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Sports Specialist (Fitness Instructor)
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.

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.

Education: You need a high school diploma or equivalent. The announcement says this position has no college degree requirement.

Licenses and certifications:

Fitness instructor, personal trainer or certification from an accredited health or fitness organization, plus professional competence in the program area
Group fitness instructors need a primary approved fitness certification and a certification in the specific program area

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 Proof of education, training and licensure, including college transcripts if you use education to qualify DD-214 (Member-4 page) and supporting papers if you claim veterans' preference Notice of separation if you claim DOD non-appropriated fund priority consideration Sponsor's PCS orders and marriage certificate if you claim military spouse preference Most recent SF-50 or PAR if you are a current or former 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 and questionnaire answers are checked to see if you meet the basic requirements. Qualified resumes are rated on knowledge, skills and abilities using a set scoring system. The best qualified applicants go to the hiring manager, and the selecting official may hold interviews.

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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 clearly show your fitness experience and skills, because it is the main thing rated
Attach your college transcripts and proof of your fitness certification with your application
Complete the online questionnaire and upload all required documents before the 11:59 PM EST deadline on 11/13/2026

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