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Forestry Technician (Fire Dispatch)
Forest Service · Las Vegas, Nevada and 6 more · Closes in 9 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: The public.
The job is open to the public. Applications are accepted from any U.S. citizen, and U.S. nationals may also apply. Veterans' preference does not apply to this job.
Experience: You need one year of specialized experience at least equal to GS-5 level. Examples include serving as a dispatcher, arranging ground and air transport for people and supplies, or processing weather and smoke data in computer programs.
Education: Education cannot replace experience at this grade.
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: Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications are referred to the selecting official, and no rating or ranking is used. Inflated or inaccurate information can lead to being found ineligible or removed from federal service.
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 must show dates, hours per week, and duties for each job, and stay within 2 pages.
- Upload files under 5MB in PDF, Word, or another listed format; do not use Adobe Portfolio files.
- If you use education to qualify, attach transcripts from accredited schools, with English translations if needed.
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