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Food and Beverage Attendant NA-01
U.S. Military Academy · West Point, New York · Closes in 59 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: The public.
This job is open to the public. You must be a U.S. citizen, a U.S. national, or someone who owes allegiance to the U.S. (The agency clarifies that non-U.S. nationals who have lived in the U.S. or a U.S. territory for three or more continuous years before federal employment starts may also apply.) The area of consideration is U.S. citizens and non-citizens living within 50 miles of West Point, NY, including military spouse and involuntarily separated military preference eligibles.
Education: This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
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 59 days (December 30, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).
Applications received by the initial cut-off date of January 28, 2026 at 11:59 PM EST may be reviewed and referred before the closing date, with more referrals every two weeks after that.
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 is reviewed for minimum qualifications and for how well your resume, supporting documents, and questionnaire answers match the job. Incomplete applications, including missing questionnaire answers, may be rated ineligible, and overstated qualifications may affect your consideration.
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 show your food service, cash handling, and sanitation experience.
- The announcement lists a January 28, 2026 initial cut-off and a 12/30/2026 closing date, so check the dates on USAJOBS and apply early.
- Answer every questionnaire question, because incomplete applications may be rated ineligible.
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