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Health Technician (Audiology)
Veterans Health Administration · Ventura, California · Closes in 3 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: Internal to an agency, The public.
The job is open to the public, but applicants must be U.S. citizens, nationals, or people who owe allegiance to the U.S. It is also open to current VA employees, who are reviewed first.
Experience: You need six months of experience comparable to the next lower level that shows the skills needed for this job. For the full GS-7 level, you need one year of progressive experience directly related to the job. Paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work, counts.
Education: Two academic years of college leading to an associate or bachelor's degree with at least 12 semester hours in related courses can qualify you. You can also combine education and experience, such as one year of college with at least 6 semester hours in health care plus experience. Education must come from accredited schools recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Foreign degrees need a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency.
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 3 days (November 6, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).
The job will close once 50 applications are received, which may happen before the official closing date.
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: You are rated on your application materials, your questionnaire answers, and your USA Hire online assessments that measure skills such as attention to detail, customer service, and teamwork. VA may also run reference checks. Missing or unclear information can lower your rating or make you ineligible.
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:
- Be specific on your resume: list dates, job duties, and hours per week for each role, because VA will not assume your experience.
- If you get a USA Hire assessment link after the announcement closes, you must finish it within 48 hours, and plan for at least 3 hours.
- If you are using school credit, attach your transcript, and if you claim veterans' preference, select it in the questionnaire and attach your DD-214.
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