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Power Plant Senior Mechanic
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · Royal, Arkansas · Closes in 5 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: The public.
The job is open to the public, but only U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, or people who owe allegiance to the U.S. may apply. You must meet one of the listed employment authority categories and provide proof of U.S. citizenship.
Experience: No specific number of years is required. You must show, in your resume, that you have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to do this work without more than normal supervision, including on-site inspections of hydraulic turbines, oil circuit breakers, compressed air systems, and similar equipment at hydroelectric dams or power plants. Experience can be paid or unpaid, including volunteer work.
Licenses and certifications:
- Valid driver's license
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 in 5 days (November 10, 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 will be rated on how well your resume, questionnaire answers, and supporting documents show you meet the qualifications. You will be rated ineligible if you cannot show you can do the work without more than normal supervision. Your application may be removed if your resume is over two pages, if it is incomplete, or if your qualifications appear to be inflated.
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:
- Keep your resume to two pages or less and list hours per week for each job, or your application may be marked incomplete.
- Upload your documents early, since virus scanning can take several hours.
- Describe hands-on work with power plant equipment such as turbines, breakers, or compressed air systems.
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