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See link below to announcement for the permanent VSC Director position, which is being advertised both as Merit Promotion (for Federal employees) and as DEU (for all U.S. citizens). Please pass on this information to any interested applicants, and contact Durelle
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<span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Here are a few reminders to pass along to any interested applicants so they don't inadvertently disqualify themselves from further consideration:</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"></span></p>
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qualifying based on education, </span></b><b><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Applicants should submit copies of ALL UP TO DATE unofficial transcripts that include a degree conferred date</span></b><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">.
This is really important when they have attended multiple schools. Their current school does not always list out the transferred classes let alone the grades received. </span><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"></span></p>
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they have completed their degree requirements but their transcripts have not yet been updated, applicants may submit a letter from the school indicating that they have completed their degree requirements along with a copy of their most recent transcripts.</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"></span></p>
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<span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><span style="margin:0px">·<span style="margin:0px;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size:7pt"> <span style="margin:0px"> </span></span></span></span><b><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Resumes
should also include a month and year, along with their relevant work experience <u>underneath each period of employment</u>.</span></b><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"> </span><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Their
resume should contain enough details regarding their work experience for us to determine whether they have the specialized experience or not. </span><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"></span></p>
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they have current or prior federal service, they should list the grade levels. If this is left out, it won't necessarily get them rated out, but it may help them get rated in easier. Submitting copies of their SF-50's showing their current grade and series
is also helpful OR if they were previously in the series, they should submit those SF-50's too.</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"></span></p>
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MUST submit ALL required documentation prior to the announcement closing.</span></b><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"> </span><u><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">All
documents must be legible.</span></u><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"> They can always e-mail the contact person in the announcement to confirm that their documents have all been uploaded correctly.
Sometimes the documents submitted are blurry and really hard to read, or the file is corrupt and we can't access their documents. </span><u><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">We do NOT accept late
documents</span></u><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">.</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"></span></p>
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Note:</span></b><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"> The ABOVE information and much more can be found on the HELP section of the USAjobs site. It goes more into detail regarding the federal hiring
process, proper resume format and covers some of what I've listed above in more detail. <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usajobs.gov%2FHelp%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cwmccausland%40usgs.gov%7C9938443d1e504146232808d8ab4fc0ad%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637447706388452168%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=f5pVXOe07aUDsg%2FFVIgPnaAggwvlwbqQENU6ZJ88FWw%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="Verified" originalsrc="https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/" shash="wtQAS8K0EIyb7txqCANzjsYkY6ZYeDu0T7nmys1C8813r4KQ6cSkdvc++Pizii+RcbXArCxkfejw7+0KYVcw+Ng2Uhdlrs8JWnObfRVjJSKxzwq3CZgUgse9+U8LXNm9Hfmm+SINJXH8XAfnOtkGk68qNxDBiB2KxPVXgKxg9EQ=" title="Original URL: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/. Click or tap if you trust this link." style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;border:1pt none windowtext">https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/</span></a></span></p>
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