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Cooperative Education Program – Language (Maryland)
National Security Agency/Central Security Service · Fort Meade, Maryland · Closes in 4 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: Students, Individuals with disabilities, The public.
Open to the public, but you must be a U.S. citizen, national, or someone who owes allegiance to the U.S. You must also be a current student at an accredited high school, college, or graduate school, and individuals eligible under Schedule A (a hiring path for people with disabilities) may apply.
Education: You must be pursuing a Chinese or Farsi language-focused major. You must be a second-semester college freshman or a college sophomore. A cumulative college GPA of 3.0 or higher is preferred.
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 4 days (November 1, 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 be rated on how well you meet the listed qualifications. Failing to provide all required information may lead to an ineligible rating or a lower overall rating.
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 (Top Secret), then the final offer with your start date.
Tips for this job:
- Only students pursuing a Chinese or Farsi language major can apply.
- Be ready to be in the U.S. for interviews between November 2026 and March 2027.
- Talk with your school advisor about how rotating work semesters may affect your student status, scholarships, and financial aid.
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