USA Staffing

Your responses to this questionnaire, in conjunction with the other portions of your completed application, will be evaluated in determining your eligibility and qualifications for this position. Do not overstate or understate your level of experience and capability. Please note that your answers will be verified against the information you provided in your resume or other application materials.

1. From the responses below, please select the one response that best describes the experience and/or education that you possess which allows you to meet the Basic Requirements for the Marketing Specialist (Lab Manager) position.

A. I have a bachelor’s degree in one of the following: marketing, economics, business administration, agriculture, agricultural economics, agricultural business, accounting, statistics, mathematics, or dairy science. Must provide transcripts.

B. I do not have a degree but have the appropriate years of general experience required for the grade level as follows: MA -10 - 2 years; MA-11 – 2 ½ years; MA-12 – 3years. General experience is any progressively responsible experience in one or more aspects of agricultural marketing functions such as distribution, inspection, storge, transportation, merchandising, standardizing, etc. This experience should have equipped me with the necessary skills and knowledge to perform at the grade level to which appointed. . Your resume must reflect this experience.

C. I do not meet the education or experience above.

2. From the responses below, select the one response that best describes the experience that you possess which allows you to meet the Marketing Specialist (Lab Manager) specialized experience qualification requirements.

A. I QUALIFY FOR MA- 18 AND/OR ABOVE. In addition to the basic requirement listed above, ADDITIONALLY I have 3 years of general experience AND have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level as follows: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the MA-17 for the MA 18 level; OR one year of specialized experience equivalent to the MA-18 for the MA- 19 level; OR one year of specialized experience equivalent to the MA-19 for the MA- 20 level, OR one year of specialized experience equivalent to the MA-20 for the MA- 21 level, performing laboratory analysis of milk for fat, protein, lactose, and solids and somatic cell count of raw milk by infrared and wet chemical techniques; (2) Analyzing data using spreadsheet and graphical analysis to produce reports and being able to analyze, interpret and, present information to internal and external stakeholders; (3) Direct supervision of the operations of milk test lab and associated lab employees or having held a supervisor level position within a Federal Milk Market Administration Office. This experience must be comparable in scope and responsibility to Federal service or obtained either in private or public sectors. Your resume must reflect this experience.

B. I do not have the specialized experience listed above.

Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.

3. Oversee all operations of a dairy lab or dairy processing faculty including the direct supervision of employees.