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FUL – Maintenance Worker
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Underwood, Washington · Closes in 7 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.

Only U.S. citizens and nationals who live permanently within 50 miles of Underwood, Washington can apply. This is a Field Unit Local Hiring Authority, which means veterans' preference and traditional ranking do not apply.

Experience: Your resume must clearly show that you can independently perform basic maintenance and repair work under normal supervision, including electrical, plumbing, and carpentry work. Job titles alone are not enough, so describe the specific tasks you did.

Education: Education cannot replace experience at this grade.

Licenses and certifications:

Valid state driver's license for the length of the job
Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with Class A endorsement, kept valid
USFWS-approved pesticide certification within 6 months, if 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 Two-page resume, single-sided, 10-point minimum font, 0.5-inch margins, listing significant jobs and duties Proof of residence such as a mortgage, property deed, lease, utility bill, or insurance policy SF-50 will not be accepted as proof of residence DD-214 or other veteran documentation, if applicable No photographs; remove your image from all documents No Adobe portfolio documents

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 7 days (November 10, 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: The Servicing Human Resources Office checks your resume and documents against the minimum qualifications and eligibility rules. Applicants who meet them may be referred to the hiring official, with no competitive ranking or veterans' preference applied.

Apply on USAJOBS ↗

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:

Describe your electrical, plumbing, and carpentry work in detail on your resume, since job titles alone will not count.
Keep your resume to two single-sided pages with 10-point font and 0.5-inch margins; longer resumes are not reviewed.
Send proof of residence within 50 miles of Underwood, WA, such as a utility bill or lease, but not an SF-50.

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