- Position Title
- PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST STUDENT TRAINEE
- Agency
- U.S. International Trade Commission
- Announcement Number
- EX-17-050-JY Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Friday, August 4, 2017 to Friday, August 18, 2017
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
2.
Are you a veteran who separated from active duty under honorable conditions and you:
• have a rating by the Department of Veterans Affairs showing a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more OR
• retired from active military service with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more
If eligible, submit a copy of your latest Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, DD-214 (copy indicating character of service) or other proof of your service which includes character of service. Please also provide the disability letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs or Armed Service and the Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference, Standard Form 15.
For more information, review USAJOBS Veterans resources.
• have a rating by the Department of Veterans Affairs showing a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more OR
• retired from active military service with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more
If eligible, submit a copy of your latest Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, DD-214 (copy indicating character of service) or other proof of your service which includes character of service. Please also provide the disability letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs or Armed Service and the Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference, Standard Form 15.
For more information, review USAJOBS Veterans resources.
3.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
• you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy
• your grade is equivalent to or below the grade level of the vacancy AND
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
You will be required to submit supporting documentation to validate your claim of CTAP eligibility such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Resource Center.
• you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy
• your grade is equivalent to or below the grade level of the vacancy AND
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
You will be required to submit supporting documentation to validate your claim of CTAP eligibility such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Resource Center.
4.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a federal agency other than the agency hiring for this position?
If yes, confirm:
• you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy
• your grade is equivalent to or below the grade level of the vacancy and
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
You will be required to submit supporting documentation to validate your claim of ICTAP eligibility such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Resource Center.
If yes, confirm:
• you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy
• your grade is equivalent to or below the grade level of the vacancy and
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
You will be required to submit supporting documentation to validate your claim of ICTAP eligibility such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Resource Center.
5.
Are you currently a student that has been accepted for enrollment or are enrolled at least half-time in an accredited high school, college, professional, technical, vocational, or trade school pursuing a qualifying degree or certificate? You must remain enrolled and will be required to provide proof of current student status to be eligible for this program.
For more information, review USAJOBS Student and Recent Graduate resources.
For more information, review USAJOBS Student and Recent Graduate resources.
6.
Do you have a severe physical, psychiatric or mental disability that qualifies you for Schedule A Disability appointments?
If eligible, provide proof of disability with appropriate medical documentation, i.e., a letter signed by a licensed medical professional or licensed vocational rehabilitation specialist stating your condition and restrictions.
For more information, review USAJOBS Individuals with Disabilities resources.
If eligible, provide proof of disability with appropriate medical documentation, i.e., a letter signed by a licensed medical professional or licensed vocational rehabilitation specialist stating your condition and restrictions.
For more information, review USAJOBS Individuals with Disabilities resources.
7.
Are you a veteran whose latest discharge was under honorable conditions and you:
• served three or more years of continuous active duty service in the military (NOTE: if released shortly before completing a 3-year tour, you are considered to meet the eligibility) OR
• are entitled to veterans' preference
If eligible, submit a copy of your latest Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, DD-214 (copy indicating character of service) or other proof of your service which includes character of service.
For more information, review USAJOBS Veterans resources.
• served three or more years of continuous active duty service in the military (NOTE: if released shortly before completing a 3-year tour, you are considered to meet the eligibility) OR
• are entitled to veterans' preference
If eligible, submit a copy of your latest Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, DD-214 (copy indicating character of service) or other proof of your service which includes character of service.
For more information, review USAJOBS Veterans resources.
Assessment 1
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
1.
For the GS-9, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level equivalent to the GS-7 level in the federal service or private sector. Typically, we would find this experience in work in the journalism, public affairs, public relations, mass communications, or a related field. Specialized experience is defined as professional experience in a public affairs/public information capacity that included evaluating information requests from the media and general public, researching and assembling relevant materials, and drafting responses for oral and written delivery; planning and drafting routine news releases, news and feature articles, web content, and other public information materials; evaluating the news value of visual materials; assisting and editing the work of other writers and photographers; interviewing and interacting with a variety of officials and subject matter experts outside the public affairs function; analyzing audiences and suggesting effective communications techniques to reach them; and providing administrative and professional support to public affairs professionals OR master's degree or equivalent graduate degree in journalism, public relations, mass communications, or a related field; or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; or LL.B. or J.D., if related.
2.
I have professional experience in a public information capacity for an organization.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
3.
Respond, in oral and written form, to requests for information received by telephone and email from the news media.
4.
Respond,in oral and written form, to requests for information from the public.
5.
Following established templates, prepare news releases and/or other materials to convey to non-technical audiences information about an organization's mission, decisions, actions, programs, publications, and/or activities.
6.
Develop written materials, such as feature articles and fact sheets, to convey to non-technical audiences information about an organization's mission, decisions, actions, programs, publications, and/or activities.
7.
Assist other writers and photographers on story assignments.
8.
Perform initial editing on writing projects of other writers (e.g., copy editing, substantive editing, ensuring compliance with editorial style guides, etc.).
9.
Develop web content for an organization's web site.
10.
Interview senior officials of an organization to develop news or feature articles and/or web content for an organization's web site.
11.
Interview and work with senior management officials and subject matter specialists to develop news or feature articles and/or web content for an organization's web site.
12.
Conduct research and gather information from many different sources to develop responses to inquiries and/or draft news and feature articles and/or web content.
13.
Work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team of professionals to develop news releases, news and feature articles, and/or web content for an organization's web site.
14.
Analyze and identify the characteristics of target audiences to determine the most effective communication techniques to use in reaching those publics.