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Position Title
Human Resources Specialist
Agency
Bureau of Land Management
Announcement Number
OCMP-21-11032607-CB Opens in new window
Open Period
Wednesday, February 10, 2021 to Thursday, February 18, 2021
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1. Area of Consideration: Current BLM Employee - Do you meet the following eligibility?
  • I am a current Burau of Land Management employee with a career or career-conditional appointment in the competitive service AND the highest grade level I have held on a permanent basis is lower than the full performance level of the position being announced.
In order to receive consideration, you must submit documentation showing proof of eligibility.  All required documentation will be outlined in the Job Opportunity Announcement. 
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2. Current BLM Employee: Do you meet any of the following eligibilities?
  • I am a current Bureau of Land Management employee with a career or career-conditional appointment in the Competitive Service at the same grade level as the full performance level of the position being announced
  • I am a current Bureau of Land Management employee with a career or career-conditional appointment in the Competitive Service at a higher grade level than the full performance level of the position being announced
  • I am a current Bureau of Land Management employee with a career or career-conditional appointment in the Competitive Service serving in a position with a full performance level equivalent to or higher than the full performance level of the position being announced  
  • I am a current Bureau of Land Management employee with a career or career-conditional appointment in the Competitive Service and have previously held a permanent position with a full performance level equivalent to or higher than the full performance level of the position being announced  
 
In order to receive consideration, you must submit documentation showing proof of eligibility.  All required documentation will be outlined in the Job Opportunity Announcement. 
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3. Career Transition Assistance Plan:  Do you meet ALL of the following eligibilities?
  • I am a current or former competitive federal employee displaced or surplused from the Department of the Interior; AND
  • I am located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND
  • I am applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which I have been or will be separated; AND
  • My last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
In order to receive consideration, you must submit documentation showing proof of eligibility.  All required documentation will be outlined in the Job Opportunity Announcement.   
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4. Are you a current, permanent Bureau of Land Management employee?  

To verify your eligibility as a current Bureau of Land Management employee, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50) or equivalent personnel action form reflecting your permanent, competitive status. Your SF-50 (or equivalent personnel action form) must reflect:
• career or career-conditional (Tenure field is 1 or 2); AND,
• status in the competitive service (Position Occupied field is 1).
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Assessment 1
Specialized experience requirements. (limit characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
1. I qualify for the GS-12 level because I have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the federal service. I have read the vacancy announcement for examples of specialized experience qualifying for this position. I have described this experience in my resume.
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Knowledge of, and skill in applying, a wide variety of recruitment and placement concepts, principles, laws, regulations, and practices. (limit characters)
2. Select the statement that best describes your experience in interpreting and applying Federal staffing laws, regulations and policies.
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3. Select each of the following that describe duties you have performed on a regular and recurring basis related to promotion and internal placement.
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4. Select each of the following that describe duties you have performed on a regular and recurring basis related to delegated examining.
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5. Select each of the following that describe duties you have performed on a regular and recurring basis related to general recruitment and placement.
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6. I am currently DEU certified.
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7. Select each of the following categories of pay-related human resources actions for which you have verified their contents for regulatory compliance and adherence to the applicable pay setting calculations.
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8. Select each of the following types of recruitment/placement laws and appointing authorities you have knowledge of and have used on a regular and recurring basis.
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Skill in collecting information, fact finding, analysis, evaluation, and research of complex, controversial and/or interrelated HR management issues. (limit characters)
9. Please select each of the following analytical tasks you perform on a regular basis:
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10. Select the automated recruitment and staffing system(s) that you have independently used as a regular part of your job.
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11. Select the response that best describes your experience working with management on human resources issues.
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Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships, including skilled in meeting and dealing with a wide variety of people. (limit characters)
12. Select the statement that best describes your experience training and advising human resources employees regarding various human resources topics and preparing background and informational materials for use in such training.
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13. Select all of the statements below that describe the interpersonal communication skills that you routinely apply at work:
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14. Select the statement that best describes your level of experience in providing customer service within the Human Resources arena.
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15. My performance is at an acceptable level and I am not serving under a Notice of Opportunity to Demonstrate Acceptable Performance (NODAP).
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16. I have received incentive awards during the last two years and have listed them on my resume.
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Verification of Application (limit characters)
17. Your rating is subject to verification based on the application materials that you submit, and through verification of references as appropriate. A deliberate attempt to falsify information on your application materials is grounds for non-selection and for termination. In addition, falsifying information on your application can result in your being barred from Federal employment. Please choose the appropriate response below:
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