Your steps to apply

Maintenance Mechanic
Commander, Navy Installations Command · Virginia Beach, Virginia · 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 a person who owes allegiance to the United States.

Experience: You need at least 2 years of general work experience and 1 year of specialized experience in the trades listed in the announcement, such as plumbing, HVAC, electrical, carpentry, painting or masonry. Your resume should describe your experience and skills clearly and specifically. The announcement does not state a grade level for this experience.

Education: This position does not have a positive education requirement, so no degree or coursework is required. The announcement does not say that education can replace experience.

Licenses and certifications:

Valid state driver's license
Required state and Federal licenses and certifications, to be obtained within 6 months of appointment

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, no more than 2 pages Proof of education, training or licensure, such as transcripts and licenses DD-214 with Member-4 page if claiming veterans' preference Most recent SF-50 or Personnel Action Report if you are a current or former federal employee Sponsor's PCS orders and marriage certificate if claiming military spouse preference Notice of separation if claiming DOD NAF Business Based Action priority

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes tomorrow (November 5, 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: Your resume and documents are first checked for eligibility and qualifications. Each resume is then rated on knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) using set criteria. The best qualified applicants go to the hiring manager, who may choose to interview them. Missing 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:

Your resume must show dates, hours and clear details for each trade you claim, and stay within 2 pages.
Send proof of your licenses and training with your application, because missing documents can affect eligibility.
Plan ahead for base access by getting a REAL ID-compliant driver's license or another accepted form of ID.

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