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Requirements

Qualifications

Federal experience is not required. The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-timework is considered on a prorated basis.- To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume. In order to qualify, you must first meet IRS Recent Graduate Program eligibility: You must have, within the previous 2 years, completed all educational requirements for a qualifying associate, bachelor, masters, professional, doctorate, vocational or technical degree or certificate from a qualifying institution; or intended graduation is no more than 9 months from date of application; -OR- Veterans (as defined in 5 U.S.C. 2108) who, due to a military service obligation, were precluded from applying to a Recent Graduates Program during any portion of the 2-year eligibility period may have their eligibility period extended so that they receive the full 2 years of eligibility. The remaining 2-year eligibility period will begin upon his or her release or discharge from active duty. The veteran's eligibility period may not extend beyond 6 years from the date of completion of all requirements of an academic course of study. Secondly, you must meet any basic requirements of the position and the experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions Social Science. BASIC REQUIREMENT OR INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT: PATHWAYS RECENT GRADUATE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS: The IRS Pathways Recent Graduates Program offers developmental opportunities in the Federal Government intended to promote possible careers in the civil service to individuals, who have recently graduated from qualifying educational institutions or programs within the previous two (2) years, or who intend to successfully complete their educational requirements within 9 months of their application date. If selected, you will be placed in a position as indicated in the vacancy announcement. In order to successfully complete the IRS Pathways Recent Graduates Program, you must complete a one (1) year training program, a minimum of at least 40 hours of interactive training, and demonstrate successful job performance. All conversion requirements will be identified in the Participant Agreement. Following the completion of program requirements, you may be considered for non-competitive conversion to a career-conditional or term appointment. To be eligible for the IRS Pathways Recent Graduates Program, you must have, within the previous two (2) years, completed all educational requirements for qualifying associates, bachelors, masters, professional, doctorate, vocational or technical degree or certificate from a qualifying institution; or you are a veteran, who, due to a military service obligation was precluded from applying to the Recent Graduates Program during a portion of the two (2) year eligibility period; or expect to graduate within 9 months of the date of your application. AND BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR GS-05 AND ABOVE: EDUCATION: A degree in economics, that included at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting, or calculus. OR COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Courses equivalent to a major in economics as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. Examples of qualifying experience includes: Individual economic research assignments requiring planning, information assembly, analysis and evaluation, conclusions, and report preparation. Supervisory or project coordination assignments involving a staff of professional economists and requiring the evaluation and interpretation of economic information. OR Teaching assignments in a college or university that included both class instruction in economics subjects and one of the following (1) personal research that produced evidence of results, (2) direction of graduate theses in economics, or (3) service as a consultant or advisor on technical economics problems. EDUCATION/SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-11: In addition to basic requirements, to be eligible for this position at this grade level, you must have one (1) year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience with analytical methods and procedures to research the application and integration of Internet services, participate in conducting studies of Web site use, and implement or recommend changes; Experience with programs and processes sufficient to participate in consultation and coordination with appropriate experts in Web site development, and ensuring the site meets the information needs of customers; Experience using Web site development sufficient to discuss issues and problems and recommend resolution to problems and provide input for the coordination, evaluation, and analysis of usability data; experience identifying system complaints and problems in relation to Web design and coordinate with experts for resolution. OR EDUCATION: A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in economics, that included at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting, or calculus. OR Three (3) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in economics, that included at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting, or calculus. OR An LL.M., if related. OR COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: A combination of qualifying graduate education and experience equivalent to that described above. For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards.

Education

This position has an education requirement. You MUST submit dated documentation showing completion or intended completion of all educational requirements (e.g. letter from the registrar, unofficial transcripts). An official transcript will be required if you are selected.

A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to Department of Education Accreditation page.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. Click here for Foreign Education Credentialing instructions.

CERTIFICATE: A Certificate program is a post-secondary educational program, in a qualifying educational institution, equivalent to at least one full- time academic year of study, that is part of an accredited college-level, technical, trade, vocational or business school curriculum.

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