Getting Started
Thank you for your interest in employment with Sandia National Laboratories.
To be considered for a position, please submit your resume electronically through our web-based system. By doing so, our recruiters can quickly and efficiently match your skills and experience with our job openings. This process also helps our hiring managers review the applications and resumes that have been submitted for their job openings.
IMPORTANT: To be considered for employment, you must apply for a specific job opening. Even if you are a previous job applicant, if you are interested in a new or different job opening, you must apply for that particular job opening to be considered.
First Steps:
- You may browse all of the jobs in our database by scrolling through the listed jobs (to see all jobs, click on View All, or click on View 100 and then Next). Jobs are listed by their posting dates, with the most recently posted jobs at the top. You can change the order in which the job postings appear by clicking on the column header titles.
- The Basic Job Search feature allows you to browse jobs using keywords. Simply type in your selected keywords or the job opening reference number. Then click on Search.
- The Advanced Search feature allows you to browse jobs by job ladder, occupation, location, and/or keywords. Click on the Posting Title link to view the job description.
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How to Register and Create a Profile
Follow the steps below to register and create a profile:
- In Sandia's web-based system, click on Register Now in the Login box.
- Enter a user name and password.
- Click on Register. You will see a Careers Home Welcome page.
- In the My Career Tools box, click on My Profile.
- On the My Profile page, fill in your current contact information.
- Click on Save at the bottom of the page.
IMPORTANT: To be considered for employment, you must apply for a specific job opening. Even if you are a previous job applicant, if you are interested in a new or different job opening, you must apply for that particular job opening to be considered
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How to Apply to a Specific Job Opening
Follow the steps below to register and create a profile:
- Go to Sandia's web-based system.
- Search the jobs database (see instructions above) for positions that match your qualifications and interests.
- Click on Job Title to view the job description.
- Click on Apply Now at the bottom of the Job Description page.
- If you have not yet registered and created a profile, you will be asked to do so at this point.
- Select Upload a new resume, and click on Continue. Browse for your resume file, upload the file, add a title for your resume, and click on Continue.
TIP: Be sure to upload an updated, accurate resume. Once your application has been completed and submitted for a particular job opening, you cannot replace the submitted resume with a different one. However, you may use a different resume when applying to other Sandia jobs.
- On the My Profile page, fill in the desired details about your education (be sure to click on +Add Education if you need to enter multiple degrees), work experience, referrals, and personal information, as well as the general employment questionnaire. At the bottom of each page, click on Next to continue until you reach the last page of the application.
- To submit your application to the job opening, click on Submit. You will receive an automated e-mail confirmation to assure you that the application was submitted successfully.
IMPORTANT: If you click on Save or Close Application, and you do not click on Submit, your application will not be linked to the job opening. Instead, your application will be saved as a draft and will not be visible to our hiring managers. You must click on Submit to link your application to the job opening.
To review the history of your applications, go to the My Career Tools page.
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