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Histopathology Technician (Lead)
Veterans Health Administration · Nashville, Tennessee · Closes in 2 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: The public.
Only U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, or people who owe allegiance to the United States can apply. Veterans' preference will be applied. Current VA and Tennessee Valley employees should apply to a different announcement, CBTG-13103320-SP.
Experience: You need 1 year of creditable paid or unpaid experience at the GS-7 level, meaning Histopathology Technician-Advanced work. That experience should include difficult specialized histology, histochemical, and immunohistochemical procedures, and developing or adapting staining methods.
Education: The announcement mentions education as an option but does not list a specific degree or coursework. Any school must be accredited by a accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
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 2 days (November 6, 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 above. Your application, resume, and supporting documents will be verified, and missing or unclear information may result in an ineligible rating or a lower score.
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:
- Describe your histology work in detail, with dates, hours per week, and the specific procedures and staining methods you used.
- If you claim veterans' preference, select it in the questionnaire and attach your DD-214 and any required forms like the SF-15.
- If you work for the VA or Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, the announcement says to apply to CBTG-13103320-SP instead.
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