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Recreation Assistant (Liberty)
Commander, Navy Installations Command · Virginia Beach, Virginia · Closes in 3 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: You need a combination of experience in customer service and/or recreation activity-based work. The announcement does not state a number of years or a grade-matched level. Salary depends on experience and/or education.

Education: The announcement says this position has no education requirement.

Licenses and certifications:

Valid driver's license
CARE training
EFR or CPR certification
Food Handler certification

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 showing your experience, knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) for this job Proof of education, training and licenses, including college transcripts as applicable Notice of separation if claiming DOD NAF Business Based Action priority consideration Sponsor's PCS orders and marriage certificate if claiming military spouse preference DD-214 Member-4 page and supporting papers if claiming veterans' preference Most recent SF-50 or PAR if you are or were a federal employee

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 3 days (November 6, 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 for eligibility and qualifications, then rated on how well it shows your knowledge, skills and abilities using set criteria. The best qualified applicants go to the hiring manager, and interviews may be held. Failing to provide required documents may affect your eligibility.

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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:

Complete the online questionnaire and upload every required document before the closing date shown on the announcement
Describe your customer service and recreation experience with clear, specific examples, dates and hours
Plan to earn CARE, EFR or CPR, and Food Handler certifications, which are due within 90 days after placement

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