Federal experience is not required. The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-timework is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume.

Qualifications will be determined based on the particular knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required for the position you are selected for. In addition to meeting the qualification requirements below, if qualifying based on specialized experience, you must also meet the specialized experience requirements of the specialty area you are selected for, as outlined in the assessment questionnaire.

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement OR time of referral:

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:

GS-7 QUALIFICATIONS: You must have one (1) year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-5 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is experience that provided you with knowledge of the basic principles and practices of the Human Resources (HR) specializations. This experience must have provided you with knowledge of HR laws, theories, principles, and practices with an understanding of the interrelationships of Human Resources programs and/or processes sufficient to provide customer service.
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You may qualify based on education as follows: At least one (1) academic year of graduate education in a field of study that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position such as: human resources, public administration, organizational psychology, or other administrative and management fields.
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Superior Academic Achievement may be met by having a bachelor's degree, with one of the following: A GPA of 2.95 or higher on a 4.0 scale for all completed undergraduate courses or those completed in the last 2 years of study, or a GPA of 3.45 or higher on a 4.0 scale for all courses in the major field of study or those courses in the major completed in the last 2 years of study, or rank in the upper one third of the class in the college, university, or major subdivision, or membership in a national honor society recognized by the Association of College Honor Societies. Note: Grade point averages should be rounded to one decimal point. For example, 2.95 is rounded to 3.0, and 2.94 is rounded to 2.9. If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) was taken on a pass/fail or similar basis, your claim must be based on class standing or membership in an Honor Society.
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You may qualify with a combination of qualifying graduate education and experience equivalent to that described above.

GS-9 QUALIFICATIONS: You must have one (1) year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-7 grade level in the Federal service applying the basic principles and practices of the Human Resources (HR) specializations. This experience must include interpreting and applying HR laws, theories, principles, and practices with an understanding of the interrelationships of human resources programs and/or processes sufficient to provide customer service and integrated solutions to HR processes.
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You may qualify based on education as follows: A master's or equivalent graduate degree in a field of study that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position such as: human resources, public administration, organizational psychology, or other administrative and management fields.
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Two (2) full academic years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a graduate degree in a field of study that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position such as: human resources, public administration, organizational psychology, or other administrative and management fields.
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LL.B or JD in a field of study that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position such as: human resources, public administration, organizational psychology, or other administrative and management fields.
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You may qualify with a combination of qualifying graduate education and experience equivalent to that described above.

GS-11 QUALIFICATIONS: You must have one (1) year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-9 grade level in the Federal service applying the principles and practices of the Human Resources (HR) specializations. Your experience must include interpreting and applying a wide range of HR concepts, methods, principles, and practices used in HR functions and processes; conducting analysis and using the results to make recommendations and support actions; and advising management officials on HR sources and strategies while adhering to HR regulations, organizational policies and directives, and/or contractual provisions governing the HR functions/processes.
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You may qualify based on education as follows: A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in field of study that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position such as: human resources, public administration, organizational psychology, or other administrative and management fields.
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Three (3) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a graduate degree in a field of study that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position such as: human resources, public administration, organizational psychology, or other administrative and management fields.
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LL.M. in a field of study that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position such as: human resources, public administration, organizational psychology, or other administrative and management fields.
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You may qualify with an equivalent combination of qualifying experience and education.

GS-12 QUALIFICATIONS: You must have one (1) year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes applying a wide range of human resources (HR) concepts, methods, principles, and practices used in HR functions/processes. Your experience must include experience identifying HR needs; conducting a variety of analysis and using the results to make recommendations and support actions; advising management officials on HR sources and strategies while adhering to Federal personnel regulations, agency policies and directives, and contractual provisions governing the HR functions/processes; interpreting and applying HR laws, theories, principles, and practices with an understanding of the interrelationships of human resources management programs sufficient to provide integrated solutions in at least one of the following areas: recruitment and placement, staffing, assessment and evaluation, position management and classification, compensation, labor-management, employee relations, negotiations, workers 'compensation, grievances, misconduct, performance management, human resources policy, benefits and/or training.

See "Education" section for GS-13 qualification requirements.