I'm getting discouraged...

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Hmmm... I found one Federal position that I technically qualify for and there is an option to apply non-competitivively through Schedule A (disability) and I might get an interview from that, but I wish I had a bit more experience with bird banding... The job is part data entry and part actually doing bird banding and I've assisted with bird banding before but I'm not a master at it. I keep thinking someone with lots of banding experience would more likely get this one... Sadly most jobs that train banding are unpaid internships or pay very little.

Well, apply for it anyway. If you get an interview, you can (optionally) express that you have limited experience with banding but would be willing to travel for training. (Say, a few weeks with a master bander.)

Remember, you don't know who else is applying; it might be others with even less experience.

Edit: I just realized you would be applying noncompetitively.... so my previous sentence didn't make much sense. Well, if nothing else, you could learn something about this Schedule A process.