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Program Support Assistant
Veterans Health Administration · Salt Lake City, Utah · Closes in 6 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: The public, Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL).
The job is open to the public. You must be a U.S. citizen, national, or someone who owes allegiance to the U.S. Career transition applicants (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) may also apply and get priority.
Experience: You need 1 year of specialized experience, which means past work similar to this job at the GS-05 level. Examples include patient administration, medical records, VistA registration, and knowledge of VA eligibility rules.
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.
3 Apply on USAJOBS
Closes in 6 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: You are rated on your resume, the application questionnaire, and the USA Hire online assessment, which measures 13 general skills such as attention to detail, stress tolerance, and teamwork. You must meet the assessment cut score to be considered. Overstating your experience or cheating on the assessment can get you removed.
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:
- For each past job, list the job title, duties, month and year dates, and hours per week, since missing details can lower your rating.
- Set aside at least 3 hours for the USA Hire assessment and complete it by the deadline sent after you apply.
- Submit your full application by 11:59 PM ET on the closing date, and keep your resume to two pages or less.
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