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Dredging Equipment Operator (Trainee)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · Saint Louis, Missouri · Closes in 4 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: The public.
Only U.S. citizens, nationals, or people who owe allegiance to the U.S. can apply. The job is also open under other announcements to federal employees, veterans, military spouses, and others.
Experience: There is no set number of years required. You must show in your resume that you have the knowledge and skills to do the work without more than normal supervision. Paid and unpaid experience counts, including volunteer work.
Education: This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Licenses and certifications:
- Valid state driver's license
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 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 online questionnaire are reviewed to check whether you meet the qualifications. If you cannot show you can do the work without more than normal supervision, you will be found ineligible, and inflated qualifications can lead to removal.
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:
- Keep your resume to two pages or less and list hours per week for each job, or your application may be marked incomplete.
- Upload your documents early, since virus scans can take an hour or several hours.
- Describe any experience with boats, pumps, or dredging equipment in plain words, without acronyms.
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