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Forest Service · Lakewood, Colorado and 1 more · Closes in 8 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 or U.S. national, and at least 18 years old.

Experience: No set number of years is listed. Your resume must show work that matches the duties, based on the relevance, scope and quality of your experience.

Education: There is no substitution of education for this position.

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, no more than 2 pages, showing contact information, education, and work experience Resume must list work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment, and title, series and grade if applicable College transcripts if you use education to qualify Files must be legible, under 5MB, and in an accepted format such as PDF or Word Proof of eligibility and SF-50 forms if you are a surplus or displaced employee seeking CTAP, RPL or ICTAP priority

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 8 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: You are rated on job elements such as working without more than normal supervision, using tools and measuring instruments, knowledge of materials, and dexterity and safety. Inflated qualifications, errors or omissions can lower your score or make you ineligible.

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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:

Keep your resume to 2 pages or less, since longer resumes are removed from consideration.
Show hours per week and exact dates for each job on your resume.
If you qualify through education, upload transcripts, because education cannot replace experience for this position.

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