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Position Title
Human Resources Specialist (Recruitment & Placement)
Agency
U.S. Marshals Service
Announcement Number
ST-12731202-25-DH Opens in new window
Open Period
Friday, May 2, 2025 to Thursday, May 8, 2025
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
2. Are you a current or former Department of Justice federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? To be eligible you must:
  • Meet the definition of 'surplus' or 'displaced' employee, as defined in 330.602;
  • Have a duty station in the local commuting area of the vacancy;
  • Have a performance rating of at least Fully Successful or equivalent;
  • Be applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you're being separated; and
  • Be applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you're being separated.

To verify your eligibility, you must submit the following:
  • RIF separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice
  • Copy of your latest performance rating; and
  • Copy of your most recent SF-50: Notification of Personnel Action showing your position, grade and step, tenure code, and duty location.
See the Career Transition Assistance site on USAJOBS for more information about CTAP. 

Based on the above, are you eligible and would you like to be considered for selection priority under the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)?
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3. Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a federal agency other than the agency hiring for this position?

If yes, confirm:
  • you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy
  • your grade is equivalent to or below the grade level of the vacancy and
  • your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.

You will be required to submit supporting documentation to validate your claim of ICTAP eligibility such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50. For more information, review the USAJOBS Resource Center.
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4. Reasonable Accommodations for taking the online assessments are provided on a case-by-case basis only to qualified individuals with a disability covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.

Do you have a disability (physical or mental) that you believe will interfere with completing the online assessments and require a Reasonable Accommodation?

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5. Are you a veteran whose latest discharge was under honorable conditions and you:
  • served three or more years of continuous active duty service in the military (NOTE: if released shortly before completing a 3-year tour, you are considered to meet the eligibility)
 
  • -OR- 
 
  • are entitled to veterans' preference
If eligible, submit a copy of your latest Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, DD-214 (copy indicating character of service) or other proof of your service which includes character of service.

For more information, review USAJOBS Veterans resources.
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Preferences
1. Which of the following best represents your most recent performance appraisal rating? (limit characters)
2. If you selected, "I do not meet any of the performance appraisal ratings as described above", please provide an explanation. If you provided a response of A above, please type N/A. (limit characters)
3. Which of the following best represents your awards history? (Awards include superior performance awards, special act or achievement awards, quality step increases and other equivalent awards.) (limit characters)
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in a Human Resources Specialist (Recruitment and Placement), GS-0201-12 position with the Federal government. (limit characters)
1. Select the one statement that best describes the experience you possess that demonstrates your ability to perform as a Human Resources Specialist (Recruitment and Placement) at the GS-12 grade level. (limit characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
2. Are you currently certified Delegated Examining (DEU)? (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
3. Oversee the recruitment preparation of vacancy announcements.
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4. Advise management on the use of compensation flexibilities.
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5. Adjudicate Veterans Preference in accordance with Vet Guide for Human Resources Professionals.
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6. Provide training on Human Resources staffing regulations, policies, and/or procedures.
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7. Assist Human Resources Staffing specialists with preparing written comments on pending legislation and/or policies.
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8. Mentor individuals on proper management advisory services in the areas of recruitment and placement.
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9. Train junior staff on the proper use of legal authority codes, nature of action, and/or remarks on various types of personnel actions.
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10. Develop training to address deficiencies found during audit procedures.
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11. Responsible for quality control of personnel actions coded by junior staff members.
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12. Provide quality assurance oversight for all recruitment and placement activities.
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