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Messenger Driver #424
Senate · Washington, District of Columbia · Closes in 3 days
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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 owe allegiance to the United States.
Experience: You need at least 1 year of relevant work experience operating a motor vehicle. The announcement does not list a grade level for this experience.
Education: A high school diploma or GED is required.
Licenses and certifications:
- Valid driver's license held for at least five years, with a good driving record.
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.
3 Apply on USAJOBS
Closes in 3 days (October 30, 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: A panel rates your total accomplishments, experience, and education. Highly qualified candidates may be interviewed and have a reference check, and the agency may give a skills assessment. Missing required information may result in an ineligible rating or a lower overall rating.
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, then the final offer with your start date.
Tips for this job:
- Upload your resume and all documents to the online application, because emailed or mailed documents are not accepted.
- Show your driver's license date (at least five years), driving record, and at least 1 year of motor vehicle work in your resume.
- Submit before 11:59pm EST on the closing date, since late applications are not accepted.
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