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Outstanding
Scholar
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- Authority allows the non-competitive appointment of college
graduates with high academic achievement at grades GS-5 and
GS-7.
- Applicants may apply to any vacancy announcement open to
outside candidates.
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Recruiting Sources |
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- Academic institutions, job fairs, talent banks, advertisements.
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Eligibility |
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- Candidates must have a bachelor’s degree with a grade
point average of 3.5 or above, on a 4.0 scale, for all undergraduate
coursework; or have graduated in the upper 10 percent of the
class.
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Presidential Management Intern (PMI)
Program
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Features |
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- The PMI Program is designed to attract outstanding men and
women from a variety of academic disciplines who have a clear
interest in a career in the analysis and management of public
policies and programs.
- Internships are for two years, during which time interns
participate in a variety of activities to enhance their leadership
and management skills and to prepare them to qualify for a
career position upon graduation from the program.
- Interns are appointed at grade GS-9 and may receive promotion
to GS-11 after one year of successful training. At the completion
of the two years, interns are permanently placed in or promoted
to a career position.
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Recruiting Sources |
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- Colleges and universities.
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Eligibility |
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- Candidate must be a United States citizen.
- Candidate must have completed a graduate course of study
at a qualifying college or university.
- Candidate must receive the nomination of the dean or academic
program director.
- Candidate must pass the OPM administered screening process.
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Selective Placement
for Persons with Disabilities, including Disabled Veterans
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Features |
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- Special authorities are available for the non-competitive
appointment of persons with severe physical and mental disabling
conditions and for Veterans with a 30 percent or higher compensable
service-connected disability.
- Appointments may be made on a temporary basis to demonstrate
ability to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position.
- Candidates are usually certified for appointment by a counselor
or State vocational rehabilitation agency or the Department
of Veterans Affairs.
- Upon completion of two years of satisfactory service, the
employee may qualify for non-competitive conversion to a career
or career-conditional appointment. Disabled veterans may be
converted from a time-limited appointment of more than 60 days.
- Eligible candidates may apply for vacancy consideration regardless
of closing date so long as the selection has not been made.
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Recruiting Sources |
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- State vocational rehabilitation agencies, colleges, Department
of Veterans Affairs, talent bank, advertisements.
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Eligibility |
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- Candidate must meet qualification requirements for the position.
- Candidate must have, when required, a statement from a State
vocational rehabilitation agency or service certifying they
have the ability to perform the duties of the position.
- Disabled veterans must have retired from active military
service with a disability rating of 30 percent or more, or
been rated by the Department of Veterans Affairs within the
preceding year as having a compensable service-connected disability
of 30 percent or more.
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Veterans Readjustment Appointment
(VRA)
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Features |
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- This program assists eligible veterans of the Vietnam era
and the post-Vietnam era.
- VRA appointees are initially hired for a two-year period
in the excepted service.
- The VRA authority may be used to fill jobs up through GS-11.
- Veterans with less than 15 years of formal education will
participate in a formal training program.
- VRA appointees are converted to a career or career-conditional
appointment following successful completion of the VRA program.
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Recruiting Sources |
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- Veterans placement offices, Department of Veterans Affairs,
job fairs, advertisements.
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Eligibility |
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- Candidate must have served for a period of more than 180
days active duty, all or part of which occurred after 8/4/64,
and have other than a dishonorable discharge.
- Time limits on eligibility are set under Federal regulations.
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