owes allegiance to the United States. Veterans, military spouses, current federal employees, and people with disabilities (under Schedule A) may also apply through special hiring paths.

Experience: You need at least 1 year of specialized experience at the next lower grade level, GG-7, in federal service, or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience includes computer work such as data entry and reports, clerical tasks like filing and mailing, calendar and travel handling, and proofreading documents.

Education: There are no education requirements for this position.

Experience can be paid or unpaid, volunteer work included: if it matches the duties, it counts. The full rules are in the announcement.

2 Resume and documents

Write a federal resume for this job. For each job you held, give the month and year you started and ended, your hours per week and what you did, using the words of the experience the announcement asks for. Many announcements accept resumes of up to 2 pages: check this one.

Resume ready: dates, hours per week, duties Resume of 2 pages or less with personal information, education, and detailed work experience Resume must show hours worked per week, dates of employment (month/year), job title, series, and grade Current federal employees: copy of most recent non-award SF-50 Veterans' preference: DD-214, SF-15, and supporting documents such as a VA disability letter Schedule A letter if applying under Schedule A Military spouse or Peace Corps documents if you claim those eligibilities All documents must be in English

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 58 days (December 31, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).

You sign in to USAJOBS with a Login.gov account, answer the questionnaire and upload your documents, then you submit. Answer the questionnaire honestly: your resume must show what you claim.

How they rate you: You will be rated on your resume, your questionnaire answers, and USA Hire assessments covering 13 competencies such as attention to detail, customer service, and teamwork. You must meet or exceed the assessment cut score to be considered, and overstating your experience or cheating can get you removed.

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4 After you apply

In USAJOBS, under Applications, you can see where your application stands: received, reviewed, referred to the hiring manager or not, then selected or not. It can take a few weeks.

For the interview, prepare three examples with the STAR method: the Situation, the Task, what you did (Action) and the Result.

If they choose you: a tentative offer, then a background check, a security clearance (L Access Authorization), then the final offer with your start date.

Tips for this job:

Describe your specialized experience clearly in your resume, since the agency will not assume anything about your experience.
List hours per week, dates in month/year format, and grade or series for each past job.
If you are a current federal employee, submit a non-award SF-50, because award-only copies will not be considered.

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