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VCS Food Service Worker- Shreveport LA
Veterans Health Administration · Shreveport, Louisiana · Closes in 20 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: Veterans, 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 U.S. Veterans, and spouses, widows, widowers, or parents of veterans, may be eligible for derived preference, but traditional veterans' preference does not apply to this agency.
Experience: One year of food service experience is preferred but not required. No federal grade level is stated.
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 20 days (November 25, 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 listed qualifications. Your application, resume, and supporting documents will be verified, so describe your experience clearly and specifically. Missing or incomplete information may result in an ineligible rating or lower your 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:
- Get a current, valid REAL ID before you apply, since it is required to work at the Veterans Canteen Service.
- Describe any food service experience clearly, with dates and duties, because the agency will not make assumptions about your experience.
- If you are a male born after 12/31/1959, confirm you are registered with Selective Service.
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