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Health Technician (Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology)
Veterans Health Administration · Columbia, South Carolina · Closes in 6 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: Federal employees - Competitive service, The public, Internal to an agency, Federal employees - Excepted service.
You must be a U.S. citizen to apply. The job is open to the public and to current permanent federal employees. Veterans' preference is waived for this job series.
Experience: For the full level (GS-07), you need one year of progressive experience directly related to the job, or experience equivalent to the next lower grade. Audiology technician or assistant experience is preferred. The announcement also lists a basic option of six months of experience comparable to the next lower level.
Education: You can qualify with two academic years of college leading to an associate or bachelor's degree, including at least 12 semester hours in courses related to the job. You can also combine education and experience, such as one year of college with at least 6 semester hours in health care plus work experience. Schools must be accredited and recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Foreign education needs 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 6 days (November 9, 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: You are rated on how well you meet the qualifications, based on your resume, application questionnaire, and USA Hire online assessments. The assessments measure competencies such as attention to detail, customer service, teamwork, and stress tolerance. Missing information or errors can lower your rating or affect your consideration.
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:
- Use a long-form resume or CV; the two-page resume limit does not apply to this job.
- If you use education to qualify, attach your transcript, since it is required in that case.
- If you get the USA Hire assessment link after the announcement closes, you must finish it within 48 hours.
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