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Food Service Worker
Commander, Navy Installations Command · Portsmouth, Virginia · Closes in 10 days

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.

This job is open to the public. You must be a U.S. citizen, a U.S. national, or owe allegiance to the United States.

Education: This position does not have a positive education requirement, so no degree or coursework is required.

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 showing your experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities Proof of education, training, or licenses, such as college transcripts, if applicable DD-214 Member-4 page if claiming veterans' preference Notice of separation if claiming DOD NAF priority consideration Sponsor's PCS orders and marriage certificate if claiming military spouse preference Most recent SF-50 or PAR if you are a current or former federal employee

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 10 days (November 14, 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: All resumes are checked to see if you meet the basic requirements, then rated on knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) tied to the job. Best qualified applicants go to the hiring manager, who may choose to interview them.

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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:

Your resume should clearly show experience with food preparation, sanitation, cash handling, and customer service.
Include all required documents with your application, or your eligibility may be affected.
Check that your ID meets the REAL ID rules if you will need base access.

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