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Supervisory Dietitian (Clinical Nutrition)
Veterans Health Administration · Salisbury, North Carolina · Closes in 2 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. The conditions say you must be a U.S. citizen, national, or someone who owes allegiance to the U.S. to apply, though the qualifications allow non-citizens only when citizens cannot be recruited under VA policy.

Experience: You need one year of experience at the next lower grade level, which is GS-12 for this GS-13 job. The announcement does not describe the type of experience in detail beyond supervision and leadership skills. Previous management experience, ideally 2 or more years, is preferred.

Education: The announcement does not list a specific degree. It points to programs accredited by ACEND (the accrediting body for dietetics programs), and you must also be a registered dietitian (RDN or RD).

Licenses and certifications:

Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) or Registered Dietitian (RD), registered with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR)

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 Long-form resume or curriculum vitae (CV) Proof of RDN or RD registration Cover letter, if you choose to include one DD-214 if you claim veterans' preference SF-15 if you claim 10-point veterans' preference Transcript if you use education to qualify SF-50 if you are a current or former federal employee VA disability letter, if it applies to you

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 2 days (November 5, 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, and the agency will verify your application, resume, and supporting documents. Missing required information or errors can result in an ineligible rating or lower your overall 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:

Describe your experience clearly and specifically, with dates and hours per week, because the VA will verify it.
Upload proof of your RDN or RD registration, since it is a required document.
The announcement lists telework as both ad-hoc and not eligible, so ask the contact about telework before you apply.

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