GS-7 QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To be minimally qualified for this position at the GS-7 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower level in the normal line of progression. Specialized experience for this position includes: Applying human resources personnel, employee benefits, or payroll concepts and practices to ensure employee position and placement (e.g., benefits, pay, hiring authority) is established. Inputting and researching personnel actions/records and data in an automated personnel system in order to meet personnel and payroll cycles and accomplish workload; experience analyzing personnel problems and ensuring accuracy of personnel employee/payroll information; communicating to employees and/or management factual and procedural human resources information clearly, verbally, and in writing in response to inquiries.
OR You may qualify based on education with completion of at least one (1) academic year of graduate education in a field of study that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position such as: human resources, public administration, organizational psychology, or other administrative and management fields. OR Superior Academic Achievement may be met by having a bachelor's degree, with one of the following: A GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale for all completed undergraduate courses or those completed in the last 2 years of study, or a GPA of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale for all courses in the major field of study or those courses in the major completed in the last 2 years of study, or rank in the upper one third of the class in the college, university, or major subdivision, or membership in a national honor society recognized by the Association of College Honor Societies. Note: Grade point averages should be rounded to one decimal point. For example, 2.95 is rounded to 3.0, and 2.94 is rounded to 2.9. If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) was taken on a pass/fail or similar basis, your claim must be based on class standing or membership in an Honor Society.
OR You may qualify with an equivalent combination of qualifying graduate education and experience.
Which of the following is true about your education and/or experience for the GS-7 level?