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Recreation Assistant (Golf Course)
Air Combat Command · Langley AFB, Virginia · Closes today
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: The public.
Open to the public, but you must be a U.S. citizen, national, or someone who owes allegiance to the U.S., or a legal U.S. resident for at least 3 years. Hiring preferences apply for groups such as veterans, military spouses, and transitioning service members.
Experience: You need experience that gives basic knowledge of golf course operations, including the rules of golf, equipment sales and repair, tournament organization, and handicapping. You also need experience handling cash with cash control methods, plus skill in dealing with the public. Paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work, can count.
Education: This position does not have an education requirement.
Licenses and certifications:
- Valid state driver's license from one of the 50 U.S. states or possessions
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 today (November 5, 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, supporting documents, and questionnaire answers are checked against the qualifications. If you meet the minimum, your resume is compared with your questionnaire answers to judge your experience. If you appear to have inflated your answers, you may lose 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:
- Your resume must clearly show golf course operations and cash handling experience, with dates.
- Include proof of any preference you claim, such as a DD-214, with your application.
- Make sure you can provide a REAL ID or approved identity documents for base access.
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