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VCS Health Tech (Lead Optician)- Houston TX
Veterans Health Administration · Houston, Texas · Closes in 6 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: Veterans, The public.
Open to the public. You must be a U.S. citizen, a U.S. national, or someone who owes allegiance to the U.S. Qualified veterans get full consideration, but standard veterans' preference rules do not apply to this job.
Experience: You need at least 1 year of specialized experience. This means work that shows you have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to do this job. The announcement does not name a grade level for this experience.
Education: A high school diploma or GED is required.
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 listed qualifications. Your resume, application, and supporting documents will be checked. Errors, omissions, or missing required information may lead to an ineligible rating or a lower 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:
- Describe your experience clearly and specifically, because the agency will not assume anything about it.
- Upload your documents early, since uploaded files may take several hours to clear the virus scan.
- Make sure you have a current, valid REAL ID before you apply.
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