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Electrical Utility Carpenter
Bonneville Power Administration · Pasco, Washington and 27 more · Closes in 5 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL), The public, Military spouses.
This job is open to the public, but you must be a U.S. citizen, national, or someone who owes allegiance to the U.S. Military spouses and federal employees in career transition programs also may apply, and veterans' preference applies.
Experience: The announcement does not require a set number of years. You must show through paid or unpaid work and training that you have the skill to do the duties at the level of this job. The focus is on the quality of your experience, not how long you did it.
Education: Education cannot replace experience for this job.
Licenses and certifications:
- Valid state driver's license
- Valid First Aid/CPR card
- Restricted non-electrical worker's permit, obtained once hired
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 5 days (November 8, 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 and online questionnaire are checked against a screen-out factor, and you need at least two points on it or you are found ineligible. Qualified applicants are then rated Best Qualified, Well Qualified, or Qualified, and veterans with a 10% or more service-connected disability are placed at the top of their category.
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:
- Describe your carpentry and concrete work in detail, because reviewers will not assume duties from job titles alone.
- Include start and end dates, hours per week, employer addresses, and salary on your two-page resume.
- Have your driver's license and First Aid/CPR card ready, since both are required conditions of the job.
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