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Recreation Aid NF-01
United States Army Installation Management Command · Fort Shafter, Hawaii · Closes in 34 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 to local candidates on the Island of Oahu. You must be a U.S. citizen, a U.S. national, or someone who owes allegiance to the U.S. Non-U.S. nationals must have lived in the U.S. or a U.S. territory for at least 3 continuous years before starting federal work.
Experience: No experience required.
Education: This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
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 34 days (December 2, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).
This is a standing register, so applications are referred to hiring managers on different cut-off dates until the job is filled. The first cut-off date is October 6, 2026, so the job could be filled before the December 2, 2026 closing date.
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 online questionnaire answers, resume and supporting documents are reviewed for how well you meet the qualifications. Incomplete applications, including skipped questionnaire items, may be rated ineligible, and overstated experience may hurt your consideration.
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:
- Apply online by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on 12/02/2026. Paper applications were due by 3:00 PM Hawaii time on the same date.
- Keep your resume to two pages or less and make sure it is easy to read.
- If you claim a preference such as military spouse preference, upload proof of it when you apply.
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