To start check out the steps below:
- Create a USAJOBS account or log into your existing account.
- Set up a profile: this section will ask you personal details and preferences. They will ask things like citizenship status and location preference. Your preferences will be used later when searching, so tailor it to how loose or specific you want.
Tip: When looking for government work, you may want to be more flexible with location, position and once you gain experience, you may choose where you want to be.
- Once set up, scroll down on the main page to the different hiring paths that are available, click and read through any hiring paths that you may align with. Hiring paths are used in government to fast track hiring.
- Put all your documents in your profile. This may include transcripts for recent graduates, DD-214 for those with military service, and a federal resume (has to be a word document or pdf file).
Tip: We do recommend using the “build a resume” feature on USAJOBS. You can edit your built resume easily and this also reduces the chances of incorrect formatting.
