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Food Service Worker
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs · Wagner, South Dakota · Closes in 9 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: The public, Native Americans.
Open to the public, but you must be a U.S. citizen, national, or owe allegiance to the U.S. Qualified Native Americans or Alaska Natives with a tribal affiliation get preference, and you must submit Form BIA-4432 to claim it. Veterans' preference also gives eligible veterans priority within each quality category.
Experience: No specific amount of experience is required. You must show you have the knowledge, skills and abilities to do the duties and work with only general supervision, usually shown through your work history.
Education: Education cannot replace experience at this grade.
Licenses and certifications:
- Valid driver's license (needed to operate a government vehicle)
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 9 days (November 12, 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 against the minimum qualifications, then qualified applicants are rated as Best Qualified, Well Qualified, or Qualified. Ratings are based on job elements such as working without more than normal supervision, interpreting instructions, dexterity and safety, and work practices. Missing required information may result in an ineligible rating or a lower overall rating.
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:
- Attach BIA Form 4432 if you claim Indian preference, since no other proof is accepted.
- Make your resume show dates, hours per week, duties and supervisor contact information for each job.
- All documents must be received by the closing time, no extensions are given, and email submissions are not accepted.
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