Your steps to apply

Recreation Assistant (Lifeguard)
Commander, Navy Installations Command · Great Lakes, Illinois · 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.

The 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.

Education: The announcement does not require a specific education. If you use education to qualify, it must come from a school accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Licenses and certifications:

Valid state driver's license, or the ability to get and keep one
Lifeguard Training Certification
CPR for the Professional Rescuer and Healthcare Providers
First Aid with Automated External Defibrillator (AED) certification
Blood Borne Pathogens 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 for this job College transcripts and proof of licenses or certifications DD-214 if you claim veterans' preference Notice of separation if you claim DoD NAF Business Based Action priority Sponsor's PCS orders and marriage certificate if you claim military spouse preference Most recent SF-50 or Personnel Action Report if you are or were a federal employee

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 to see if you meet the basic requirements, then rated on knowledge, skills, and abilities using set criteria. The best qualified applicants go to the hiring manager, and the selecting official may interview people. Failing to send required documents may affect your eligibility or rating.

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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:

Your resume must show specific experience and skills for this job, so describe your lifeguard, pool, or water safety work clearly.
Include proof of your lifeguard, CPR, first aid, and blood borne pathogen certifications, plus your transcripts if you use education.
If you apply for a waterfront position, check that you can pass the 500-meter swim in under 10 minutes before you apply.

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