Your steps to apply

Maintenance Helper, Na-4749-05
U.S. Marine Corps · Jacksonville, North Carolina · Closes tomorrow

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 United States.

Licenses and certifications:

Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid state driver's license
Ability to receive and maintain environmental hazard material disposal certification

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 of no more than 2 pages showing job title, duties, and MM/YYYY start and end dates Education or certification certificates, if applicable DD-214 Member Copy, if you have prior military service Written request and ID card stamped TA in red, if you are an involuntarily separated service member using the Transition Assistance Program

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes tomorrow (November 4, 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 application, resume, and supporting documents. The selecting official chooses the best qualified applicant; missing required information may lead to an ineligible rating or a lower score.

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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, then the final offer with your start date.

Tips for this job:

Keep your resume to two pages or fewer, or it will not be considered.
Describe each job with its title, duties, and MM/YYYY start and end dates, because the agency will not assume your experience.
Be clear about any trade work, driving, or hazardous materials training you have, since the qualifications focus on these skills.

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