- Position Title
- Student Trainee (Veterinary)
- Agency
- Food Safety and Inspection Service
- Announcement Number
- FSIS-24-MCE-12292976-JKM Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Tuesday, February 20, 2024 to Monday, March 4, 2024
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
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Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
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Are you currently a student who has been accepted for enrollment or is enrolled at least half-time in an accredited high school, college, professional, technical, vocational, or trade school pursuing a qualifying degree or certificate? Note: you must remain enrolled in the degree or certificate program to be eligible for this Internship.
For more information, review USAJOBS Student and Recent Graduate Resources.
For more information, review USAJOBS Student and Recent Graduate Resources.
Preferences
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY. Applicants will be referred to all grade levels at or above the one selected for which they are qualified. Not selecting the lowest grade announced as your Lowest Acceptable Grade could limit your consideration for referral if, after review of your application, resume, and supporting documents, you are deemed not qualified for your selected Lowest Acceptable Grade. Selecting the lowest grade announced as your Lowest Acceptable Grade will not limit your consideration at higher grades; qualified applicants will be referred at the highest grade qualified.
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Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position.
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Select the location(s) you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location.
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I certify, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all the information submitted by me with my application for employment is true, complete, and made in good faith, and that I have truthfully and accurately represented my work experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education (degrees, accomplishments, etc.). I understand that the information provided may be investigated. I understand that misrepresenting my experience or education, or providing false or fraudulent information in or with my application may be grounds for not hiring me or for terminating me after I begin work. I also understand that false or fraudulent statements may be punishable by fine or imprisonment (18 U.S.C. 1001).
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DOCUMENT UPLOADS -I understand that each document uploaded must be less than 5MB and in one of the following document formats: GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, PDF, or Word (DOC or DOCX). For more information see the "How to Apply" portion of the vacancy announcement.
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Are you a current or former Political appointee, Presidential appointee, and/or non-career Senior Executive Service (SES) appointee?
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How did you learn about this FSIS position? Please select all that apply.
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Please share any additional details about how you learned about this position, especially if you selected "Other" in the previous question. If nothing to add, enter "N/A".
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in a GS-0799-07/09 Student Trainee (Veterinary) position with the Food Safety and Inspection Service. We will evaluate your resume and your responses to this Assessment Questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this position. Your responses are subject to verification. Please review your responses for accuracy before you submit your application.
This position has requirements which must be met prior to employment, and conditions for continued employment. Your answers to the questions in this section will indicate your understanding of, or possession of, these requirements and conditions.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
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Are you currently a student who has been accepted for enrollment or is enrolled at least half-time in an accredited college, professional, technical, vocational, or trade school pursuing a qualifying degree or certificate? (Note: unofficial transcripts will be required with your application package).
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Do you possess a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.0 or higher for undergraduate programs (without rounding) or a 3.0 GPA for advanced degree programs (without rounding)?
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Please list the name of the school that are you currently enrolled in or been accepted.
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Please enter the anticipated month and year of graduation from your current program.
This position has a mandatory Selective Placement Factor: Applicants who fail to meet the Selective Placement Factor may lose further consideration. SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR: Students must be currently enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a full-time or part-time student in a U.S. accredited and U.S. AVMA accredited college or university Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) program. To see a list of AVMA accredited colleges, visit: https://www.avma.org/education/accredited-veterinary-colleges.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
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Are you currently enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a full-time or part-time student in a U.S. accredited and U.S. AVMA accredited college or university Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) program for Fall 2024 (Note: unofficial transcripts and/or proof of enrollment will be required with your application package).
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Select the one statement that best describes the education that you possess or will possess prior to Fall 2024 to qualify at the GS-07 grade level. (Note: unofficial transcripts will be required with your application package).
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Select the one statement that best describes the education that you possess or will possess prior to Fall 2024 to qualify at the GS-09 grade level. (Note: unofficial transcripts will be required with your application package).
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Please select all that apply. As a student, a volunteer, or in performing work duties, I have experience that has allowed me to work with the following types of animals:
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Please select all that apply. I have successfully completed a training course or a class with the primary emphasis of learning devoted to the topic(s) of:
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Please select all that apply. I have conducted assessments, created, or calculated the following:
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Please select all that apply. I have successfully completed an educational course(s) or training class (es) with the primary emphasis of the learning devoted to the topic of:
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Please select one of the following: I have gathered data utilizing scientific journal articles and/or scientific web sites for the understanding of diagnoses, pathology, and/or technical information relevant to public health or animal science.
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Please select all that apply. I have successfully completed a training course or a class with the primary emphasis of the learning devoted to the topic of:
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
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Have you had leadership experience, such as influencing, motivating, problem solving, critical thinking and challenging others, while adapting leadership styles to a variety of situations?