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Child and Youth Program Operations Clerk
Commander, Navy Installations Command · Honolulu, Hawaii · Closes in 9 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: The public.

This job is open to the public. You must be a U.S. citizen, a U.S. national, or someone who owes allegiance to the U.S.

Experience: You need 2 years of administrative experience. The announcement does not name a grade level for this experience.

Education: You must provide proof of a high school diploma, GED, or college transcripts showing an awarded degree. The announcement does not say that education can replace experience.

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, two-page limit, showing your experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities High school diploma, GED, or college transcript showing the awarded degree, school name, degree type, date, and major Notice of separation if claiming NAF BBA priority consideration Sponsor's PCS orders and marriage certificate if claiming military spouse preference DD-214 and supporting papers if claiming veterans' preference Most recent SF-50 or PAR if you are a current or former federal employee Credential evaluation from a U.S. private organization for foreign college transcripts

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 9 days (November 13, 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 resume and online questionnaire are rated against the job's knowledge, skills, and abilities. The best qualified applicants go to the hiring manager, and interviews may be held. An incomplete application package may mean you are not considered.

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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 (Other), then the final offer with your start date.

Tips for this job:

Keep your resume to two pages or less, because the system blocks longer files.
Upload your high school diploma, GED, or college transcript with the application, or it will be incomplete.
Describe your 2 years of administrative experience and your cash handling skills in specific detail.

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