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The Office of Personnel Management posts all official job announcements for our available permanent positions. To be eligible for consideration for the positions, applicants need to apply on-line by the indicated deadline. Applications are scored and ranked according to the answers to the questions in the announcement, so please answer them carefully and accurately. Be sure to answer each question in order to be eligible for the position, as incomplete applications cannot be accepted with the on-line system.

OBTAINING THE VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT:

When posted, links to the announcements can be found at the USAJOBS site

,which is the Federal Government's Employment Information System. USAJOBS provides worldwide job vacancy information, employment information fact sheets, job applications and forms, and has on-line resume development capabilities. The vacancy announcements are an important source of information and will answer many of the questions you may have. For example, the announcements contain information on closing/deadline dates for applications, specific duties of the position, educational requirements, duty location, salary, etc.

From the vacancy announcements on USAJOBS, you will find a link to EPA's on-line application system - EZHire http://www.epa.gov/ezhire/index.htm

Resume and application questions for this vacancy must be received on-line via the EZHire web site before midnight Eastern Time on the closing date of this announcement. If you fail to submit a complete online resume, you will not be considered for this position. Paper applications will not be accepted and requests for extensions will not be granted. The U.S. EPA personnel specialist handling our cases and available for more information will be listed on the announcement. For information on annual salaries for these grade levels in the D.C. metro area, please refer to http://www.opm.gov/oca/08tables/index.asp

APPLICATION PROCESS:

There are two steps to the OPM application process.

(1) First, you must provide background information and answer a series of on-line questions on your qualifications and experience for the position. Be sure to answer all questions. Note that you are to select only one answer to the multiple choice questions unless it specifically states otherwise.

(2) You must also submit an on-line resume. The website also provides instructions for submitting your resume on-line. Be sure that your resume includes the following information:

Job Information - Announcement number, title and grade.

Personal Information - Full name, mailing address (with zip code), day and evening phone numbers (with area code), social security number, country of citizenship, veterans' preference, reinstatement eligibility, highest Federal civilian grade held.

Education - High school name, city and state, colleges or universities, name, city and state, majors and type and year of any degrees received (if no degree, show total credits earned and indicate whether semester or quarter hours). (NOTE: Because the positions are in the Economist job series, you must able to document you meet the requisite degree or course work requirements to be found eligible for employment in this job series.)

Work Experience - job title, duties and accomplishments, employer's name and address, supervisor's name and phone number, starting and ending dates (month and year), hours per week, salary and indicate whether or not your current supervisor may be contacted. Prepare a separate entry for each job.

Other Qualifications - job related training courses (title and year), job related skills, job related certificates and licenses, job related honors, awards, and special accomplishments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

If you require additional information about our plans to recruit for permanent positions, you may contact:

Brett Snyder
Director, Benefits Assessment and Methods Development Division
National Center for Environmental Economics
Office of Policy, Economics and Innovation
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Phone: (202) 566-2261
E-Mail: snyder.brett@epa.gov

Address:
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Mail Code 1809T
Washington, D.C. 20460

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