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Engineering Technician
Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System · Prince George, Virginia · Closes in 3 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, Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL).

Only U.S. citizens, nationals, or people who owe allegiance to the U.S. can apply. The job is open to the public, and Selective Service registration is required.

Experience: You need at least 1 year of specialized experience at the GS-11 level. This means experience making sketches and drawings of structures, doing cost estimates, or using software for maintenance management and computer-aided design.

Education: Education cannot replace experience at this grade.

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 limited to 2 pages, with name, contact information, and relevant experience Start and end dates for each job in MM/YYYY format and hours worked per week DD-214 if you claim veterans' preference SF-15 if you claim disabled veteran or similar preference SF-50 if you are or were a federal employee Proof of CTAP or ICTAP eligibility, if applicable SF-50 showing prior federal law enforcement coverage, if above the maximum entry age

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 3 days (November 6, 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 complete an online questionnaire and USA Hire competency-based assessments that measure skills such as attention to detail, teamwork, and reasoning. Your application is placed in one of three categories: Best Qualified, Highly Qualified, or Qualified. Overstating your experience or cheating on an assessment can get you removed.

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

Tips for this job:

Your resume must show start and end dates in MM/YYYY format and hours worked per week, or that experience may not count.
Upload transcripts at the time you apply only if you use education to qualify, and include school name, student name, degree, and date awarded.
Veterans must upload a DD-214 or other required documents when applying, or they may lose their claimed preference.

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