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MWR Maintenance Worker
Commander, Navy Installations Command · Seal Beach, California · 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: Military spouses, The public.

Open to the public, including U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, and people who owe allegiance to the U.S. Military spouses are also eligible, including spouses of active duty service members or spouses who are 100 percent disabled or died on active duty.

Experience: You need two years of experience that shows knowledge of the trades needed to do the job. The announcement does not name a grade level for this experience.

Licenses and certifications:

Valid state driver's license

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 Résumé of two pages or less Proof of education: awarded college transcript, or high school diploma or GED if no degree is conferred Notice of separation if claiming DOD NAF BBA priority consideration Sponsor's PCS orders and marriage certificate if claiming military spouse preference DD-214 (Member-4 page) and supporting documents if claiming veterans' preference Most recent SF-50 or Personnel Action Report if you are a current or former federal employee

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 9 days (November 13, 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: Your résumé is first checked for eligibility and the required qualifications. It is then rated on your knowledge, skills, and abilities based on what the résumé shows. Missing required information may make you ineligible or lower your overall rating.

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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 résumé must show your work in at least two trades: plumbing, carpentry, or painting.
Transcripts must show your name, school, degree type, date awarded, and major. Altered transcripts are not accepted.
Résumés must be two pages or less, so list your trade experience with dates and hours per week.

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