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Position Title
Archives Technician
Agency
National Archives and Records Administration
Announcement Number
DE-12429194-24-MU Opens in new window
Open Period
Friday, May 31, 2024 to Monday, June 10, 2024
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Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
2. Are you a surplus or displaced Federal employee eligible under the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)?  Click CTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents you must submit in order to be eligible.
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3. Are you a displaced Federal employee eligible under the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)?  Click ICTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents you must submit in order to be eligible.
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Preferences
1. Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position. (limit characters)
2. Are you currently serving or have served in the last five years in a Political Appointment in the Federal Government? (limit characters)
3. Are you a current Federal employee? (limit characters)
4. Where did you learn about this National Archives and Records Administration job opportunity? (limit characters)
Assessment 1
Specialized Experience for the GS-06 grade level is defined as one year of experience at the GS-05 grade level, or equivalent, that is typically in or related to the position and which equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position. Specialized experience for this position is defined as experience:
  • Experience communicating with customers and responding to inquiries, verbally and/or in writing. AND
  • Experience referencing, and/or following and applying policy and procedures to accomplish work assignments. AND
  • Experience performing research to identify information relevant to a work assignment.
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1. For the GS-06, select the answer that best describes your experience. (limit characters)
Specialized Experience for the GS-05 grade level is defined as one year of experience at the GS-04 grade level, or equivalent, that is typically in or related to the position and which equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position. Specialized experience for this position is defined as experience:
  • Experience communicating with customers and responding to inquiries, verbally or in writing. AND
  • Experience following and referencing policy and procedures.

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  • You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: 4 years above high school.
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  • You may qualify by a combination of experience and education.

NOTE: Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. One full academic year of study (30 semester hours) beyond the second year is equivalent to 6 months of specialized experience.
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2. For the GS-05, select the answer that best describes your experience. (limit characters)
3. Choose the statement from the list below that best describes your experience communicating and implementing archival processes, procedures, and policies. (limit characters)
4. Select the choices that describe your experience communicating orally, with a variety of customers, in order to obtain and provide information. Please select all that apply. (limit characters)
5. Which one of the following statements best reflects your experience working on teams charged with carrying out assignments or projects? (limit characters)
6. Which of the following types of customer interactions have you performed as part of your job duties? Please select all that apply. (limit characters)
7. Which of the following best describes your experience using archival records? (limit characters)
8. Select the choices that describe your experience with the management of archival records. Select all that apply. (limit characters)
9. Choose the one statement that best describes your experience with policies and procedures: (limit characters)
10. Choose the one statement that best describes your experience using systems to retrieve information and/or using that information to physically locate items. (limit characters)
11. Select all of the following items with which you have experience as it refers to records, inventories or other materials. Select all that apply. (limit characters)
12. Which of the following best describes your experience in digitizing records? (limit characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
13. Do you have experience in preparing materials to be digitized? (limit characters)
14. Do you have experience maintaining operational records in accordance with established instructions on how they are to be organized (e.g., arranging them alphabetically, numerically, by date, etc.)? (limit characters)
15. Which of the following functions have you performed? Select all that apply. (limit characters)
16. Which of the following best describes your experience in identifying problems and recommending solutions? (limit characters)
17. I have performed the following activities to plan and/or organize work to meet goals and objectives: (limit characters)
18. Which of the following describe your experience in enlisting the aid of other coworkers or groups to accomplish work? (limit characters)