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Staff Psychologist
Veterans Health Administration · Las Vegas, Nevada · Closes in 6 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: Internal to an agency, The public.
U.S. citizens, nationals, or people who owe allegiance to the U.S. may apply. Current federal employees of the hiring agency may also apply under the internal listing.
Experience: You need at least 2 years of experience as a professional psychologist beyond the basic requirements, with at least 1 year at the GS-12 level. The experience must show current psychology practice, such as applying psychological treatments and giving professional advice.
Education: You need a doctoral degree in psychology from a program accredited by APA, PCSAS, or CPA, with a specialty that matches the job. You also need a professional psychology internship accredited by APA or CPA. The announcement lists other paths, such as re-specialization or board certification.
Licenses and certifications:
- Full, current, and unrestricted license to practice psychology at the doctoral level in a U.S. state, territory, or D.C.
- Current driver's license
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 6 days (November 9, 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: You will be rated on how well you meet the qualifications. Your application, resume, and supporting documents will be verified, and reference checks may be done. Missing information or errors may make you ineligible or lower your 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:
- Describe your psychology experience clearly and specifically, with dates and the level of work, because the VA will not assume anything.
- Include official transcripts and show APA or CPA accreditation for your degree and internship.
- If you want student loan repayment, plan to submit the EDRP application within four months of starting the job.
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