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Food Service Worker
Veterans Health Administration · Lakewood, Colorado and 1 more · Closes in 91 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: The public, Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL).
This job is open to the public, but only U.S. citizens, nationals, or people who owe allegiance to the U.S. may apply. Non-citizens may be appointed only when qualified citizens cannot be recruited.
Experience: No specific amount of training or experience is required. You must show training or experience that fits the work, with detailed descriptions on your resume. Experience is rated under OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards.
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 91 days (February 2, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).
This announcement may close without advance notice because it is open continuous.
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 first checked against a screen-out question and minimum requirements, and those who do not meet them are removed. Remaining applicants are rated on job elements such as dexterity and safety, materials, technical practices, and tools and equipment.
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:
- Your resume must be two pages or less, or you will be removed from consideration.
- Include the month and year, job title, employer, and hours per week for each job.
- Describe specific tasks such as sanitizing, dishwashing, food prep, and meal delivery, because experience is judged on detail.
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