Your steps to apply

MWR Recreation Assistant (Fitness)
Commander, Navy Installations Command · San Diego, California · Closes in 4 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, a U.S. national, or owe allegiance to the United States.

Education: The announcement says this position is not in a positive education series, so it does not list education as a way to qualify.

Licenses and certifications:

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and First Aid certification, within 30 days of hire
Automated External Defibrillator (AED) certification, within 90 days of hire
Blood-borne Pathogen certification, within 90 days of hire
Navy Basic Fitness certification, 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.

Resume ready: dates, hours per week, duties Résumé, two pages or less Proof of education or training: copy of your awarded college transcript showing name, school, degree, date, and major DD-214, Member-4 page, and supporting papers if claiming veterans' preference Notice of separation if claiming DoD NAF Business Based Action priority Sponsor's PCS orders and marriage certificate if claiming military spouse preference Most recent SF-50 or Personnel Action Report if you are a current or former federal employee

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 4 days (November 9, 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 will be checked for eligibility and then rated on your knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) against the job requirements using a set rating scale. The best qualified applicants are sent to the hiring manager, and the selecting official may choose to interview candidates.

Apply on USAJOBS ↗

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 be two pages or less and should show the skills listed in the qualifications.
If you have foreign transcripts, you must get a credential evaluation from a private U.S. credentialing agency at your own cost.
Be ready to get CPR and First Aid certification within 30 days of hire and the other certifications within 90 days.

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