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Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
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GS-09: Do you have one year of specialized experience at the GS-07 level or master's or equivalent graduate degree or two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related? (See the "Qualifications" section of this announcement for the definition of specialized experience and education)
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GS-11: Do you have one year of specialized experience at the GS-09 level or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related? (See the "Qualifications" section of this announcement for the definition of specialized experience and education)
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GS-12: Do you have one year of specialized experience at the GS-11 level? (See the "Qualifications" section of this announcement for the definition of specialized experience and education)
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For each item, select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of experience and capability using the scale below.
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What is your experience in responding to requests for many types of research, including domestic, international, global, private, and public companies; domestic, international, and global industries; and country and regional research, including micro and macroeconomic data?
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What is your experience in preparing up-to-date and relevant print collection of materials in the fields of business, trade, statistics, and economics?
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What is your experience in analyzing and synthesizing research findings and packages them into formats that vary by audience and user needs (assessments, analyses, reports, charts, tables, graphs, data visualizations, and verbal briefings)?
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What is your experience in identifying and proposing solutions for library issues and operating concerns?
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What is your experience in initiating and carrying out special projects and assignments related to locating, cataloging classifying, and selecting, controlling, or preserving and accessing particularly critical or obscure information through standard/automated systems and resolves precedent setting problems?
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What is your experience in reviewing a library's print collection on an ongoing basis and making recommendations to supervisor, including identifying gaps in the collection and proposing materials?
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What is your experience in operating the circulation desk, including registration of borrowers for library and database accounts; charging and discharging library materials; sending overdue notices; and providing reserved books?
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What is your experience planning, developing, and delivering innovative instruction to large and small groups on library resources and capabilities as well as advanced subject-specific research sources and techniques to assist users in effectively utilizing the full range of library resources?
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What is your experience developing and maintaining online tutorials, research guides, bibliographies, alerts, and other resource discovery tools to assist users with navigating the library's print and digital content?
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What is your experience developing, using, and maintaining library marketing plans, customer needs assessments and satisfaction surveys, promotional materials, targeted messaging, and events?
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What is your experience creating research guides, custom news alerts, newsletters, feeds, or other products to disseminate information proactively?
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What is your experience in responding to requests for many types of research, including government documents, legal, business, management, trade, and economics?
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What is your experience in providing access to information resources by using various research databases and library systems including, but not limited to, LexisNexis, Westlaw, JSTOR, ProQuest, Online Computer Library Center (OCLC}, and D&B Hoovers?
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What is your experience in assisting senior librarians in operating the circulation desk, including registration of borrowers for library and database accounts; charging and discharging library materials; sending overdue notices; and providing reserved books?
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What is your experience responding to routine questions regarding library policies and procedures?
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What is your experience in working with senior staff in identifying and analyzing the need for changes in policies, procedures, methods and/or technology and participates as a team member in a variety of special projects?
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What is your experience in assisting senior staff with assigned aspects of the library's website and on all other Census Bureau intranet and internet webpages?
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What is your experience in participating in the creation and evaluation of library marketing plans, customer needs assessments and satisfaction surveys, promotional materials, targeted messaging, and events?
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What is your experience in responding to requests for many types of research, including domestic, international, global, private, and public companies; domestic, international, and global industries; and country and regional research, including micro and macroeconomic data?
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What is your experience in preparing up-to-date and relevant print collection of materials in the fields of business, trade, statistics, and economics?
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What is your experience in initiating and carrying out special projects and assignments related to locating, cataloging classifying, and selecting, controlling, or preserving and accessing particularly critical or obscure information through standard/automated systems and resolves precedent setting problems?
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What is your experience in analyzing and synthesizing research findings and packages them into formats that vary by audience and user needs (assessments, analyses, reports, charts, tables, graphs, data visualizations, and verbal briefings)?
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What is your experience in operating the circulation desk, including registration of borrowers for library and database accounts; charging and discharging library materials; sending overdue notices; and providing reserved books?
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What is your experience developing and delivering innovative instruction to large and small groups on library resources and capabilities as well as advanced subject-specific research sources and techniques to assist users in effectively utilizing the full range of library resources?
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What is your experience in identifying and proposing solutions for library issues and operating concerns?
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What is your experience developing, using, and maintaining library marketing plans, customer needs assessments and satisfaction surveys, promotional materials, targeted messaging, and events?
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