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Materials Handler
Forest Service · Jackson, Wyoming 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, or owe allegiance to the U.S.

Education: The announcement says there is no substitution of education for this position.

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, work experience, and job duties Resume showing dates of employment, hours worked per week, and title, series, and grade if applicable Resume no longer than 2 pages College transcripts if you use education to qualify (unofficial copies are acceptable at first) Course descriptions if needed Proof of eligibility and SF-50 forms 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 complete an Assessment Questionnaire and are rated on knowledge of job elements such as working without more than normal supervision, work practices, technical practices, interpreting instructions, knowledge of materials, and dexterity and safety. Inflated qualifications, errors, or omissions can lower your score or make you 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:

Keep your resume to 2 pages or less, or you will be removed from consideration.
For each job, list dates of employment and hours worked per week.
If you use education to qualify, upload transcripts that show your name and course information.

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