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Retail Sales Associate NF01 Electronics
U.S. Marine Corps · Beaufort, South Carolina · Closes in 5 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: The public.
Open to the public. You must be a U.S. citizen, a U.S. national, or owe allegiance to the United States. Spouses of active-duty members assigned to MCRD Parris Island, MCAS Beaufort or Naval Hospital Beaufort may claim military spouse preference if they meet the minimum requirements.
Experience: You need at least one year of experience working in customer sales. The announcement also prefers knowledge of replenishment and merchandise management.
Licenses and certifications:
- Food handling safety training and certification (may be required)
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 5 days (November 8, 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 application and resume are checked against the minimum qualifications. The selecting official then chooses the best qualified applicant. Missing required information may result in an ineligible rating or a lower overall rating.
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:
- Keep your resume to 2 pages or fewer, or it will not be considered.
- Apply online only; resumes sent by email or mail will not be considered.
- If claiming military spouse preference, attach the active-duty spouse's orders showing your name and their assignment.
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