Transfers
A career or career-conditional employee of one agency may transfer, without a
break in service of a single workday, to a competitive service position in
another agency without competing in a civil service examination open to the
public. A transfer eligible may apply under vacancy announcements open to
status candidates. An employee may transfer to a position at the same, higher,
or lower grade level.
Who is Eligible To Transfer?
Present Federal employees who are serving in the competitive service under a
career or career-conditional appointment have eligibility for transfer to a
position in the competitive service.
To transfer, you must meet the qualification requirements for the position.
Written tests are not common but if one is required, arrangements will be made
for you to take it.
Employees must be found suitable for employment in competitive service
positions. If your current appointment is subject to a suitability
investigation, that condition continues after you transfer.
Generally on transfer, a career employee remains a career employee, and a
career-conditional employee remains a career-conditional employee.
How Do I Apply for Transfer?
You must conduct your own job search. Transfer eligibility does not guarantee
you a job offer. Hiring agencies have the discretion to determine the sources
of applicants they will consider.
Individuals usually apply to agencies in response to vacancies announced under
the merit promotion program. Some agencies accept applications only when they
have an appropriate open merit promotion announcement, while others accept
applications at any time. If you are seeking a higher grade or a position with
more promotion potential than you have previously held, generally you must
apply under a merit promotion announcement and rank among the best-qualified
applicants to be selected. Status applicants include individuals who are
eligible for transfer.
How Can I Find Out About Agency Merit Promotion Announcements?
Merit Promotion announcements are posted on USAJOBS when jobs are announced
outside of an agency's own workforce.
USAJOBS, the Federal Government's Employment Information System, is easily
accessible Federal employment information. USAJOBS provides worldwide job
vacancy information, employment information fact sheets, job applications and
forms, and has on-line resume development and electronic transmission
capabilities. In many instances, job seekers can apply for positions on-line.
USAJOBS is updated every business day from a database of more than 16,000
worldwide job opportunities. USAJOBS is available to job seekers in a variety
of formats, ensuring access for customers with differing physical and
technological capabilities. It is convenient, user friendly, accessible through
the computer or telephone and available 24 hours-a-day, seven days-a-week.
USAJOBS consists of:
Internet - The official world wide web site for jobs and employment
information, may be accessed at http://www.USAJOBS.opm.gov.
On the web site, job seekers can access worldwide current job vacancies,
employment information fact sheets, applications and forms, and in some
instances, apply for jobs online. Complete job announcements can be retrieved
from the web site. The USAJOBS web site also has an Online Resume Builder
feature. Using the resume builder, job seekers can create online resumes
specifically designed for applying for Federal jobs. Resumes created on the
USAJOBS resume builder can be printed from the system for faxing or mailing to
employers; and saved and edited for future use. For many of the vacancies
listed on the site, job seekers can submit resumes created through USAJOBS
directly to hiring agencies through an electronic submission process.
Automated Telephone System - An interactive voice response telephone system
which can be reached at 703-724-1850 or TDD 978-461-8404.
By telephone, job seekers can access worldwide current job vacancies,
employment information fact sheets, and applications and forms, and in some
instances, apply for jobs by phone.
Probationary Period
An employee is not required by the civil service rules and regulations to serve
a new probationary period after transfer. However, the employee continues to
serve the remainder of any probationary period which he/she was serving at the
time of transfer. In most cases, an employee must wait at least three months
after his/her latest non-temporary competitive appointment before he/she may be
considered for transfer to a position in a different line of work, at a higher
grade, or to a different geographical area. OPM may waive the restriction
against movement to a different geographical area when it is satisfied that the
waiver is consistent with the principles of open competition.
Positions Restricted to Veterans
Some positions in the competitive service such as guard, messenger, elevator
operator, and custodian have been restricted by law to persons entitled to
preference under the veteran preference laws. Generally, a nonveteran employee
cannot be transferred to such positions if there are veterans available for
appointment to them. This restriction does not apply to the filling of such
positions by the transfer of a nonveteran already serving in a federal agency
in a position covered by the same generic title. For example, a nonveteran who
is serving in the position of guard may be considered for transfer to the
position of patrolman, guard, fireman, guard-laborer, etc.
AS OF: 10-26-2000
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