Your steps to apply

Recreation Aid
Commander, Navy Installations Command · Pensacola, Florida · Closes in 10 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 someone who owes allegiance to the United States.

Experience: The announcement does not list a set number of years or a grade level for experience. Paid and unpaid work counts, including volunteer and part-time work, if your resume shows the duties and total hours per week for each job.

Education: This position has no education requirement. If you use education to qualify, the school must be accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Licenses and certifications:

Valid State driver's license (required to operate motor vehicles)

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, limited to two pages, Times New Roman 10-point or larger, 1-inch margins Complete addresses and to-and-from dates for each job, with hours per week Names and contact information for at least three professional references Proof of education if you use education to qualify Proof of certification, if required Completed occupational questionnaire Preference documents if you claim one, such as DD-214 and SF-15 for veterans' preference

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 10 days (November 13, 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 resume is checked against the qualifications, and your questionnaire score is a self-rating that must match your resume. Overstating your experience can make you ineligible, and missing information can lower your rating. The selecting official may hold interviews.

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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:

List the dates, hours per week, and duties for every job on your resume, including volunteer work.
Include a complete address for each non-government job, and pay plan, series, and grade for each government job.
Have your Social Security card and Selective Service registration ready, since both are required.

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