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Are you a U.S. Citizen or national?

Have you accepted a buyout from a Federal agency within the past 5 years?

Have you served in the U.S. Armed Forces?

Veterans' Preference:

Military Service Period Dates:

Special Hiring Authorities

1. Select from among the following special hiring authorities for which you are eligible and want to be considered for:

The disability-related information requested is used solely in connection with affirmative action (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission [EEOC] data collection) obligations or efforts. Identification of eligibility for any special hiring authority is entirely voluntary and information will be kept confidential in accordance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. Section 791). Your refusal to provide the information will not subject you to any adverse treatment if you decline to provide it, and the information will be used only once with the Rehabilitation Act. (For additional information about Special Hiring Authorities)

Veterans' Recruitment Appointment (VRA)

30% or More Disabled Veteran

Persons with Disabilities (PWD)/Persons with Targeted Disabilities (PWTD)

Geographic Preferences

Are you willing to work at the following duty location:

Maryland - Linthicum Heights

Applicant-Preferred Conditions of Employment and Federal Service

1. What is the lowest grade or payband that you wish to be considered for:

2a. Are you currently a permanent FAA employee?

2b. Are you currently a temporary FAA employee?

2c. Are you currently a temporary FAA employee serving under the Retired Military Air Traffic Controllers Program?

2d. Are you a DOT employee working in an agency other than the FAA and have completed a one year probationary period or trial period?

3. Are you a:

Former permanent employee of the FAA who had successfully completed a one-year probationary period OR
Current or former permanent civilian employee from other competitive or excepted service agencies who have completed a one-year probationary period or trial period in the competitive or excepted service.

4. Are you a preference eligible and/or veteran who was honorably discharged from the Armed Forces after completing at least three (3) years of continuous active service?
Definitions of Preference Eligible and Active Service.

5. Do any of your relatives work for the agency or government organization to which you are submitting this application? (Include: father, mother, husband, wife, son, daughter, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, first cousin, nephew, niece, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, stepfather, stepmother, stepson, stepdaughter, stepbrother, stepsister, half brother, and half sister.)

5a. If question #5 is yes, please provide the relative(s)' name, relationship, and department, agency, or branch of the Armed Forces for which your relative(s) works in the space below.

Basic Qualifications

1. Please select the one statement from the following list that best describes your progressively responsible clerical, office or other work experience that would indicate your abilities.

Not Answered
A. I have no experience.
B. I have 3 months experience.
C. I have 6 months experience.
D. I have 1 year experience.

2. Please select the one statement from the following list that best describes your equivalent combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and progressively responsible experience.

NOTE: When combining education with experience, one full year of study (30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours is equivalent to one year of experience or at least 20 hours of classroom instruction per week for approximately 36 weeks in a business, secretarial, or technical school.)

Not Answered
A. I have no equivalent combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and progressively responsible experience.
B. I have 6 months of equivalent combinations of education and progressively responsible experience.
C. I have 1 year of equivalent combinations of education and progressively responsible experience.

3. Have you completed an intensive, specialized course of study, designed specifically as career preparation for the work of the position being filled, of less than 1 year.

NOTE: Courses of this type normally require completion of up to 40 hours per week of instruction rather than the usual 20 hours per week, and are usually of at least 3 months duration.

4. Are you able to type 40 words per minute based on a 5 minute sample with three or fewer errors?

Grade Level Determination

1. Please select the one statement from the following list that best describes your education:

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A. I have not completed high school or obtained a high school equivalent.
B. I am a high school graduate or equivalent.
C. I have 1 year of formal education above high school, but no degree.
D. I have 2 years of formal education past high school, but no degree.
E. I have 2 years above high school leading to an Associate's degree or I have an Associate's degree.
F. I have 4 years above high school leading to a Bachelor's degree or I have a Bachelor's degree.

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the job for which you are applying. Typically, specialized experience is in or closely related to the work of the position for which you are applying.

To be creditable, specialized experience must have been at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the next lower grade in the Federal Service.

Combining Education and Experience: Combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet the total qualification requirements for some grade/band levels. This is accomplished by first determining the total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade/band level; then determining the education as a percentage of the education required for the grade/band level and then adding the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify.

2. Please select the one statement from the following list that best describes your level of specialized experience as it relates to this position for which you are applying.
Examples of various levels of specialized experience.

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A. I have less than 1 year of specialized experience at any level.
B. I have at least 1 year of specialized experience in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-4 level (or equivalent) in the Federal service. Performs basic tasks under the close direction of a manager, project/program manager, team leader, or more experienced employee. Assists managers and other employees in day-to-day operations.
C. I have at least 1 year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-5 level (or equivalent) in the Federal service. Performs basic tasks under the general direction of a manager, project/program manager, team leader, or more experienced employee. Assists managers and other employees in day-to-day operations.
D. I have at least 1 year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-6 level (or equivalent) in the Federal service. Performs routine, multiple and varying tasks under the limited direction of a manager, project/program manager, team leader, or a more experienced employee. Assists manager(s) and other employees in day-to-day operations.
E. I have at least 1 year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-7 level (or equivalent) in the Federal service. Performs basic tasks, under general direction of a manager, project/program manager, team leader, or a more experienced employee; difficult and responsible work in office, business, or fiscal administration requiring to a considerable extent the exercise of independent judgment. Assists managers and other employees in day-to-day operations and may act as a lead for other support staff personnel to coordinate multiple tasks.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA)

Please select the answer for the following knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) to indicate your possession of the KSA in terms of the position for which you are applying.
IMPORTANT: Ensure that your work experience supports your answer. Your answer and associated work experience will be evaluated further to validate whether the answer that you selected is appropriate.

1. Ability to interpret and apply established administrative guidance for administrative and/or non-technical procedures.

Select the response that best describes your performance or use of the above question as it relates to the position for which you are applying.

Not Answered
A. I have never been required to use this knowledge, skill, or ability in current or previous jobs or have used it but received less than acceptable performance assessments from my supervisor.
B. I have used this knowledge, skill, or ability on occasion in current or previous jobs and have received acceptable or better performance assessments in this knowledge, skill, or ability from my supervisor, OR I have successfully completed university, college, or vocational coursework in this knowledge, skill, or ability area.
C. I have used this knowledge, skill, or ability on a regular and recurring basis in current or previous jobs and received an acceptable performance assessment in this knowledge, skill, or ability from my supervisor.
D. I have used this knowledge, skill, or ability on a regular and recurring basis in current or previous jobs and received above acceptable performance assessments in this knowledge, skill, or ability from my supervisor.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) 1 Narrative (optional): You may provide a narrative below that supports your answer or, in lieu of a narrative, ensure that the work experience contained within your application package fully supports your answer.

2. Ability to coordinate varied administrative projects simultaneously.

Select the response that best describes your performance or use of the above question as it relates to the position for which you are applying.

Not Answered
A. I have never been required to use this knowledge, skill, or ability in current or previous jobs or have used it but received less than acceptable performance assessments from my supervisor.
B. I have used this knowledge, skill, or ability on occasion in current or previous jobs and have received acceptable or better performance assessments in this knowledge, skill, or ability from my supervisor, OR I have successfully completed university, college, or vocational coursework in this knowledge, skill, or ability area.
C. I have used this knowledge, skill, or ability on a regular and recurring basis in current or previous jobs and received an acceptable performance assessment in this knowledge, skill, or ability from my supervisor.
D. I have used this knowledge, skill, or ability on a regular and recurring basis in current or previous jobs and received above acceptable performance assessments in this knowledge, skill, or ability from my supervisor.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) 2 Narrative (optional): You may provide a narrative below that supports your answer or, in lieu of a narrative, ensure that the work experience contained within your application package fully supports your answer.

3. Ability to maintain office files, records and logs showing the status of actions and correspondence. Ensures that files include all required documents and that all documents are signed. Performs files maintenance assuming responsibility for the accuracy of the filing.

Select the response that best describes your performance or use of the above question as it relates to the position for which you are applying.

Not Answered
A. I have never been required to use this knowledge, skill, or ability in current or previous jobs or have used it but received less than acceptable performance assessments from my supervisor.
B. I have used this knowledge, skill, or ability on occasion in current or previous jobs and have received acceptable or better performance assessments in this knowledge, skill, or ability from my supervisor, OR I have successfully completed university, college, or vocational coursework in this knowledge, skill, or ability area.
C. I have used this knowledge, skill, or ability on a regular and recurring basis in current or previous jobs and received an acceptable performance assessment in this knowledge, skill, or ability from my supervisor.
D. I have used this knowledge, skill, or ability on a regular and recurring basis in current or previous jobs and received above acceptable performance assessments in this knowledge, skill, or ability from my supervisor.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) 3 Narrative (optional): You may provide a narrative below that supports your answer or, in lieu of a narrative, ensure that the work experience contained within your application package fully supports your answer.

4. Ability to operate computers and computer programs to track and monitor administrative programs.

Select the response that best describes your performance or use of the above question as it relates to the position for which you are applying.

Not Answered
A. I have never been required to use this knowledge, skill, or ability in current or previous jobs or have used it but received less than acceptable performance assessments from my supervisor.
B. I have used this knowledge, skill, or ability on occasion in current or previous jobs and have received acceptable or better performance assessments in this knowledge, skill, or ability from my supervisor, OR I have successfully completed university, college, or vocational coursework in this knowledge, skill, or ability area.
C. I have used this knowledge, skill, or ability on a regular and recurring basis in current or previous jobs and received an acceptable performance assessment in this knowledge, skill, or ability from my supervisor.
D. I have used this knowledge, skill, or ability on a regular and recurring basis in current or previous jobs and received above acceptable performance assessments in this knowledge, skill, or ability from my supervisor.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) 4 Narrative (optional): You may provide a narrative below that supports your answer or, in lieu of a narrative, ensure that the work experience contained within your application package fully supports your answer.

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