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| | | | **Department:** **Department Of Agriculture**          |  |  |  |
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| | | | **Agency:** **Rural Housing Service**                  |  |  |  |
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| | | |   **UK210242RD-SG**                                    |  |  |  |
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| | AREA OF CONSIDERATION: ** All interested persons |   | |   |   | |  |
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| | y apply.  You need not be a current or former    |   | |   |   | |  |
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| | deral employee to apply.                         |   | |   |   | |  |
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| | NOTE:** Applicants selected from this vacancy    |   | |   |   | |  |
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| | ll be given a career-conditional appointment and |   | |   |   | |  |
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| | nversion to career status.                       |   | |   |   | |  |
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| | CONFIDENTIAL FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT:**  If  |   | |   |   | |  |
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| | lected, you will be required to submit Form      |   | |   |   | |  |
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| | te, and annually thereafter.  Selectee is        |   | |   |   | |  |
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| | bject to Financial Disclosure Requirements in    |   | |   |   | |  |
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| | cordance with 5 CFR, Part 2635, Subpart E        |   | |   |   | |  |
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| | velopment.  Selectee must be able to obtain and  |   | |   |   | |  |
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| | intain a security clearance.  If selected you    |   | |   |   | |  |
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| | ll be subject to a National Agency Check and     |   | |   |   | |  |
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| |   You must be a U.S. Citizen to be considered    |   | |   |   | |  |
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| |   for this position.                             |   | |   |   | |  |
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| | headquartered in an area office of Rural               | m | m | |  |
| | | e | e |                                                        |  |
| | Development.  This position participates in the        | e | e | |  |
| | | d | d |                                                        |  |
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| | | i | i |                                                        |  |
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| | | a | a |                                                        |  |
| | related to the making and servicing of loans under     | a | a | |  |
| | | / | / |                                                        |  |
| | delegated Rural Housing Service, Rural Business        | / | / | |  |
| | | i | i |                                                        |  |
| | Service, and Rural Utilities Service program           | i | i | |  |
| | | m | m |                                                        |  |
| | authorities; provides credit assistance and technical  | m | m | |  |
| | | a | a |                                                        |  |
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| | | ( | ( | |                                                      |  |
| | **APPLICANTS MUST HAVE SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE OR    |  | ( | ( | |  |
| | | m | m | |                                                      |  |
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| | BACHELOR\'S OR HIGHER DEGREE WITH A MAJOR IN        |  | d | d | |  |
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| | FINANCE, BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, ECONOMICS,        |  | i | i | |  |
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| | ACCOUNTING, INSURANCE, ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS,    |  | a | a | |  |
| | | / | / | |                                                      |  |
| | BANKING AND CREDIT, LAW, REAL ESTATE OPERATIONS,    |  | / | / | |  |
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| | STATISTICS, OR OTHER RELATED FIELDS.**              |  | i | i | |  |
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| | **GS-5 grade level: ** Requires three years of      |  | a | a | |  |
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| | general experience **OR** a 4-year course of study  |  | g | g | |  |
| | | e | e | |                                                      |  |
| | leading to a bachelor\'s degree from an accredited  |  | e | e | |  |
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| | college or university.  General experience is       |  | 6 | 6 | |  |
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| | experience that required gathering and analyzing    |  | . | . | |  |
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| | facts and figures, and presenting the information   |  | p | p | |  |
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| | or conclusions in clear oral and written language;  |  | n | n | |  |
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| | or that provided knowledge of the principles of     |  | g | g | |  |
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| | financial analysis or of insurance laws, such as    |  | ) | ) | |  |
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| | contract, property, life, casualty, or marine       |  | { | { | |  |
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| | insurance.                                          |  | w | w | |  |
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| | **GS-7 grade level:  **Specialized                  |  | d | d | |  |
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| | experience **OR** one full year of graduate level   |  | t | t | |  |
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| | education or Bachelor\'s degree with Superior       |  | h | h | |  |
| | | = | = | |                                                      |  |
| | Academic Achievement (SAA).  Specialized experience |  | = | = | |  |
| | | " | " | |                                                      |  |
| | must be directly related to the position being      |  | " | " | |  |
| | | 8 | 0 | |                                                      |  |
| | filled and equipped the applicant with the          |  | 0 | 8 | |  |
| | | . | . | |                                                      |  |
| | particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to      |  | . | . | |  |
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| | perform successfully the duties of the position to  |  | 1 | 3 | |  |
| | | 3 | 0 | |                                                      |  |
| | be filled.  To be creditable, specialized           |  | 0 | 3 | |  |
| | | 3 | 4 | |                                                      |  |
| | experience must have been equivalent to at least    |  | 4 | 3 | |  |
| | | 3 | 8 | |                                                      |  |
| | one year in the next lower grade level in the       |  | 8 | 3 | |  |
| | | 3 | 6 | |                                                      |  |
| | normal line of progression for the occupation in    |  | 6 | 3 | |  |
| | | 3 | 1 | |                                                      |  |
| | the organization.  Experience that demonstrated     |  | 1 | 3 | |  |
| | | 3 | 1 | |                                                      |  |
| | competence in agricultural, commercial, realty, or  |  | 1 | 3 | |  |
| | | 3 | 1 | |                                                      |  |
| | other types of loans.  Basic knowledge of loan      |  | 1 | 3 | |  |
| | | 3 | 1 | |                                                      |  |
| | examining and/or servicing techniques as they apply |  | 1 | 3 | |  |
| | | 3 | 1 | |                                                      |  |
| | to investigation, analysis, and evaluation of       |  | 1 | 3 | |  |
| | | 3 | 1 | |                                                      |  |
| | financial factors and credit risks in relation to   |  | 1 | 3 | |  |
| | | 3 | 1 | |                                                      |  |
| | the granting and servicing of loans.  Experience    |  | 1 | 3 | |  |
| | | 3 | 1 | |                                                      |  |
| | may have been gained in such work as assisting in   |  | 1 | 3 | |  |
| | | 3 | 1 | |                                                      |  |
| | reviewing and passing upon applications for         |  | 1 | 3 | |  |
| | | 3 | 1 | |                                                      |  |
| | agricultural, commercial, bank or mortgage loans;   |  | 1 | 3 | |  |
| | | e | 1 | |                                                      |  |
| | servicing a loan portfolio of a bank or other loan  |  | 1 | e | |  |
| | | - | 1 | |                                                      |  |
| | association; performing financial analysis of       |  | 1 | - | |  |
| | | 3 | i | |                                                      |  |
| | commercial concerns for investment purposes;        |  | i | 3 | |  |
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| | appraising real estate to determine property        |  | n | i | |  |
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| | valuation.                                          |  | " | n | |  |
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| | **Combining Education and Experience: ** A          |  | e | h | |  |
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| | combination of graduate level education and         |  | i | e | |  |
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| | specialized experience as described above.  To      |  | g | i | |  |
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| | combine education and experience, determine your    |  | h | g | |  |
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| | total qualifying experience as a percentage of the  |  | t | h | |  |
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| | experience required for this grade level (in this   |  | = | t | |  |
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| | case, one year); then determine your total number   |  | " | = | |  |
| | | " | 8 | |                                                      |  |
| | of successfully completed graduate semester hours   |  | 8 | " | |  |
| | | 8 | . | |                                                      |  |
| | as a percentage of the education required for this  |  | . | 8 | |  |
| | | . | 3 | |                                                      |  |
| | grade level (in this case, 18 semester hours, or    |  | 3 | . | |  |
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| | whatever amount your school has determined to equal |  | 3 | 3 | |  |
| | | 3 | 3 | |                                                      |  |
| | one full year); then add the two percentage must    |  | 3 | 3 | |  |
| | | 3 | 3 | |                                                      |  |
| | equal at least 100 percent to qualify under this    |  | 3 | 3 | |  |
| | | 3 | 3 | |                                                      |  |
| | provision.                                          |  | 3 | 3 | |  |
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| | **Superior Academic Achievement (SAA)** at the      |  | 3 | 3 | |  |
| | | 3 | 3 | |                                                      |  |
| | baccalaureate level in the course work detailed     |  | 3 | 3 | |  |
| | | 3 | 3 | |                                                      |  |
| | above under Education Substitution is fully         |  | 3 | 3 | |  |
| | | 3 | 3 | |                                                      |  |
| | qualifying. Applicants who wish to apply under this |  | 3 | 3 | |  |
| | | 3 | 3 | |                                                      |  |
| | provision must submit proof from their educational  |  | 3 | 3 | |  |
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| | institution that they meet one of the criteria      |  | 3 | 3 | |  |
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| | listed below. To qualify for SAA, applicants must   |  | 3 | 3 | |  |
| | | 3 | 3 | |                                                      |  |
| | have completed all the requirements for a           |  | 3 | 3 | |  |
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| | bachelor\'s degree and meet one of the following:\  |  | 3 | 3 | |  |
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| | 1. A grade-point average of \"B\" (a GPA of 2.95 or |  | e | 3 | |  |
| | | e | - | |                                                      |  |
| | higher out of a possible 4.0) for all completed     |  | - | e | |  |
| | | - | 3 | |                                                      |  |
| | undergraduate courses, or those completed in the    |  | 3 | - | |  |
| | | 3 | i | |                                                      |  |
| | last two years of undergraduate study.\             |  | i | 3 | |  |
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| | 2. A grade-point average of \"B \" (a GPA of 3.45   |  | n | i | |  |
| | | n | " | |                                                      |  |
| | or higher out of a possible 4.0) for all courses in |  | " | n | |  |
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| | your major field of study, or those courses in your |  | } | " | |  |
| | | } |   | |                                                      |  |
| | major completed in the last two years of            |  |   | } | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | undergraduate study.\                               |  |   |   | |  |
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| | 3. Rank in the upper one-third of your class in the |  |   |   | |  |
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| | college, university or major subdivision.\          |  |   |   | |  |
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| | 4. Membership in a national honor society (other    |  |   |   | |  |
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| | than freshman honor societies) recognized by the    |  |   |   | |  |
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| | Association of College Honor Societies.             |  |   |   | |  |
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| | [College Transcript]{.underline} - Submit a copy of |  |   |   | |  |
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| | your college transcript that lists college courses  |  |   |   | |  |
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| | detailing each course by the number and department  |  |   |   | |  |
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| | (i.e., bio 101, math 210, etc.), course title,      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | number of credit hours and grade earned.  You must  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | submit evidence that any education completed in a   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | foreign institution is equivalent to U.S. education |  |   |   | |  |
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| | standards with your resume.   NOTE: YOUR COLLEGE    |  |   |   | |  |
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| | TRANSCRIPT IS USED TO VERIFY SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION  |  |   |   | |  |
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| | OF DEGREE, OR COLLEGE COURSE WORK. AN OFFICIAL      |  |   |   | |  |
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| | COLLEGE TRANSCRIPT MAY BE REQUIRED BEFORE YOU CAN   |  |   |   | |  |
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| | REPORT TO DUTY.                                     |  |   |   | |  |
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| | **BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION AND FINGERPRINT CHECK:** |  |   |   | |  |
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| | Selection and retention in this position is         |  |   |   | |  |
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| | contingent on a successfully adjudicated FBI        |  |   |   | |  |
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| | National Criminal History Check (fingerprint check) |  |   |   | |  |
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| | and a background investigation. Prior to            |  |   |   | |  |
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| | employment, you may be required to complete an      |  |   |   | |  |
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| | [OF-                                                |  |   |   | |  |
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| | 306](http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/of0306.pdf), |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | Declaration of Federal Employment and other         |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | paperwork. The information collected on this form   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | is used to determine suitability for Federal        |  |   |   | |  |
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| | employment.  You will also be required to sign and  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | certify the accuracy of all information in your     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | application/resume. You must answer all questions   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | truthfully and completely. A false statement on any |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | part of the declaration or other forms may be       |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | grounds for not hiring you or for firing you after  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | you begin work.                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | +-                                                     |  |
| | ----------------------------------------------------+  |   |   | |  |
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| | **How You Will Be Evaluated:**                      |  |   |   | |  |
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| | ----------------------------------------------------+  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | **BASIS OF RATING:**  All applicants are rated on   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | the extent and quality of experience, education,    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | and training relevant to the duties of the          |  |   |   | |  |
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| | position. An automated scoring system, based on the |  |   |   | |  |
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| | on-line application process is used. Before any     |  |   |   | |  |
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| | certificate can be issued to the selecting          |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | official, the resume is reviewed by an HR           |  |   |   | |  |
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| | Specialist to ensure that (a) minimum qualification |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | requirements are met and (b) the resume supports    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | the answers provided to the job-specific            |  |   |   | |  |
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| | questions.  Your answers will be verified against   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | information provided in your online resume and      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | application. Be sure that your resume clearly       |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | supports your responses to all the questions        |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | addressing experience and education relevant to     |  |   |   | |  |
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| | this position.                                      |  |   |   | |  |
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| | **Note:**  If a determination is made that you have |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | rated yourself higher than is supported by your     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | description of experience and/or education OR that  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | your application is incomplete, the following will  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | take place.  After a review of all the experience   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | and training, a final score will be assigned for    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | your total experience including education and       |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | training.                                           |  |   |   | |  |
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| | | [ | [ |                                                        |  |
| | **Benefits:**                                          | [ | [ | |  |
| | | ] | ] |                                                        |  |
| |                                                        | ] | ] | |  |
| | | ( | ( |                                                        |  |
| | Permanent employees are eligible to elect life and     | ( | ( | |  |
| | | m | m |                                                        |  |
| | health insurance coverage and will be covered          | m | m | |  |
| | | e | e |                                                        |  |
| | by a Retirement System.  Employees will earn annual    | e | e | |  |
| | | d | d |                                                        |  |
| | and sick leave.  For additional information on         | d | d | |  |
| | | i | i |                                                        |  |
| | benefits [click                                        | i | i | |  |
| | | a | a |                                                        |  |
| | here](http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/ei61.asp).            | a | a | |  |
| | | / | / |                                                        |  |
| |                                                        | / | / | |  |
| | | i | i |                                                        |  |
| | **Other Information:**                                 | i | i | |  |
| | | m | m |                                                        |  |
| |                                                        | m | m | |  |
| | | a | a |                                                        |  |
| | **EEO/DIVERSITY POLICY:**  The USDA is an Equal        | a | a | |  |
| | | g | g |                                                        |  |
| | Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination in   | g | g | |  |
| | | e | e |                                                        |  |
| | all its programs and activities on the basis of race,  | e | e | |  |
| | | 6 | 6 |                                                        |  |
| | color, national origin, sex, religion, age,            | 6 | 6 | |  |
| | | . | . |                                                        |  |
| | disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation,     | . | . | |  |
| | | p | p |                                                        |  |
| | and marital or family status.  (Not all prohibited     | p | p | |  |
| | | n | n |                                                        |  |
| | bases apply to all programs).  To file a complaint of  | n | n | |  |
| | | g | g |                                                        |  |
| | discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil  | g | g | |  |
| | | ) | ) |                                                        |  |
| | Rights, Room 321-W, Whitten Building, 1400             | ) | ) | |  |
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| | Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or     | { | { | |  |
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| | | [ | [ | |                                                      |  |
| | **How To Apply:**                                   |  | [ | [ | |  |
| | | ] | ] | +-                                                     |  |
| | ----------------------------------------------------+  | ] | ] | |  |
| | | ( | ( | |                                                      |  |
| | **[Please read all the instructions before you      |  | ( | ( | |  |
| | | m | m | |                                                      |  |
| | begin]{.underline}.  **You must submit a            |  | m | m | |  |
| | | e | e | |                                                      |  |
| | ***Complete Application Package***, which includes  |  | e | e | |  |
| | | d | d | |                                                      |  |
| | all of the following:                               |  | d | d | |  |
| | | i | i | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  | i | i | |  |
| | | a | a | |                                                      |  |
| | -   **Online** **Assessment Questionnaire**         |  | a | a | |  |
| | | / | / | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  | / | / | |  |
| | | i | i | |                                                      |  |
| | -   **Online** **Resume**                           |  | i | i | |  |
| | | m | m | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  | m | m | |  |
| | | a | a | |                                                      |  |
| | -   Other **Required Documents** if                 |  | a | a | |  |
| | | g | g | |                                                      |  |
| |     applicable  (i.e., college transcripts, Veteran |  | g | g | |  |
| | | e | e | |                                                      |  |
| |     documents, etc).                                |  | e | e | |  |
| | | 6 | 6 | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  | 6 | 6 | |  |
| | | . | . | |                                                      |  |
| | **ONLINE ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE:  **Use           |  | . | . | |  |
| | | p | p | |                                                      |  |
| | ***Application Manager*** for convenience and       |  | p | p | |  |
| | | n | n | |                                                      |  |
| | quickest processing.  Track your progress to a      |  | n | n | |  |
| | | g | g | |                                                      |  |
| | ***Complete Application Package*** using the ***My  |  | g | g | |  |
| | | ) | ) | |                                                      |  |
| | Application Packages*** checklist and status        |  | ) | ) | |  |
| | | { | { | |                                                      |  |
| | displays in Application Manager.  Your Application  |  | { | { | |  |
| | | w | w | |                                                      |  |
| | Package status must be ***Complete*** by Thursday,  |  | w | w | |  |
| | | i | i | |                                                      |  |
| | October 09, 2008                                    |  | i | i | |  |
| | | d | d | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  | d | d | |  |
| | | t | t | |                                                      |  |
| | **To begin, choose one of these two options:**      |  | t | t | |  |
| | | h | h | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  | h | h | |  |
| | | = | = | |                                                      |  |
| | **Option 1.**  If your resume is going to come      |  | = | = | |  |
| | | " | " | |                                                      |  |
| | ***from** the USAJOBS Resume Builder*, click the    |  | " | " | |  |
| | | 8 | 0 | |                                                      |  |
| | **\"Apply Online\"** button below.  Logon to        |  | 0 | 8 | |  |
| | | . | . | |                                                      |  |
| | *USAJOBS Resume Builder* and select the resume you  |  | . | . | |  |
| | | 3 | 1 | |                                                      |  |
| | wish to upload for this vacancy announcement.       |  | 1 | 3 | |  |
| | | 3 | 0 | |                                                      |  |
| | Click \"**Apply to this Position Now\"** to attach  |  | 0 | 3 | |  |
| | | 3 | 4 | |                                                      |  |
| | your resume.  Your resume will only be attached to  |  | 4 | 3 | |  |
| | | 3 | 8 | |                                                      |  |
| | the Application Package you complete and submit     |  | 8 | 3 | |  |
| | | 3 | 6 | |                                                      |  |
| | immediately after you click on the Apply            |  | 6 | 3 | |  |
| | | 3 | 1 | |                                                      |  |
| | Online button, not to any other Application         |  | 1 | 3 | |  |
| | | 3 | 1 | |                                                      |  |
| | Packages you may already have created.  Once you    |  | 1 | 3 | |  |
| | | 3 | 1 | |                                                      |  |
| | have attached your resume, the system will take you |  | 1 | 3 | |  |
| | | 3 | 1 | |                                                      |  |
| | to Application Manager to complete the Online       |  | 1 | 3 | |  |
| | | 3 | 1 | |                                                      |  |
| | Assessment Questionnaire and upload any other       |  | 1 | 3 | |  |
| | | 3 | 1 | |                                                      |  |
| | supporting documents that may be applicable.  If    |  | 1 | 3 | |  |
| | | 3 | 1 | |                                                      |  |
| | you do not have an account in Application Manager,  |  | 1 | 3 | |  |
| | | 3 | 1 | |                                                      |  |
| | you will need to establish an account to submit     |  | 1 | 3 | |  |
| | | 3 | 1 | |                                                      |  |
| | your Online Assessment Questionnaire.               |  | 1 | 3 | |  |
| | | 3 | 1 | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  | 1 | 3 | |  |
| | | e | 1 | |                                                      |  |
| | **Option 2.**  If your resume is prepared           |  | 1 | e | |  |
| | | - | 1 | |                                                      |  |
| | ***outside** of USAJOBS Resume Builder*, click this |  | 1 | - | |  |
| | | 3 | i | |                                                      |  |
| | link to begin the process: **[Online                |  | i | 3 | |  |
| | | i | n | |                                                      |  |
| | Questionnaire](https://Appl                         |  | n | i | |  |
| | | n | " | |                                                      |  |
| | icationManager.gov/Login.aspx?VacancyID=210242). ** |  | " | n | |  |
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| | **\"Open\"** to attach it; 3) Click                 |  | " | = | |  |
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| | **\"Upload\"** to upload documents for this job     |  | 8 | " | |  |
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| | announcement.  When the message **\"Upload          |  | . | 8 | |  |
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| | Successful\"** appears, repeat steps 1-3 to upload  |  | 3 | . | |  |
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| | any other supporting documents.                     |  | 3 | 3 | |  |
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| | Whether you have chosen Option 1 or 2, once you     |  | 3 | 3 | |  |
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| | have completed the Online Assessment Questionnaire  |  | 3 | 3 | |  |
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| | and uploaded your resume and any other supporting   |  | 3 | 3 | |  |
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| | documents click **\"Next\"** to proceed to Submit   |  | 3 | 3 | |  |
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| | My Answers.  Click **\"Submit My Answers\"**.       |  | 3 | 3 | |  |
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| | Return to the **\"Main\"** screen to print your     |  | 3 | 3 | |  |
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| | **\"Confirmation of your Submission to Application  |  | 3 | 3 | |  |
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| | Manager powered by USA Staffing\"**.  The Online    |  | 3 | 3 | |  |
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| | Assessment Questionnaire must be completed and      |  | 3 | 3 | |  |
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| | submitted by 11:59 p.m. EDT on Thursday, October    |  | 3 | 3 | |  |
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| | 09, 2008.  **If you have submitted all your         |  | 3 | 3 | |  |
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| | application materials online you have completed the |  | 3 | 3 | |  |
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| | application process.**                              |  | e | 3 | |  |
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| | an **[INCOMPLETE ]{.underline}** Assessment         |  | i | 3 | |  |
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| | Questionnaire, **you may return to Application      |  | n | i | |  |
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| | Manager at any time** using whichever one of the    |  | " | n | |  |
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| | links you used to begin as described above, or go   |  | } | " | |  |
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| | [http://Appli                                       |  |   |   | |  |
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| | cationManager.gov](http://applicationmanager.gov/). |  |   |   | |  |
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| | **ONLINE RESUME:**  Your resume must be submitted   |  |   |   | |  |
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| | online. Please make sure your resume contains the   |  |   |   | |  |
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| | following:                                          |  |   |   | |  |
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| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
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| | -   **The job information** specific to the job you |  |   |   | |  |
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| |     are applying for (i.e., Vacancy Announcement    |  |   |   | |  |
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| |     Number: UK210242RD-SG, position title: Loan     |  |   |   | |  |
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| |     Assistant (General), GS-1165-5/7, series: 1165  |  |   |   | |  |
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| |     and grade(s)                                    |  |   |   | |  |
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| | -   **Your personal information** (i.e., Full name, |  |   |   | |  |
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| |     mailing address *(with ZIP Code),* day and      |  |   |   | |  |
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| |     evening telephone numbers *(with area code),*   |  |   |   | |  |
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| |     Social Security Number, Country of Citizenship  |  |   |   | |  |
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| |     *(Most Federal jobs require United States       |  |   |   | |  |
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| |     citizenship),* and Veterans preference)         |  |   |   | |  |
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| | -   **Your education** (i.e., High school name,     |  |   |   | |  |
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| |     city and state, date of diploma or GED;         |  |   |   | |  |
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| |     Colleges or universities name, city and state,  |  |   |   | |  |
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| |     majors, type and year of any degrees received - |  |   |   | |  |
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| |     *if no degree, show total credit hours earned   |  |   |   | |  |
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| |     and indicate whether semester or quarter        |  |   |   | |  |
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| |     hours)*                                         |  |   |   | |  |
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| | -   **Your work experience** for your paid and      |  |   |   | |  |
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| |     nonpaid work experience related to the job you  |  |   |   | |  |
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| |     are applying for (i.e., Job title *(Include     |  |   |   | |  |
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| |     series and grade if Federal job. If this        |  |   |   | |  |
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| |     information is not included, the experience     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |     cannot be credited.);* Duties and               |  |   |   | |  |
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| |     accomplishments *(if the position had multiple  |  |   |   | |  |
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| |     duties include percentage of time spent on each |  |   |   | |  |
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| |     duty);* Employer\'s name and address;           |  |   |   | |  |
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| |     Supervisor\'s name and telephone number         |  |   |   | |  |
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| |     *(indicate if we may contact your current       |  |   |   | |  |
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| |     supervisor);* Starting and ending dates         |  |   |   | |  |
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| |     *(m/d/y);* total number of hours worked per     |  |   |   | |  |
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| |     week)                                           |  |   |   | |  |
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| | -   **Other qualifications** (i.e., job-related     |  |   |   | |  |
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| |     training courses *(title and year);*            |  |   |   | |  |
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| |     job-related skills such as language, computer   |  |   |   | |  |
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| |     software/hardware, tools, machinery, typing     |  |   |   | |  |
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| |     speed; job-related certificates and licenses    |  |   |   | |  |
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| |     *(current only);* job-related honors, awards,   |  |   |   | |  |
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| |     and special accomplishments *(give dates but do |  |   |   | |  |
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| |     not send documents unless requested).*          |  |   |   | |  |
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| | **NOTE:**  Applications are not screened for        |  |   |   | |  |
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| | required documents before minimum qualifications.   |  |   |   | |  |
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| | It is your responsibility to ensure that all        |  |   |   | |  |
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| | required documents are received in the office by    |  |   |   | |  |
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| | the close of business on or before the closing date |  |   |   | |  |
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| | of this announcement.  Our office cannot be         |  |   |   | |  |
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| | responsible for incompatible software, illegible    |  |   |   | |  |
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| | fax transmissions, delays in mail service, etc.     |  |   |   | |  |
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| | **Alternative Method for Submitting Your            |  |   |   | |  |
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| | Application Materials: ** You are encouraged to     |  |   |   | |  |
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| | scan and upload your application materials as       |  |   |   | |  |
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| | described using Application Manager. If you upload  |  |   |   | |  |
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| | your documents using Application Manager, **DO NOT  |  |   |   | |  |
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| | FAX** the same documents. To verify uploaded        |  |   |   | |  |
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| | documents have been processed, please wait one hour |  |   |   | |  |
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| | to ensure they have cleared the virus scan. You can |  |   |   | |  |
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| | verify that your uploaded documents are attached to |  |   |   | |  |
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| | your application by checking the Details tab of     |  |   |   | |  |
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| | your Application Manager account                    |  |   |   | |  |
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| | [https://Applicati                                  |  |   |   | |  |
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| | onManager.gov](https://applicationmanager.gov/) for |  |   |   | |  |
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| | this vacancy announcement. Your documents will      |  |   |   | |  |
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| | display under the Details tab in the Document area. |  |   |   | |  |
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| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
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| | However, if you are unable to do this, you may fax  |  |   |   | |  |
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| | your [assessment                                    |  |   |   | |  |
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| | questionnaire                                       |  |   |   | |  |
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| | ,](http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/OPM1203fx.pdf) |  |   |   | |  |
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| | resume and/or other required documents directly     |  |   |   | |  |
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| | into Application Manager. **Faxed documents will    |  |   |   | |  |
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| | take 2-3 business days to process. To fax           |  |   |   | |  |
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| | documents, you MUST use the special cover page.**   |  |   |   | |  |
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| | You may click this link to print a copy of the      |  |   |   | |  |
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| | [cover                                              |  |   |   | |  |
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| | page](http://staffing.opm.gov/pdf/usascover.pdf) or |  |   |   | |  |
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| | print the pre-populated cover page on the upload    |  |   |   | |  |
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| | documents screen of Application Manager. When       |  |   |   | |  |
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| | faxing documents you must follow the procedures     |  |   |   | |  |
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| | outlined below:                                     |  |   |   | |  |
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| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
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| | -   Include the 8-character Vacancy Identification  |  |   |   | |  |
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| |     Number UK210242                                 |  |   |   | |  |
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| | -   Provide your Social Security Number and full    |  |   |   | |  |
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| |     name in the spaces provided or we will not be   |  |   |   | |  |
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| |     able to associate your document(s) with the     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |     rest of your application                        |  |   |   | |  |
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| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
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| | -   You may submit multiple documents for the same  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |     vacancy announcement using one cover page, and  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
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| | -   Fax your cover page and documents to            |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |     1-478-757-3144.                                 |  |   |   | |  |
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| | **Faxed documents submitted with missing or         |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | incomplete information WILL NOT be processed.** The |  |   |   | |  |
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| | following will prevent your documents from being    |  |   |   | |  |
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| | processed:                                          |  |   |   | |  |
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| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | -   Not using the special cover page mentioned      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |     above                                           |  |   |   | |  |
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| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
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| | -   Missing, incomplete, or invalid Vacancy         |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |     Identification Number                           |  |   |   | |  |
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| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | -   Missing or incomplete Social Security Number    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |     and/or name.                                    |  |   |   | |  |
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| | **NOTE:** If you have documents in your Application |  |   |   | |  |
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| | Manager account from a previous vacancy             |  |   |   | |  |
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| | announcement they can be opened, copied, saved and  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | then reused as an upload file for this vacancy.     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | Uploading your documents will speed the processing  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | of your application for this vacancy announcement.  |  |   |   | |  |
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| | If applying online, faxing or hand                  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | delivering application materials poses a hardship,  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | please contact the servicing human resources office |  |   |   | |  |
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| | during core business hours (8:00am to 4:30 pm       |  |   |   | |  |
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| | central time) prior to the closing date.  Requests  |  |   |   | |  |
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| | for hardship will be reviewed on a case-by-case     |  |   |   | |  |
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| | basis.  Make requests in a timely manner to allow   |  |   |   | |  |
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| | enough time to obtain documents and return the      |  |   |   | |  |
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| | completed information to our office.                |  |   |   | |  |
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| | This Agency provides reasonable accommodation to    |  |   |   | |  |
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| | applicants with disabilities (i.e., alternative     |  |   |   | |  |
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| | means of communication such as Braille, large       |  |   |   | |  |
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| | print, audiotape, etc). If you need a reasonable    |  |   |   | |  |
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| | accommodation for any part of the application and   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | hiring process, please contact USDA Target Center   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | at 202-720-2600, voice and TDD. Decisions on        |  |   |   | |  |
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| | granting reasonable accommodation will be on a      |  |   |   | |  |
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| | case-by-case basis.                                 |  |   |   | |  |
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| | In accordance with 39 U.S.C. Section 415, use of    |  |   |   | |  |
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| | postage-paid government agency envelopes to file    |  |   |   | |  |
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| | job applications or application materials is a      |  |   |   | |  |
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| | violation of federal law and regulations.           |  |   |   | |  |
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| | Applications submitted in postage-paid government   |  |   |   | |  |
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| | envelopes will not be accepted.                     |  |   |   | |  |
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| | ----------------------------------------------------+  |   |   | |  |
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| | **Required Documents:**                             |  |   |   | |  |
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| | ----------------------------------------------------+  |   |   | |  |
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| | **OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:  **In addition to your  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | Assessment Questionnaire and Online Resume, other   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | documents may be required.                          |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | **WHAT OTHER DOCUMENTS ARE REQUIRED?**              |  |   |   | |  |
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| | 1\. If this vacancy announcement has a **basic      |  |   |   | |  |
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| | education requirement,** you **[must]{.underline}** |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | submit a copy of your college transcripts that      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | lists college courses detailing each course by the  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | number and department (i.e., BIO101, MATH 210,      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | etc.). This information should include course       |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | title, school name/location, date completed, grade, |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | and number of credits earned.  Failure to do so     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | will result in an ineligible rating.  You must      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | submit evidence that any education completed in a   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | foreign institution is equivalent to U.S. education |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | standards with your resume.  An official college    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | transcript will be required before you can report   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | to duty.                                            |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 2.  If you are claiming                             |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | [CTAP/ICTAP](http://www.opm.gov/ctap/index.asp)     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | eligibility, provide a copy of your most recent     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | annual performance appraisal (at least \"fully      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | successful\" or equivalent), and proof of           |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | eligibility, i.e., a RIF separation notice or       |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | Certification of Expected Separation, and SF-50     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | noting current position, grade level, and duty      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | location.  CTAP and ICTAP eligibles will be         |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | considered well-qualified if achieving a rating of  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 88 or above excluding veteran\'s preference points. |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 3\. If you are claiming [Veteran                    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | Preference](htt                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | p://www.opm.gov/employ/veterans/html/vetguide.asp), |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | submit evidence of eligibility, such as DD-214      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | (Member 4 copy), Certificate of Release or          |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | Discharge from Active Duty, or [Standard Form       |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 15](http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf),    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | Application for 10-point veteran preference, and    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | the proof requested on the form.                    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 4\. If you are a current or former federal          |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | employees please provide the most current           |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | Notification of Personnel Action (Form SF-50) that  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | verifies career-conditional/career status, position |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | title, series and grade.                            |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | **Assessment Questionnaire**                        |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | **Social Security Number**                          |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | Required.  Enter your Social Security Number in the |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | space indicated.                                    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | **Vacancy Identification Number**                   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | The Vacancy Identification Number is:  UK210242\    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | This field does not appear on the online            |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | application.  You would only need to enter it if    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | using an alternative application method.  See Item  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 2 under Alternative Methods for Completing FORM C.  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | **1. Title of Job**                                 |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | Loan Assistant (General), GS-1165-5/7               |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | **2. Biographic Data**                              |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | All biographic information is required except for   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | your telephone number and contact time.             |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | **3. E-Mail Address**\                              |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | \                                                   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | \                                                   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | **4. Work Information**\                            |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | \                                                   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | If you are applying by the OPM Form 1203-FX, leave  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | this section blank.\                                |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | \                                                   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | **5. Employment Availability**\                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | \                                                   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | **6. Citizenship**\                                 |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | \                                                   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | Are you a citizen of the United States?\            |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | **7. Background Information**\                      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | \                                                   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | If you are applying by the OPM Form 1203-FX, leave  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | this section blank.\                                |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | \                                                   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | **8. Other Information**\                           |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | \                                                   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | \                                                   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | **9. Languages**\                                   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | \                                                   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | If you are applying by the OPM Form 1203-FX, leave  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | this section blank.\                                |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | \                                                   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | **10. Lowest Grade**                                |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | Required.  Enter the lowest grade level you will    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | accept, i.e.,05                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 05\                                                 |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 07\                                                 |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | \                                                   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | **11. Miscellaneous Information**\                  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | \                                                   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | If you are applying by the OPM Form 1203-FX, leave  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | this section blank.\                                |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | \                                                   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | **12. Special Knowledge**\                          |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | \                                                   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | If you are applying by the OPM Form 1203-FX, leave  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | this section blank.\                                |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | \                                                   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | **13. Test Location**\                              |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | \                                                   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | If you are applying by the OPM Form 1203-FX, leave  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | this section blank.\                                |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | \                                                   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | **14. Veteran Preference Claim**                    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | Required.  Enter your claim for Veterans\'          |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | Preference.  To receive credit for veterans\'       |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | preference, you must provide documentation (DD-214  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | or SF-15 and proof requested).                      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | For items 15, 16, 17 and 18 enter date information  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | in this format:  MM/DD/YYYY                         |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | **15. Dates of Active Duty - Military Service**     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | Please enter your dates of active military service, |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | unless you have claimed derived preference (i.e.,   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | widows, spouse, etc.)  Please use this format:      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | (mm/dd/yyyy)                                        |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | **16. Availability Date**                           |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | You may omit the availability date if you can begin |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | work immediately.  Otherwise, you must provide the  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | date that you will be available for employment.     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | **17. Service Computation Date**\                   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | \                                                   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | If you are applying by the OPM Form 1203-FX, leave  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | this section blank.\                                |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | \                                                   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | **18. Other Date Information**\                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | \                                                   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | If you are applying by the OPM Form 1203-FX, leave  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | this section blank.\                                |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | \                                                   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | **19. Job Preference**                              |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | How did you hear about this vacancy announcement,   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | please choose only one answer.                      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 1 Advertisement\                                    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 2 Career Fair\                                      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 3 College/University Career Center\                 |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 4 Local Job Service Center\                         |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 5 MANRRS\                                           |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 6 Professional Association Conference\              |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 7 USDA Agency Official\                             |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 8 www.usajobs.opm.gov\                              |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 9 Other Source                                      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | If applicable, please indicate the specific         |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | conference, career fair, and/or other source.       |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | **20. Occupational Specialties**                    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | Required.                                           |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 001 Loan Specialist\                                |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | \                                                   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | **21. Geographic Availability**                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | Required.  Enter at least one geographic            |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | availability code.  The location code(s) for this   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | position is:                                        |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 0124 Austin, MN\                                    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | \                                                   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | **22. Transition Assistance Plan**                  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | If you are not a displaced federal employee         |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | leave Section 22 blank.                             |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | **Note:**  To receive consideration for CTAP or     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | ICTAP, you must submit the necessary supporting     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | documentation.  Refer to the vacancy announcement   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | for additional information and instructions.        |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | **23. Job Related Experience**\                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | \                                                   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | If you are applying by the OPM Form 1203-FX, leave  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | this section blank.\                                |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | \                                                   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | **24. Personal Background Information**             |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | The United States District Court for the District   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | of Columbia, in a decree approved in a lawsuit      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | entitled Luevano v. Lachance, Civil Action no.      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 79-0271, has ordered that Federal Government        |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | agencies provide data on the race and national      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | origin of applicants for certain Federal            |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | occupations. The position for which you are         |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | applying is in one of those occupations. The        |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | collection of this information is authorized for    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | use by the Office of Personnel Management only for  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | the purposes of complying with the requirements of  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | the Luevano v. Lachance Decree. The data you supply |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | will be used for statistical analysis pursuant to   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | the requirements of the lawsuit, and will not be    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | shared with employing agencies. You are requested   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | to complete the following, however, submission of   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | this information is voluntary. Your failure to do   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | so will have no effect on the processing of your    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | application for Federal employment.                 |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | The categories (items 1-6) below provide            |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | descriptions of race and national origins. Select   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | the category with which you identify yourself. If   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | you are of mixed race and/or national origin,       |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | select the category with which you most closely     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | identify yourself. Please select only one by        |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | shading in the circle next to the number            |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | corresponding to the category.                      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | **PRIMARY GEOGRAPHIC ZONE**                         |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | Select the Zone (items 7-15) which includes your    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | first choice for location of employment. This       |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | designation is for statistical use only and will    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | not affect your actual consideration for            |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | employment. Your geographic area of consideration   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | will be determined by your entries in Section       |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 21,GEOGRAPHIC AVAILABILITY. Please select only one  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | and darken the appropriate circle next to the       |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | number corresponding to your selection.             |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 01 American Indian or Alaskan Native - A person     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | having origins in any of the original peoples of    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | North America, and who maintains cultural           |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | identification through community recognition or     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | tribal affiliation.\                                |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 02 Asian or Pacific Islander - A person having      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | origins in any of the original peoples of the Far   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | East, Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, or   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | the Pacific Islands. For example, this area         |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | includes China, India, Japan, Korea, the Philippine |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | Islands, and Samoa.\                                |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 03 Black, not of Hispanic origin - A person having  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | origins in any of the black racial groups of        |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | Africa. This does not include persons of Mexican,   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | other Spanish cultures or origins.\                 |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 04 Hispanic - A person of Mexican, Puerto Rican,    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | Cuban, Central or South American, or other Spanish  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | cultures or origins. This does not include persons  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | of Portuguese culture or origin.\                   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 05 White, not of Hispanic origin - A person having  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | origins in any of the original peoples of Europe,   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | North America, or the Middle East. This does not    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | include persons of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban,    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | Central or South American, or other Spanish         |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | cultures or origins.\                               |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 06 A person not included in another category.\      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 07 ATLANTA ZONE includes Alabama, Florida, Georgia, |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina,        |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | Tennessee, and Virginia\                            |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 08 CHICAGO ZONE includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, West    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | Virginia, and Wisconsin\                            |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 09 DALLAS ZONE includes Arizona, Arkansas,          |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | Colorado, Louisiana, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | Texas, Utah, and Wyoming\                           |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 10 PHILADELPHIA ZONE includes Connecticut,          |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New       |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania,      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | Rhode Island, and Vermont\                          |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 11 SAN FRANCISCO ZONE includes California, Idaho,   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | Nevada, Oregon, and Washington\                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 12 ALASKA ZONE includes the State of Alaska\        |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 13 CARIBBEAN ZONE includes Puerto Rico and the      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | Virgin Islands\                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 14 HAWAII ZONE includes the State of Hawaii and     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | Pacific overseas area\                              |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 15 WASHINGTON, DC ZONE - Washington, DC metro area  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | (Charles, Montgomery, and Prince George Counties in |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | MD, Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, King        |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | George, Stafford, and Loudoun Counties and Falls    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | Church, Alexandria, and Fairfax cities in VA) and   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | Atlantic overseas area (African, European, Middle   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | Eastern, Central and South American countries)\     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | \                                                   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | **25. Occupational/Assessment Questions:**          |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | **EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND AND WORK EXPERIENCE**\     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | \                                                   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | This section asks you to describe your educational  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | background, your work, and other experiences in     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | specific factors which relate to job performance.   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | **ALL QUESTIONS MUST BE ANSWERED.** Record your     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | answers in Section 25.                              |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 1\. **From the descriptions below, select the       |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | letter that describes the education or experience   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | you have that demonstrates your ability to perform  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | GS-5, Loan Assistant work. If your highest level of |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | education is not described below, choose the letter |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | that describes experience or lower level education  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | that you do have. Mark only 1 response.**           |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | A. I have completed a 4-year course of study        |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | leading to a bachelor\'s degree, or I possess a     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | bachelor\'s degree, in finance, business            |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | administration, economics, accounting, insurance,   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | engineering, mathematics, banking and credit, law,  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | real estate operations, statistics, or related      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | fields.\                                            |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | B. I have completed one year of graduate education  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | OR I possess a master\'s degree or higher graduate  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | degree with a major field of study as listed in     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | \"A\" above.\                                       |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | C. I have at least one year of specialized          |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | experience (equivalent to the GS-4 in the Federal   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | service) that demonstrated competence in            |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | agricultural, commercial, realty, or other types of |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | loans. Basic knowledge of loan examining and/or     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | servicing principles, procedures, and techniques as |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | they apply to investigation, analysis, and          |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | evaluation of financial factors and credit risks in |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | relation to the granting and servicing of loans.    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | Experience may have been gained in such work as     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | reviewing and passing upon application for          |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | agricultural, commercial, bank or mortgage loans;   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | servicing a loan portfolio of a bank or other loan  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | association; performing financial analysis of       |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | commercial concerns for investment purposes;        |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | appraising real estate to determine property        |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | valuation; or similar work.\                        |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | D. I have three years of work experience that       |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | required gathering and analyzing facts and figures, |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | and presenting information or conclusions in clear  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | oral and written language; or that provided         |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | knowledge of the principles of financial analysis   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | or insurance laws, such as contract, property,      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | life, casualty, or marine insurance.\               |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | E. I have at least 3 years of post-high school      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | education as described in \"A,\" above, and at      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | least 3 months of experience as described in        |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | \"C.\"\                                             |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | \                                                   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | F. I have less than four years of post-high school  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | education or a bachelor\'s degree in the fields     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | listed in \"A,\" and less than the experience       |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | described in \"D,\" but I have a combination of the |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | education and the type of experience described in   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | \"D.\"\                                             |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | G. My education and/or experience is not reflected  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | in any of the above statements.                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 2\. **From the descriptions below, select the       |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | letter that describes the education or experience   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | you have that demonstrates your ability to perform  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | GS-7, Loan Assistant work. If your highest level of |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | education is not described below, choose the letter |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | that describes experience or lower level education  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | that you do have. Mark only 1 response.**           |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | A. I have Superior Academic Achievement (refer to   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | the instructions in the vacancy announcement for    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | information on this provision) AND a bachelor\'s    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | degree in finance, business administration,         |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | economics, accounting, insurance, engineering,      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | mathematics, banking and credit, law, real estate   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | operations, statistics, or related fields.\         |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | B. I have completed one full year of graduate       |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | education OR I possess a master\'s degree or higher |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | graduate degree with a major field of study as      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | listed in \"A\" above.\                             |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | C. I have at least one full-time year (12 months)   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | of specialized work experience equivalent in        |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | difficulty and responsibility to the GS-5 level in  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | the Federal service. My experience demonstrates     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | basic knowledge of loan examining and/or servicing  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | principles, procedures and techniques as they apply |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | to investigation, analysis and evaluation of        |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | financial factors and credit risks in granting and  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | servicing of agricultural, commercial, realty, or   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | other types of loans. My experience has been gained |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | in such work as reviewing and processing            |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | applications for commercial, bank or mortgage       |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | loans; servicing a commercial, realty or mortgage   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | loan portfolio of a bank or other loan association; |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | performing financial analysis of commercial         |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | concerns for investment purposes; appraising real   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | estate to determine property valuation or similar   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | work.\                                              |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | D. I have less than the full amount of graduate     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | education described in \"B\" and less than the      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | amount of experience described in \"C,\" but I have |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | a combination of the type of graduate education and |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | the type of experience.\                            |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | E. My education and/or experience is not reflected  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | in any of the above statements.                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 3\. Please fill in \"A\" for this question.         |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | A. This is the correct response.                    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 4\. Please fill in \"A\" for this question.         |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | A. This is the correct response.                    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 5\. Please fill in \"A\" for this question.         |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | A. This is the correct response.                    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | The following questions ask you to describe your    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | educational background, your work, and other        |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | experiences in specific areas which relate to       |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | successful job performance.\                        |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | \                                                   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | You are to choose one answer to each question from  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | among the alternatives presented. Then, record your |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | answers in Section 25 on OPM Form 1203-FX (Form C)  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | beginning at Item 6. Do not mark more than one      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | answer for each question. Multiple answers will not |  |   |   | |  |
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| | be counted. Do not omit answers unless instructed   |  |   |   | |  |
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| | to do so. Other omissions may decrease your score.  |  |   |   | |  |
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| | 1\. During high school (grades 9 - 12), I made the  |  |   |   | |  |
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| | semester honor roll:                                |  |   |   | |  |
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| | A. = never\                                         |  |   |   | |  |
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| | B. = once or twice\                                 |  |   |   | |  |
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| | C. = three or four times\                           |  |   |   | |  |
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| | D. = five or six times\                             |  |   |   | |  |
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| | E. = seven or eight times                           |  |   |   | |  |
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| | 2\. The high school grade I most often received     |  |   |   | |  |
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| | was:                                                |  |   |   | |  |
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| | A. = A\                                             |  |   |   | |  |
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| | B. = B\                                             |  |   |   | |  |
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| | C. = C\                                             |  |   |   | |  |
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| | D. = D or lower\                                    |  |   |   | |  |
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| | E. = I do not remember                              |  |   |   | |  |
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| | **IF YOU DID NOT ATTEND COLLEGE, PLEASE SKIP TO     |  |   |   | |  |
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| | ITEM 4.**                                           |  |   |   | |  |
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| | 3\. The college grade I most often received was:    |  |   |   | |  |
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| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
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| | A. = A\                                             |  |   |   | |  |
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| | B. = B\                                             |  |   |   | |  |
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| | C. = C\                                             |  |   |   | |  |
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| | D. = D or lower\                                    |  |   |   | |  |
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| | E. = I do not remember                              |  |   |   | |  |
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| | 4\. In the past three years the number of different |  |   |   | |  |
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| | paying jobs I have held for more than two weeks is: |  |   |   | |  |
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| | A. = 7 or more\                                     |  |   |   | |  |
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| | B. = 5 - 6\                                         |  |   |   | |  |
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| | C. = 3 - 4\                                         |  |   |   | |  |
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| | D. = 1 - 2\                                         |  |   |   | |  |
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| | E. = none                                           |  |   |   | |  |
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| | 5\. I have been employed in work similar to that of |  |   |   | |  |
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| | the job covered by this examination:                |  |   |   | |  |
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| | A. = never employed in a similar job\               |  |   |   | |  |
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| | B. = less than 1 year\                              |  |   |   | |  |
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| | C. = 1 - 2 years\                                   |  |   |   | |  |
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| | D. = 3 - 4 years\                                   |  |   |   | |  |
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| | E. = over 5 years                                   |  |   |   | |  |
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| | 6\. In the past three years, my primary work        |  |   |   | |  |
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| | experience has been in:                             |  |   |   | |  |
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| | A. = professional or administrative occupations\    |  |   |   | |  |
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| | B. = clerical or sales occupations\                 |  |   |   | |  |
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| | C. = service occupations\                           |  |   |   | |  |
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| | D. = trades or labor occupations\                   |  |   |   | |  |
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| | E. = not employed in the past three years           |  |   |   | |  |
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| | 7\. On my present or most recent job, my supervisor |  |   |   | |  |
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| | rated me as:                                        |  |   |   | |  |
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| | A. = outstanding\                                   |  |   |   | |  |
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| | B. = above average\                                 |  |   |   | |  |
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| | C. = average\                                       |  |   |   | |  |
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| | D. = below average\                                 |  |   |   | |  |
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| | E. = not employed or received no rating             |  |   |   | |  |
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| | 8\. In the past three years the number of jobs I    |  |   |   | |  |
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| | have been fired from is:                            |  |   |   | |  |
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| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
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| | A. = 5 or more\                                     |  |   |   | |  |
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| | B. = 3 to 4\                                        |  |   |   | |  |
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| | C. = 2\                                             |  |   |   | |  |
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| | D. = 1\                                             |  |   |   | |  |
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| | E. = none                                           |  |   |   | |  |
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| | 9\. The number of civic or social organizations     |  |   |   | |  |
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| | (which have regular meetings and a defined          |  |   |   | |  |
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| | membership) that I belong to is:                    |  |   |   | |  |
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| | A. = none\                                          |  |   |   | |  |
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| | B. = 1\                                             |  |   |   | |  |
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| | C. = 2 or 3\                                        |  |   |   | |  |
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| | D. = 4 to 6\                                        |  |   |   | |  |
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| | E. = 7 or more                                      |  |   |   | |  |
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| | 10\. In organizations to which I belong, my         |  |   |   | |  |
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| | participation is best described as:                 |  |   |   | |  |
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| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
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| | A. = do not belong to any organizations\            |  |   |   | |  |
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| | B. = not very active\                               |  |   |   | |  |
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| | C. = a regular member but not an office holder\     |  |   |   | |  |
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| | D. = have held at least one important office\       |  |   |   | |  |
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| | E. = have held several important offices            |  |   |   | |  |
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| | 11\. My previous supervisors (or teachers if not    |  |   |   | |  |
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| | previously employed) would most likely describe my  |  |   |   | |  |
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| | basic math skills as:                               |  |   |   | |  |
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| | A. = superior\                                      |  |   |   | |  |
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| | B. = above average\                                 |  |   |   | |  |
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| | C. = average\                                       |  |   |   | |  |
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| | D. = below average\                                 |  |   |   | |  |
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| | E. = do not know                                    |  |   |   | |  |
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| | **ACCOMPLISHMENTS\                                  |  |   |   | |  |
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| | The questions in this part relate to fundamental    |  |   |   | |  |
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| | competencies, such as problem solving and oral      |  |   |   | |  |
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| | communication, required for the job for which you   |  |   |   | |  |
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| | are applying.\                                      |  |   |   | |  |
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| | \                                                   |  |   |   | |  |
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| | Please answer each question ***\"A\"*** for         |  |   |   | |  |
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| | ***YES*** or ***\"B\"*** for ***NO***.\             |  |   |   | |  |
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| | Keep in mind the following:\                        |  |   |   | |  |
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| | 1) Some questions refer to \"work\" experience.     |  |   |   | |  |
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| | ***Unless otherwise stated***, this includes        |  |   |   | |  |
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| | experience you have gained through:                 |  |   |   | |  |
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| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
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| | >       School,                                     |  |   |   | |  |
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| | >                                                   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | >       Volunteer work,                             |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | >                                                   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | >       Military service,                           |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | >                                                   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | >       Paid employment,                            |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | >                                                   |  |   |   | |  |
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| | >       Hobbies, *or*                               |  |   |   | |  |
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| | >                                                   |  |   |   | |  |
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| | >       Professional, charitable, religious,        |  |   |   | |  |
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| | > community, social, or other organizations.        |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 2\) Some questions include examples to help show    |  |   |   | |  |
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| | the broad range of accomplishments and experience   |  |   |   | |  |
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| | applicants might have. **Read the entire question   |  |   |   | |  |
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| | using the examples as a guide, *but do not base     |  |   |   | |  |
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| | your answers solely on the examples.\               |  |   |   | |  |
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| | ***\                                                |  |   |   | |  |
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| | 3) Some questions ask you if you received a grade   |  |   |   | |  |
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| | of B or above in your schoolwork. On an A, B, C, D, |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | F scale, a grade of B or above is considered an     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | above average grade. If you were graded on a        |  |   |   | |  |
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| | different scale, use the equivalent of a B or above |  |   |   | |  |
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| | on the type of scale on which you were graded.\     |  |   |   | |  |
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| | \                                                   |  |   |   | |  |
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| | ***Answer all questions to the best of your         |  |   |   | |  |
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| | ability.*** Your responses are subject to           |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | verification through background checks, job         |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | interviews, and any other information obtained      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | during the application process. Untruthful          |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | responses or any attempt to conceal information can |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | result in your removal from a Federal job and in    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | you being barred from seeking Federal employment in |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | the future.\                                        |  |   |   | |  |
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| | \                                                   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | Remember:                                           |  |   |   | |  |
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| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | A- For Yes\                                         |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | B- For No                                           |  |   |   | |  |
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| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 12\. Have you successfully done work that required  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | you to identify what a customer or client needs?    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 13\. Have you participated in post-high school      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | activities that helped you improve your negotiation |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | or persuasion skills (for example, college debate   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | team, training classes, workshops, seminars, etc.)? |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 14\. Have you successfully done work that regularly |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | involved answering questions, gathering             |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | nonsensitive information, or providing assistance   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | to others, either in person or by telephone?        |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 15\. Have you written procedures or instructions    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | that others have followed successfully (for         |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | example, instruction manuals, survey instructions,  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | training materials, etc.)?                          |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 16\. Have you successfully reviewed and evaluated   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | forms, applications, documents, or other            |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | information, not including contract proposals or    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | bids, to make determinations (for example, to       |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | determine approval or denial of loans, eligibility  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | for claims, etc.)?                                  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 17\. Have you taken the initiative to learn new     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | skills or acquire additional knowledge that         |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | improved your performance at work or school, or in  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | leisure activities?                                 |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 18\. Have you received favorable feedback about     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | your ability to provide oral instructions or        |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | on-the-job training to others, or about your        |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | ability to instruct or coach others in athletic,    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | leisure, or community activities?                   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 19\. In high school, did you have an overall grade  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | point average of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale,      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | belong to an honor society, or graduate with        |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | honors?                                             |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 20\. Have you successfully done work that regularly |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | involved verifying the accuracy of information or   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | the relevance of information to a problem or a      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | situation (for example, investigative work)?        |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 21\. Have you successfully done work that regularly |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | involved using computer software to run a payroll,  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | accounting, or inventory system, or to record or    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | track other quantitative information?               |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 22\. Have you successfully completed a              |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | ***small-scale project*** (lasting several days or  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | weeks) on or ahead of schedule with minimal         |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | supervision?                                        |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 23\. Have you successfully dealt with a disruption  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | to regular operations in a way that allowed for     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | completion of the work or continuation of a         |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | noncritical service?                                |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 24\. Have you successfully done work that regularly |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | involved determining appropriate products or        |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | services for customers or clients?                  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 25\. Have you successfully done work that regularly |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | involved interacting or coordinating with people    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | outside of your immediate work group (for example,  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | people from other offices, departments,             |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | organizations, etc.)?                               |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 26\. Have you successfully done work that regularly |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | involved conducting quality checks or following up  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | with customers or clients to ensure satisfaction    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | with a product or service?                          |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 27\. Have you participated in training classes,     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | workshops, or seminars outside of school that       |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | helped you improve your self-management skills (for |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | example, time management, goal setting, career      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | development, etc.)?                                 |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 28\. Have you successfully done work that regularly |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | involved negotiating with customers or clients to   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | modify products or to resolve problems or disputes? |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 29\. Have you successfully created computerized     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | databases to organize information?                  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 30\. Have you successfully done work that regularly |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | involved interacting with people, other than your   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | co-workers, from a foreign country or from          |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | different ethnic or cultural backgrounds?           |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 31\. Have you successfully done work that regularly |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | involved discussing sensitive information with      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | others, or interviewing or surveying people, either |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | in person or by telephone, to gather information    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | they were reluctant to give?                        |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 32\. Have you successfully done work that regularly |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | involved answering questions, demonstrating a       |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | product or service, or providing assistance to      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | customers, clients, or the public?                  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 33\. Have you successfully completed a long-term    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | project outside of work where you were solely       |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | responsible for doing the work (for example,        |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | completed a thesis, wrote a book that was           |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | published, prepared a horse for competition that    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | won a ribbon, restored an antique car, etc.)?       |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 34\. Have you successfully done work that regularly |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | involved composing letters or writing reports       |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | containing several short paragraphs, such as        |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | investigation reports, accident reports,            |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | performance evaluations, etc.?                      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 35\. Have you identified and solved a problem with  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | a procedure, product, or service that benefited the |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | organization (for example, saved the organization   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | time or money, increased sales, reduced errors,     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | etc.)?                                              |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 36\. Have you successfully done work that regularly |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | involved manipulating data in a computer database   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | (for example, importing, exporting, merging,        |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | updating, sorting data, etc.)?                      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 37\. Have you received formal recognition for your  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | written work (for example, received an award,       |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | letter of commendation, excellent performance       |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | appraisal rating, etc.)?                            |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 38\. Have you successfully done work, not including |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | computer applications classes, that regularly       |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | involved using statistical software programs to     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | analyze data?                                       |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 39\. Have you received formal recognition for your  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | ability to work well with others (for example,      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | received a letter of recommendation or              |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | appreciation, an excellent performance appraisal    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | rating, etc.)?                                      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 40\. Have you suggested or made changes to products |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | or procedures that resulted in better meeting       |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | customer needs?                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 41\. Have you successfully done work that ***only   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | occasionally*** required you to present information |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | at briefings, meetings, conferences, or hearings?   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 42\. Have you developed a formal mechanism to learn |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | more about a problem (for example, developed a      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | survey, conducted interviews or focus groups,       |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | etc.)?                                              |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 43\. Have you often been asked to proofread or edit |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | the writing of others for content, punctuation,     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | spelling, and grammar?                              |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 44\. Have you devised a strategy to overcome a      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | major setback that successfully enabled you to      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | complete a project on time or within budget?        |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 45\. Have you successfully done work that regularly |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | involved persuading customers or clients to         |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | purchase a product or service?                      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 46\. Have you broken a sales record or a similar    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | record, regularly exceeded quotas or similar        |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | productivity standards, or received formal          |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | recognition for doing work that surpassed what was  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | expected (for example, received a certificate of    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | appreciation, bonus, etc.)?                         |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 47\. Have you learned a hobby or leisure activity   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | well enough that you have been asked to do it for   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | others on a voluntary basis?                        |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 48\. Have you participated in training classes,     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | workshops, or seminars outside of school that       |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | improved your performance at work?                  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 49\. Have you done work that involved writing       |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | brochures, press releases, or speeches?             |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 50\. Have you received favorable feedback for oral  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | presentations you have given to management or other |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | officials, or to the public (for example, for       |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | speaking at religious services, performing in       |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | theatrical productions, etc.)?                      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 51\. Have you successfully done work that involved  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | reviewing various contract proposals or contract    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | bids to determine which one to select?              |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 52\. Have you received formal recognition for       |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | solving a work-related problem (for example,        |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | received an award, a letter of commendation, etc.)? |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 53\. Have you designed or developed something, on   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | your own initiative, to help you or other employees |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | better complete assignments (for example, designed  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | a training manual)?                                 |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 54\. Have you successfully done work that regularly |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | involved making decisions about disclosure of       |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | sensitive or confidential information?              |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 55\. Have you successfully persuaded others to      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | volunteer time, money, or resources to a cause, or  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | recruited others to join an organization (for       |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | example, college, community groups, charities,      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | etc.)?                                              |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 56\. Have you successfully learned a hobby or       |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | leisure activity requiring extensive study or use   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | of complex directions (for example, constructing    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | stereo or computer systems, making stained glass    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | objects, etc.)?                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 57\. Have you successfully done work that required  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | extensive on-the-job training?                      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 58\. Have you successfully done work, not including |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | computer applications classes, that regularly       |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | involved using word processing software to create,  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | edit, and format documents or correspondence?       |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 59\. Have you received favorable feedback about     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | your interpersonal skills when serving as a leader, |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | instructor, or supervisor for academic, religious,  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | community, sports, leisure, or work activities?     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 60\. Since high school, have you received a grade   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | of B or above in oral communication classes (for    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | example, speech, public speaking, theater, etc.) or |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | participated in activities that improved your oral  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | communication skills (for example, training         |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | classes, workshops, seminars, debate team, speech   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | club, etc.)?                                        |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 61\. Have you served on a decision-making board or  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | committee (for example, student governing board,    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | planning board, homeowners\' association board,     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | etc.)?                                              |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 62\. Have you successfully done work, not including |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | computer applications classes, that regularly       |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | involved using graphics software to create and edit |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | charts, tables, or graphs?                          |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 63\. Do you regularly monitor your progress toward  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | achieving your career goals (for example, by        |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | initiating discussions about your career goals with |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | your supervisor, employee counselor, mentor, etc.)? |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 64\. Have you successfully developed an automated   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | system that improved accuracy, efficiency, or       |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | productivity?                                       |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 65\. Have you successfully written reports that     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | presented facts, findings, logical conclusions, and |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | persuasive arguments (for example, wrote a thesis,  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | briefing papers, policy papers, complex research    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | papers, etc.)?                                      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 66\. Have you successfully persuaded management,    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | other members of your group, customers, or clients  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | to accept a proposal?                               |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 67\. Have you received formal recognition for       |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | providing good service to customers or clients (for |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | example, received an award, a letter of             |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | commendation, an excellent performance appraisal    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | rating, etc.)?                                      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 68\. Have you successfully done work that           |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | ***regularly*** involved informally providing oral  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | explanations of technical information or other      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | complex information, such as regulations, policies, |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | or procedures?                                      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 69\. Have you made decisions that turned an         |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | unprofitable business into a profit-making          |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | operation?                                          |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 70\. Have you successfully worked closely with a    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | client over an extended period of time to complete  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | a project or resolve a problem?                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 71\. Have you successfully resolved disagreements   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | among a group of peers in a goal-oriented setting   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | (for example, sports team, work group, theater      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | group, cheerleading squad, etc.)?                   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 72\. Have you successfully done work that involved  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | making personnel decisions (for example, who to     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | hire, promote, or discipline) or deciding how to    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | allocate equipment, materials, staff, etc.?         |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 73\. Have you successfully done work that           |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | ***often*** required you to accommodate last minute |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | requests from customers or clients or to provide    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | quality service in situations where timeliness is   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | critical (for example, worked as a courier or       |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | travel agent, worked in newspaper publishing,       |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | etc.)?                                              |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 74\. Do you have a professional license or          |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | certificate issued by a state or other official or  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | professional licensing board indicating your        |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | mastery of a specialized body of knowledge (for     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | example, cosmetology, real estate, certified public |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | accounting, etc.)?                                  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 75\. Have you successfully remained polite and      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | tactful while doing work where one of your primary  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | responsibilities was to handle customer problems or |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | complaints (for example, worked as a customer       |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | service representative)?                            |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 76\. Have you successfully done work that regularly |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | involved listening carefully to others to           |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | understand a need, problem, or situation (for       |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | example, investigative work, counseling, etc.)?     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 77\. Have you successfully done work that           |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | ***frequently*** required you to present            |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | ***nontechnical*** information at briefings,        |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | meetings, conferences, or hearings?                 |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 78\. Have you successfully negotiated contracts,    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | leases, or prices for services, supplies,           |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | equipment, property, etc.?                          |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 79\. Have you successfully done work that involved  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | writing technical or legal reports, or translating  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | technical or other complex material into language   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | that was more easily understood?                    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 80\. Have you successfully completed a              |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | ***large-scale project*** (lasting several months   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | or longer) on or ahead of schedule with minimal     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | supervision?                                        |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 81\. Have you successfully completed a highly       |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | structured, formal training program, ***not         |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | including an apprenticeship for a trade or          |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | craft***, that required you to learn a complex body |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | of information (for example, training for jobs in   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | insurance, law enforcement, real estate, etc.)?     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | 82\. Have you successfully completed a complex      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | research project that included collecting and       |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | analyzing information, and reporting conclusions or |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | recommendations?                                    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | +-                                                     |  |
| | ----------------------------------------------------+  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | **Contact Information:**                            |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | +-                                                     |  |
| | ----------------------------------------------------+  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | FARM SERVICE AGENCY\                                |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | Phone: (816)926-6781\                               |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | TDD: 800-735-2966\                                  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | Email: exam1@kcc.usda.gov\                          |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | \                                                   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | Or write:\                                          |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | Farm Service Agency\                                |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | Please do not send mail\                            |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | Apply On-Line\                                      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | Thank You, MO 00000\                                |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | USA                                                 |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | +-                                                     |  |
| | ----------------------------------------------------+  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | **What To Expect Next:**                            |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | +-                                                     |  |
| | ----------------------------------------------------+  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | Once your online assessment questionnaire and       |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | resume has been received, you will receive an       |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | acknowledgement email that your submission was      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | successful.  After a qualification review of your   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | complete application package has been made, you     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | will be notified as to the status of your           |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | application.  If further evaluation or interviews   |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | are required, you will be contacted.                |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | You can track the progress of your application      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | package in Application Manager,                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | [http://Applic                                      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | ationManager.gov](http://ApplicationManager.gov/).  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| |                                                     |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | After selection, applicants may be required to      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | submit the official college transcript, OF-306      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | \"Declaration for Federal Employment\", original    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | social security card, birth certificate, state      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | driver\'s license or state issued identification    |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | card with photograph.  In addition, to be eligible  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | for federal employment, male applicants born after  |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | December 31, 1959, must certify at the time of      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | appointment that they have registered with the      |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | Selective Service System, or are exempt from having |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | |                                                      |  |
| | to do so under Selective Service Law.               |  |   |   | |  |
| | |   |   | +-                                                     |  |
| | ----------------------------------------------------+  |   |   | |  |
| | +---+---+---                                                     |  |
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| | | age6.png){width="0.3326388888888889in"   **Send Mail to:**\ |  |  |
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| | | 277777777778in"}                       Farm Service Agency\ |  |  |
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| | |                                    Please do not send mail\ |  |  |
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| | |                                              Apply On-Line\ |  |  |
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| | | "0.3326388888888889in"   **For questions about this job:**\ |  |  |
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| | | 277777777778in"}                       FARM SERVICE AGENCY\ |  |  |
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| | |                                       Phone: (816)926-6781\ |  |  |
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| | |                                          TDD: 800-735-2966\ |  |  |
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| | |                                   Email: exam1@kcc.usda.gov |  |  |
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