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Supply Technician
Naval Supply Systems Command · Naval Weapons Station, Yorktown, Virginia · Closes in 3 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, but only U.S. citizens can apply. Veterans' preference does not apply under this hiring authority.

Experience: You need at least 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-06, the next lower grade. The experience can be paid or unpaid and should involve tasks such as inventory selection, tracking customer requirements, coordinating shipments, quality inspections, physical inventories, or researching inventory discrepancies.

Education: There is no educational substitution for this position, so education cannot replace experience.

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 Complete resume of no more than 2 pages that is legible, showing relevant experience, job titles, duties, and accomplishments For each job: employer name, start and end dates (month/year), hours per week if less than full time, and for federal jobs the pay plan, series, and grade Copy of any professional membership, license, certificate, or credential you claim Official or unofficial transcripts or a list of courses with grades and dates if you use education to qualify DD-214 or VA letter if you claim veterans' preference, and supporting documents for any disability claim

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 3 days (November 6, 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 is rated on how well it meets the qualifications, so it must be clear and specific. Resumes that inflate qualifications may be found not qualified, and incomplete, illegible, or over-length resumes or resumes without the required subject line will not be considered. Qualified applicants are referred to the hiring manager, who 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 (Secret), then the final offer with your start date.

Tips for this job:

Email your resume to both jory.r.eissinger.civ@us.navy.mil and navsup-careers@us.navy.mil, using the exact subject line SUPPLY TECH at NWS YORKTOWN, CHEATHAM ANNEX.
Show employer, start and end dates, hours per week, and federal pay plan, series, and grade for each job on your resume.
Attach copies of any licenses or credentials you claim, and transcripts or a course list if you use education to qualify.

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