Your steps to apply

Food Service Worker
Commander, Navy Installations Command · Annapolis, Maryland · Closes today

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, Military spouses.

Open to the public and to U.S. citizens, nationals, or people who owe allegiance to the U.S. Military spouses may also apply, including spouses of active duty service members or spouses who are 100 percent disabled or died on active duty.

Education: High school diploma or equivalent, such as a GED. The announcement does not say whether experience can replace education.

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 two pages Copy of your high school diploma or GED, or college transcripts showing a conferred degree Notice of separation if claiming DoD NAF Business Based Action priority Sponsor's PCS orders and marriage certificate if claiming military spouse preference DD-214 Member-4 page and supporting papers if claiming veterans' preference Most recent SF-50 or Personnel Action Report if you are or were a federal employee Completed online questionnaire

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes today (November 5, 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 is first checked to see if you meet the basic eligibility and qualification rules. Qualified resumes are then rated on knowledge, skills, and abilities using a set rating scale, and the selecting official may interview applicants.

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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:

Keep your resume to two pages and clearly show your food handling, sanitation, and food preparation experience.
Attach a copy of your high school diploma or GED, since it is required even if you send transcripts.
Expect background checks and a Installation Records Check, and review the disqualifying convictions listed in the announcement before applying.

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