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Master
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · Wilmington, North Carolina · 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.

Open to U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, and people who owe allegiance to the U.S. The agency clarified that this job is for U.S. citizens only.

Experience: You must show you can do a Master's work without more than normal supervision. Show working knowledge of the deck department, the engine room, personnel practices, and technical specifications for the trade. The flyer does not state a number of years or a grade level.

Education: This job has no education requirement. Education cannot replace experience for this position.

Licenses and certifications:

U.S. Coast Guard Master of Steam or Motor Vessels license, 1600 gross register tons or higher, Near Coastal Waters endorsement
Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC), must possess and maintain
STCW certification from the U.S. Coast Guard (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers), must possess and maintain

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 two pages or less showing employer, job title, start and end dates by month and year, and hours per week Copy of your U.S. Coast Guard Master license Copy of your TWIC Copy of your STCW certification Proof of U.S. citizenship Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration, if applicable Optional cover letter

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: Human Resources reviews your resume and supporting documents against the listed qualifications, and eligible applicants go to the hiring manager. The selecting official may interview applicants. You may lose consideration if the agency finds you have inflated your qualifications or experience, and errors or omissions can 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 be two pages or less and list hours per week for each job, or it may be marked incomplete.
Include copies of your Coast Guard license, TWIC, and STCW certification with your packet, or you will be rated ineligible.
Use plain language and avoid acronyms on your resume, since the agency will not assume what you mean.

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