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Recreation Assistant NF-02
United States Army Installation Management Command · Fort Drum, New York · Closes in 63 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 or non-U.S. national who has lived in the United States or a U.S. territory for at least three continuous years right before federal service starts. Only candidates living within 100 miles of Fort Drum are considered, though military spouse and involuntarily separated military preference candidates are included.

Experience: You need at least six months of work experience dealing with the general public. The announcement does not give a grade level for this experience.

Education: This job does not have an education 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.

Resume ready: dates, hours per week, duties Resume showing at least six months of work with the general public, two pages or less Cover letter (optional) DD-214 or Statement of Service if you claim veterans or service-related preference DA Form 3434 if it applies to your eligibility claim PCS Orders if you claim spouse employment preference Marriage certificate if your name is not on PCS Orders SF-50 or separation notice (RIF) if they apply to your claim

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 63 days (December 30, 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 reviewed to see if you meet the minimum qualifications. Applicants who are tentatively qualified get a closer look to check that the questionnaire matches the resume. Incomplete questionnaire answers may make you ineligible, and overstated experience may hurt your consideration.

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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, then the final offer with your start date.

Tips for this job:

Show at least six months of public-facing work with dates and hours on your two-page resume.
Answer every questionnaire question, because missing answers can make you ineligible.
Submit online by 11:59 PM Eastern on 12/30/2026, and upload your resume as a PDF under 5 MB.

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