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MWR Recreation Assistant
Commander, Navy Installations Command · Monterey, California · Closes tomorrow
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: The public, Military spouses.
This job is open to the public and to eligible military spouses. You must be a U.S. citizen, a U.S. national, or owe allegiance to the U.S. Military spouses must be married to an active duty service member, or to a spouse who is 100 percent disabled or died on active duty.
Experience: You need a combination of experience in customer service or recreation activity-based work. The announcement does not state a grade level for this experience.
Licenses and certifications:
- Emergency First Responder or CPR certification, Food Handlers, and/or C.A.R.E. may be required within 90 days of hire
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 tomorrow (November 4, 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: Resumes are first checked for eligibility and qualifications. Qualified resumes are then rated on knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) using a set rating criteria. Missing required information may result in an ineligible rating or a lower overall score.
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 two pages or less, as the announcement requires.
- Send college transcripts that show your name, school, degree type, date awarded, and major; altered transcripts are not accepted.
- If you claim military spouse preference, attach your sponsor's PCS orders and a marriage certificate when you apply.
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