Are you someone who is looking for a US government job? If your answer to that question is ‘yes’, then you need to consider using the advanced search function on the USAJOBS website, in your search for a US government job. The advanced search function on the USAJOBS website makes it possible for you to carry out a highly refined search. Through the advanced search function on the USAJOBS website, you can get search results that are as closely related to the kind of US government job you want as possible.
What finding a US government job through the USAJOBS advanced search function entails, at a glance
Finding a US government job through the USAJOBS advanced search function mainly entails going to the USAJOBS website, clicking to indicate that you are interested in ‘Advanced’ search, and then entering the criterion for the advanced search in the next screen. After initiating the advanced search, USAJOBS returns search results, out of which you can click on the link for any job in order to be taken to the ‘details’ screen for that particular job. It is from the ‘details’ screen for any given job that you can subsequently click to indicate that you wish to ‘Apply Online’ — and go ahead to make the application.
Things you need to have, to find a US government job through the USAJOBS advanced search function
To find a US government job through the USAJOBS advanced search function, you only need to have access to a computing device that is connected to the internet.
The website you need to visit, to find a US government job through the USAJOBS advanced search function
To find a US government job through the USAJOBS advanced search function, you need to visit the USAJOBS website. The address for the USAJOBS website is indicated below, in the ‘links to help you’ section.
Steps you need to follow, to find a US government job through the USAJOBS advanced search function
- Check in the ‘links to help you’ section below, and you will notice that we have indicated the address for the USAJOBS website. Now enter that address into your browser, so as to have the browser application take you to the USAJOBS website.
- When you get to the USAJOBS website, focus your attention towards the middle of the homepage: where you will notice a search area (with a couple of search boxes, and a ‘Search’ button). Now just below the ‘Search’ button, there is a link labeled ‘Advanced’ (adjacent to the ‘Map’ link). Click on the ‘Advanced’ link.
- On the screen that you are taken to after clicking on the ‘Advanced’ link, enter the advanced job search criterion – say, by entering the keywords for the job you are interested in, salary or pay grade, location, department and agency, type of work or schedule… and so on. Then click on the ‘Search jobs’ link. USAJOBS will then return search results.
- From the search results that are returned by USAJOBS, click on the link for any job that interests you, and you will be taken to a screen with more details about that particular US government job opening. After reading through the job details, you can click on the ‘Apply Online’ button (for any given job) in order to be given a chance to apply for that particular job.
Links to help you
- USAJOBS website: http://www.usajobs.com
- USAJOBS advanced search page: https://www.usajobs.gov/Search/AdvancedSearch