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Maintenance Worker
Forest Service · Joseph, Oregon and 3 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. Only U.S. citizens or U.S. nationals (or people who owe allegiance to the U.S.) can apply.

Education: There is no substitution of education for this position. 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 with name, address and contact information Resume showing education and work experience with dates of employment Resume showing work schedule and hours worked per week for each job Resume with title, series and grade for federal jobs, if applicable Proof of CTAP, RPL or ICTAP eligibility, if you claim that priority Resume must not exceed 2 pages

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 rated on how well you know the job elements, including working without more than normal supervision, equipment assembly and repair, technical practices, use of measuring instruments, reading instructions and blueprints, using and maintaining tools, and knowledge of materials. You must also complete the Assessment Questionnaire. If your resume or documents show inflated qualifications, 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:

Resumes over 2 pages are removed from consideration, so keep it to 2 pages or less.
List hours worked per week and exact dates for each past job on your resume.
Complete the Assessment Questionnaire and upload all documents by 11:59 p.m. ET on the closing date.

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