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Food Service Worker
Veterans Health Administration · Chicago, Illinois · Closes in 2 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, but only U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, or people who owe allegiance to the U.S. can apply. The agency says it is for all U.S. citizens.
Experience: No specific length of training or experience is required. You must show evidence of training or experience that gives you the knowledge and skills to do the work, with detailed descriptions on your resume. Applicants are rated under the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards for this WG-4 position.
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 2 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: Your answers to the online questionnaire are checked first, starting with a screen-out question. Applicants who meet the minimum are rated on job elements such as dexterity and safety, interpreting instructions, and work practices. Missing or unclear information can lower your rating or make you ineligible.
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 food service work in detail on your resume, including hours per week, because the agency will not assume experience.
- Keep your resume to two pages or less, and upload it as a PDF if possible.
- Be ready for a urinalysis drug screen and bring a REAL ID-compliant form of identification for onboarding.
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