Correspondence Examination Technicians

Federal experience is not required. The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-timework is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume. You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-05 LEVEL: You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-04 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience that is related to the work of this position and has provided you with the competencies required for successful job performance. Examples of experience qualifying as specialized include: Preparing, receiving, reviewing, and verifying documents. Processing transactions; maintaining office records. Locating and compiling data or information from files and other data sources Contacting customers through correspondence or telephone to obtain information, explain liability, and encourage compliance. OR EDUCATION: You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: A bachelor’s degree or four (4) years of education above high school in any field of study from an accredited college or university. OR COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Options for qualifying based on a combination will be identified in the online questions. Only education in excess of 60 semester hours, 90 quarter hours or 1440 classroom hours is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement for the GS-5 level. For example, one full year of academic study (30 semester hours, 45 quarter hours, or 720 formal classroom hours) beyond the second year is equal to 6 months of specialized experience. To be creditable, education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, college or university. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-6 LEVEL: You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: experience that is related to the work of this position and has provided you with the competencies required for successful job performance. Examples of experience qualifying as specialized include: Preparing, receiving, reviewing, and verifying documents. Processing transactions; maintaining office records and locating and compiling data or information from files and other data sources. Processing a variety of tax returns and reports. Examining tax returns and supporting documents for current and prior year and amended returns. Contacting customers through correspondence or telephone to obtain information, explain liability, and encourage compliance. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-7 LEVEL: You must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-06 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: experience that is related to the work of this position and has provided you with the competencies required for successful job performance. Examples of experience qualifying as specialized include: Preparing, receiving, reviewing, and verifying documents. Processing transactions. Maintaining office records; and locating and compiling data or information from files and other data sources. Processing a variety of tax returns and reports; ensuring that all required identification, schedules, income tax deposits, or other required information is available. Contacting customers through correspondence or telephone to obtain information, explain liability, and encourage compliance. For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM’s Qualifications Standards.
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