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Boat Builder Leader
U.S. Coast Guard · Portsmouth County, Virginia · Closes in 6 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: The public, Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL).
The job is open to U.S. citizens, nationals, and people who owe allegiance to the U.S. Federal employees whose job was eliminated may get priority under career transition programs.
Experience: No set number of years is listed. You are rated on how well your past work and training match the job duties, and volunteer work counts.
Education: No education is required. If you want education to count toward qualifying, you must submit an unofficial transcript from an accredited college.
Licenses and certifications:
- Valid state driver's license, which you must be able to get and keep
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 6 days (November 10, 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 answer online self-assessment questions, and your resume and documents are reviewed. Qualified applicants are rated Best-Qualified, Well-Qualified, or Qualified. Overstating your experience can get you removed from consideration.
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, then the final offer with your start date.
Tips for this job:
- Show start and end dates (mm/yy) and hours per week for every job on your resume.
- Keep your resume to two pages or less, with at least 10 point font and 0.5 inch margins, or it may be removed.
- Upload any veterans' preference or transcript documents with your application, because mail and email submissions are not accepted.
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