Who May Apply: US Citizens
In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is
in this document.
Basic Requirement for a Human Resources Assistant (Office Automation):
A qualified typist (40 wpm) is required for this position.
GS-05 level - Specialized Experience Required: To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as experience that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled which includes: 1) providing administrative support in an office setting; 2) responding to customer inquiries; and 3) utilizing office automation programs to perform administrative tasks. This definition of specialized experience is typical work performed at the next lower grade/level position in federal service. (GS-04).
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Education Substitution at GS-05: Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you may qualify for the GS-05 level if you possess four years of education above the high school level obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university.
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Combination of Education and Experience at GS-05: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of education beyond two years (total semester hours minus 60) by 60. Add the two percentages.
GS-06 Level - Specialized Experience Required: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) providing administrative support in an office setting; 2) using automated systems and/or databases to process personnel actions and/or applicant builds; 3) responding to customer inquiries; and 4) reviewing personnel documents for completeness and accuracy prior to processing and/or uploading into an automated system/database. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05).