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Maintenance Helper
Commander, Navy Installations Command · Colts Neck, New Jersey · Closes in 5 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.

This job is open to the public. You must be a U.S. citizen, a U.S. national, or someone who owes allegiance to the U.S.

Education: There is no education requirement for this job.

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 Resume, two pages or less Proof of education, training, or licensure, such as college transcripts, as applicable DD-214 (Member-4 page) and supporting proof if claiming veterans' preference Notice of separation if claiming DOD NAF BBA priority consideration Sponsor's PCS orders and marriage certificate if claiming military spouse preference Most recent SF-50 or PAR if you are or were a federal employee

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 5 days (November 8, 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: Resumes are first checked for basic eligibility and then rated on knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) using set criteria. The best qualified applicants go to the hiring manager, and interviews are possible. Failing to provide required documents may affect your eligibility.

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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:

Keep your resume to two pages or less and show hands-on work in at least two trades.
Submit proof of education, training, or licenses with your application, since the announcement lists them as required documents.
Complete the online questionnaire and submit all documents by 11:59 PM EST on 11/08/2026 to be considered.

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