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Boiler Plant Operator
Veterans Health Administration · Buffalo, New York · Closes in 3 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: The public.
Open to the public, but only U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, or people who owe allegiance to the U.S. can apply.
Experience: No specific length of experience is required. You must show training or experience with enough scope and quality to do the work, with details in your resume. Applicants are rated under OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards.
Education: This job has no education requirement.
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 3 days (November 6, 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: Your answers to the online questionnaire are first checked against the minimum qualification; applicants who do not meet it are rated ineligible. Qualified applicants are then rated on dexterity and safety, equipment assembly and repair, operation of equipment, and working without more than normal supervision.
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 be two pages or less and clearly describe boiler, plant, or mechanical work, because the VA will not assume your qualifications.
- Include the hours per week for each job on your resume so your experience can be counted.
- Submit your resume and complete the online questionnaire before the closing date, since the full package must be in on time.
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