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National Wildfire Prevention Program Manager
Forest Service · Location Negotiable After Selection · 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: The public, Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL).

Any U.S. citizen or national can apply, and the job is open to the public. Veterans' preference does not apply to this vacancy.

Experience: You need one year of specialized experience at least equal to the GW-12 level. Specialized experience means past work similar to the main duties, such as leading wildfire prevention planning, using modeling software to test prevention strategies, or building annual program budgets. Prior wildland firefighting experience is also required.

Education: Education cannot replace experience at this grade.

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 of no more than 2 pages with contact information, education, and work experience Resume dates of employment, hours worked per week, and job title, series and grade for each job Proof of eligibility, SF-50 and recent performance appraisal if you claim CTAP, RPL, or ICTAP priority

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 9 days (November 12, 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 application is checked against the minimum qualifications, and no numerical rating is used. Qualified applicants are referred directly to the selecting official. Inflated or inaccurate information can make you ineligible or lead to disciplinary action.

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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, then the final offer with your start date.

Tips for this job:

Your resume must show hours worked per week and exact dates for each job, and it cannot exceed 2 pages.
Describe past work that matches the specialized experience examples, such as prevention planning and budget development.
Clearly list any prior wildland firefighting experience with dates, since it is required and checked separately.

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