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Fuel Distribution System Operator
U.S. Coast Guard · Clearwater, Florida · Closes in 27 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: Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL), The public.

This announcement is open to all U.S. citizens, nationals, and people who owe allegiance to the U.S. It is also open in a separate announcement to federal employees, career transition candidates, veterans, military spouses, people with disabilities, family of overseas employees, Peace Corps and AmeriCorps VISTA volunteers, and people under special authorities.

Experience: The announcement does not list a set number of years or a specific grade level for experience. You are judged on your ability to do the duties, based on the relevance, scope, and quality of your experience and training, including paid and volunteer work.

Education: This position does not have a required education level. If you list education on your resume, include only attendance or degrees from schools accredited by recognized U.S. accrediting bodies.

Licenses and certifications:

Valid state driver's license (you must be able to get and keep it)

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 of no more than two pages showing relevant work, volunteer experience, education, and training Start and end dates (mm/yy to mm/yy) and hours per week for each job or volunteer role Responses to the online self-assessment questions College transcript if you qualify through education (unofficial copy is acceptable to apply) Signed, legible DD-214 and SF-15 with VA letter if claiming veterans' preference Evidence of foreign education equivalency from a credentialing evaluation service, if applicable Proof of status if claiming military spouse, CTAP/ICTAP, or political appointee eligibility

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 27 days (November 30, 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 are first checked for basic qualifications, then rated on job knowledge elements such as equipment repair, fuel equipment operation, measuring instruments, and reading instructions. You are placed in Best-Qualified, Well-Qualified, or Qualified, and the best qualified may be interviewed. Overstating your qualifications in your resume or questionnaire may get you removed from consideration.

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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, then the final offer with your start date.

Tips for this job:

Show dates (mm/yy to mm/yy) and hours per week for every job and volunteer role on your resume.
Be ready for a background investigation, a pre-employment medical exam, and a valid state driver's license requirement.
Keep your resume to two pages or less, with font at least 10 point and margins at least 0.5 inches, or it will not be accepted.

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