You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.  

GS-5 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 is experience demonstrating a knowledge of standard procedures and requirements related to an assigned human resource management function(s) to perform a variety of clerical duties that support the assigned function(s).  Examples: Maintaining position description books, classification standards, and files; Providing routine information to managers and employees on various human resources issues; Reviewing requests for personnel actions and position descriptions for format, completeness, and consistency; Providing support work to others managing programs (e.g. training programs, education programs, etc); Participating in preparing course materials for printing and distribution; and preparing vacancy announcements for review for less complex positions. OR
You may substitute education for experience as follows: A Bachelor's degree or 4 years of education above high school in any field of study from an accredited college or university.

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 is experience demonstrating knowledge of and skill applying an extensive body of human resources management rules, procedures and operations pertaining to the specific functional assignment.  Knowledge of and skill using various computer equipment and software equipment to prepare documents, input data, compile and generate reports and monitor administrative controls. Examples:  Preparing vacancy announcements; Screening applicants against minimum experience and educational requirements; Reviewing position descriptions for format, completeness, and consistency; Reviewing or processing requests for personnel actions; Gathering data and preparing reports and documents; Providing information to managers and employees on various human resources issues; Researching, correcting, and validating pay transactions; and utilizing office automation and various program applications in order to research information.

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 is experience demonstrating knowledge of and skill applying, a comprehensive body of human resources management rules, procedures, and technical methods pertaining to the specific functional assignment. Knowledge and skill using various computer equipment and software equipment to prepare documents, input data, compile and generate reports and monitor administrative controls. Examples:  Preparing vacancy announcements; Screening applicants against minimum experience and educational requirements; Performing classification reviews of clerical and paraprofessional positions; Providing information to managers and employees on various human resources issues (e.g., employee benefits, labor relations, staffing, recruitment, position classification, worker’s compensation, etc.); Utilizing office automation and various program applications in order to research information; Utilizing personal computers to gather, maintain and compile statistical data on performance development activities; Participating in course development activities such as gathering data and conducting limited task analyses and preparing reports; and utilizing personnel and payroll systems to affect a variety of personnel and pay actions.

For Grades 4 &5 : You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Options for qualifying based on a combination will be identified in the online questions.
 
-The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-timework; 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.

In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following:

You must have been at the next lower grade level of the grade you are applying to for 52 weeks (time-in-grade requirement).