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Diagnostic Radiologic Technologist
Military Treatment Facilities under DHA · Annapolis, Maryland · Closes in 4 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.

Open to U.S. citizens, nationals, and people who owe allegiance to the U.S. You must prove U.S. citizenship.

Experience: One year of specialized experience, typical of GS-6 work, that includes performing radiographic exams with radiology equipment, doing quality control such as reviewing images for diagnostic quality, and preparing patients for exams.

Education: One full year of graduate-level education directly related to the work, such as diagnostic radiography, with official transcripts. Education can also be combined with experience, using the percentage formula in the announcement. You must also have completed an accredited radiology program and be certified as a radiographer.

Licenses and certifications:

Radiographer certification in your field
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross

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 two pages or less showing employer, job title, start and end dates by month and year, and hours per week Copy of your radiographer certification, required Official transcripts if you qualify through education Copy of your job-related license or certification, required Selective Service Pre-Employment Certification Statement, for men born after 1959 Proof of U.S. citizenship Most recent performance appraisal, if applicable Cover letter, optional

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 4 days (November 9, 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, supporting documents, and questionnaire answers are reviewed against the qualifications. If you inflate your qualifications or experience, you may lose consideration, and errors or missing information may affect your eligibility.

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

Tips for this job:

Keep your resume to two pages or less, since longer resumes are removed from consideration.
Include the month and year, and the hours per week, for each job on your resume.
If you qualify through education, upload transcripts from accredited schools, or you will be rated ineligible.

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