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County Program Analyst/Trainee
Farm Service Agency · Las Cruces, New Mexico and 1 more · 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.

Only U.S. citizens or U.S. nationals can apply. The agency clarified that this position is open to all U.S. citizens and U.S. nationals.

Experience: CO is the county office pay grade. At CO-04, 3 months of general work experience supporting agricultural or government programs can qualify you, and at CO-05, 1 year of that experience can qualify you. For CO-07, 1 year of specialized experience at the CO-5 or GS-5 level qualifies, and for CO-09, 1 year at the CO-7 or GS-7 level qualifies.

Education: A high school diploma or GED qualifies you for CO-03. Two years of college qualifies you for CO-04, and four years of college or a bachelor's degree qualifies you for CO-05. One full year of graduate school qualifies for CO-07, and a bachelor's degree with a 3.0 GPA, a 3.5 GPA in major courses, upper third class standing, or an approved honor society membership also qualifies. A master's degree or equivalent qualifies for CO-09.

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 of no more than 2 pages with name, phone number and email address Work dates by month and year, hours worked per week, and work schedule for each job Title and grade for each current or former federal or FSA county job, or it will not count Unofficial college transcript if you qualify through education, showing course numbers, titles, credit hours and grades Proof of accreditation if any education was from a foreign school, with an English translation Optional: most recent signed performance appraisal and most recent SF-50 for current or former federal employees If selected: most recent SF-50 and signed performance appraisal within 7 days for current or former federal or FSA county employees

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 9 days (November 12, 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 application, including the online Assessment Questionnaire, is reviewed to see if you meet the minimum qualifications, and your resume must support your answers. If the agency finds you inflated your qualifications or experience, you may be found ineligible or removed from service.

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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:

Give the month and year, hours per week, and title and grade for every federal or FSA county job on your resume, or that time may not count
If you use education to qualify, upload a transcript that lists course numbers, titles, credit hours and grades
Keep your resume to 2 pages or less and make sure your answers in the questionnaire match it

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