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Lead Histopathology Technologist
Veterans Health Administration · Detroit, Michigan · Closes in 5 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: The public.
The job is open to the public. The announcement says you must be a U.S. citizen to apply, but it also says non-citizens may be appointed if qualified citizens cannot be found.
Experience: One year of creditable experience at the GS-9 level that is directly related to this job. Experience must be paid or unpaid, including volunteer work.
Education: You can qualify with three full years of graduate education that included a clinical practicum, or with a Ph.D. or doctoral degree in histopathology technology or a directly related field that included a clinical practicum.
Licenses and certifications:
- Histotechnologist (HTL) certification from the ASCP Board of Certification, which you must currently hold. Board-eligible candidates may get a temporary appointment of up to two years.
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 5 days (November 2, 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 will be rated on how well you meet the qualifications, based on your questionnaire answers and documents. The VA verifies your application and will not assume experience that is not clearly described, and errors or missing information may 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:
- Make sure your transcript shows your name, the school's full address, the degree, and the date conferred.
- Your resume must list dates in month/day/year format and hours worked per week for each job.
- Submit your complete package and questionnaire by 11:59 PM ET on 11/02/2026, since you are responsible for meeting the deadline.
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