Your steps to apply

MWR Recreation Assistant (Auto Skills)
Commander, Navy Installations Command · San Diego, California · Closes today

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, a U.S. national, or someone who owes allegiance to the United States.

Experience: A mix of experience in customer service or recreation activities. The announcement does not give a set number of years or a grade level.

Education: The announcement says this is not a positive education series position. It does not list a specific degree or coursework.

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, limited to two pages College transcripts showing your name, school, degree, award date, and major, if you qualify through education Copy of DD-214 if you claim veterans' preference Copy of most recent SF-50 or PAR if you are a current or former federal employee Copy of notice of separation if you claim DoD NAF BBA priority consideration Sponsor's PCS orders and marriage certificate if you claim military spouse preference

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes today (November 5, 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 resume is first checked for basic eligibility and qualifications. It is then rated on knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) tied to the job requirements. The best qualified applicants are sent to the hiring manager, who may choose to interview.

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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:

Make sure your resume shows customer service or recreation experience and stays within two pages.
Send transcripts that show your name, school, degree, award date, and major, and do not send altered copies if you use education to qualify.
Apply online only, since applications are not accepted in person or by email.

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