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Maintenance Worker
Forest Service · Ukiah, Oregon and 1 more · Closes in 9 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 or U.S. national.

Experience: The announcement does not list a set number of years. It refers to OPM's Federal Wage System qualification standards. Your resume must clearly show that you have the experience described in the duties.

Education: Education cannot replace experience 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, no more than 2 pages, with name, contact information, education, and work experience Resume must show work schedule, hours per week, and dates of employment for each job Proof of eligibility and a recent SF-50 if you claim CTAP, RPL, or ICTAP priority

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 9 days (November 12, 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 ranked on job knowledge, including equipment repair, measuring tools, reading instructions and blueprints, and working without more than normal supervision. If your qualifications are found to be inflated, your score may be lowered or you may be found ineligible.

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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:

Show hours per week and dates of employment for every job on your resume, or your experience may not count.
Keep your resume to 2 pages or less, since longer resumes are removed from consideration.
Upload only accepted file types such as PDF or Word, and do not upload encrypted or Adobe Portfolio files.

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