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Clinical Laboratory Scientist
Veterans Health Administration · Little Rock, Arkansas · Closes in 7 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, Internal to an agency, Federal employees - Competitive service, The public.

This job is open to U.S. citizens and the public. Current permanent VA Nationwide employees and federal employees of other agencies may also apply.

Experience: No experience is needed for GS-07. For GS-09, you need 1 year of creditable experience equivalent to GS-07. For GS-11, you need 1 year of creditable experience equivalent to GS-09.

Education: A bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university is required at every level. For GS-09, a master's degree or 2 academic years of graduate study in medical technology or a directly related science can be used instead of experience. For GS-11, 3 full years of graduate study or a Ph.D. or other doctoral degree in medical technology or a directly related science can be used instead of experience.

Licenses and certifications:

Generalist certification as an MLS from ASCP BOC or AMT, or Generalist certification as an MT from ASCP BOR or AMT
Categorical or specialist certification from ASCP or AMT, which is not accepted for generalist positions

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 Long-form resume or CV showing job title, duties, start and end dates (month/year), and average hours worked per week Transcript (required) Copy of your professional certification SF-50 if you are a current or former federal employee Cover letter, if it applies to you

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 7 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 are rated on how well your application meets the listed qualifications. Your resume, CV, and supporting documents will be verified, and the agency will not assume experience that is not clearly described. Errors or missing information may affect your rating or make you ineligible.

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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, then the final offer with your start date.

Tips for this job:

Your resume must show job title, duties, start and end dates by month and year, and average hours per week.
Include your transcript, which is required and is needed to qualify through education at GS-11.
Make sure your certification is a Generalist certification, since categorical or specialist certifications are not accepted for generalist positions.

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