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Animal Packer
Forest Service · Prather, California and 3 more · Closes in 8 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: The public.
The job is open to the public. U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, and people who owe allegiance to the United States may apply.
Experience: The announcement does not list a set number of years. You will be judged on your ability to do the duties, based on the relevance, scope and quality of all paid or unpaid experience, including volunteer work.
Education: Education cannot replace experience for this position.
Licenses and certifications:
- Valid state driver's license
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.
3 Apply on USAJOBS
Closes in 8 days (November 12, 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 complete an Assessment Questionnaire and be rated on job knowledge, including working with normal supervision, using tools and equipment, reading instructions, knowledge of materials, and dexterity and safety. Inflated or inaccurate information may lower your score or make you ineligible.
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 (Other), then the final offer with your start date.
Tips for this job:
- Your resume must show dates, hours per week and duties for each job, and must not exceed 2 pages or you will be removed.
- Upload files in PDF, Word or other listed formats under 5MB, and do not use Adobe Portfolio files.
- Complete the application and all required documents by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the closing date.
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