Clarification from the agency

All United States Citizens who: are enrolled at least half-time as students in an accredited 4-year college/university bachelor's or master's degree program; have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.95; have a planned graduation date not before August 2025; are majoring in a specified field (see qualifications tab of this announcement); and are in good academic standing.

FCA business student trainees will be assigned to work with FCA staff members on projects and assignments that cover a broad range of the Agencys' work. That work depends upon the division or office where the student works. Business student trainee assignments range from supporting agency financial operations to assisting in professional administrative duties such as human resources, contracting, budgeting, auditing, etc.

The FCA Student Trainee Program will be full-time or part-time during the summer. This will be determined and agreed upon based on the selectees academic course load schedule and office needs. You will have the opportunity to discuss schedule, hours, etc. upon selection and acceptance into the program. Student trainees must work a minimum of 15 hours per week.

Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Suitability for Federal employment, as determined by a background investigation.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Must be at least 16 years of age.
• GPA: You must have and maintain at least a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of a 2.95 on a 4.0 scale or the equivalent.
• You will be required to sign a Pathways Internship Program Participant Agreement.
• You must be enrolled at least half-time at a qualifying educational institution pursuing a degree or certificate.
• You must provide proof of enrollment at a qualifying institution. For students who have been accepted for enrollment but do not yet have a transcript (e.g. first-year, transfer students), you must provide your acceptance letter.
• You must maintain status as a current student while on this appointment.
• The anticipated start date of this position is June 15, 2025. You must meet the definition of a "student" currently and after this date to be eligible for hire.

Qualifications

As a Pathways Student Trainee/Intern, you must meet and comply with PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:

• Maintain your enrollment on at least a half-time basis at qualifying educational institution. Half-time is typically 6 semester hours for undergraduate and 3 semester hours for graduate students but may be defined differently by your educational institution;
• Provide course registration information at the start of each school term and verification of academic status (transcript) at the end of each academic term;
• Meet and maintain the required GPA of at least a 2.95 or higher on a 4.0 scale, or equivalent;
• Sign a Pathways Internship agreement that sets forth the expectations for the internship upon entry on duty;
• Have the ability to work a full-time (40 hours/week) or part-time (a minimum of 15 hours/week) during your appointment; and
• Failure to meet or maintain qualifications or program requirements or failure to provide required documentation will result in termination of your appointment.

(A) One full year of graduate level education.OR(B) Completed all the requirements for a bachelor's degree and claim Superior Academic Achievement. In order to be creditable under this provision, Superior Academic Achievement must have been gained in a curriculum that is qualifying for the position to be filled.

Superior Academic Achievement is based on:
(1) Class Standing - You must be in the upper third of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision, such as the College of Liberal Arts or the School of Business Administration, based on completed courses;
OR
(2) Grade Point Average (G.P.A.) - You must have a grade point average of either (a) 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) as recorded on your official transcript, or as computed based on 4 years of education, or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; or (b) 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B+" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum;
OR
(3) Honor Society Membership - You may be considered eligible based on membership in one of the approved national scholastic honor societies listed by the Association of College Honor Societies.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

In order to be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps including submitting an application and completing the application questionnaire. Your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications listed in this announcement. If you are minimally qualified for this job, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the Occupational Questionnaire.

Your application will be reviewed to ensure you meet the eligibility and qualification requirements for this internship position.

If you meet the requirements, your application will be forwarded to the hiring manager in unranked order by veterans' preference as follows: 1) preference eligibles with compensable, service-connected disability of 10% or more; 2) all other candidates eligible for 10-point veterans' preference; 3) candidates eligible for 5-point veterans' preference; and 4) candidates not eligible for veterans' preference. This method protects the rights of veterans by placing them ahead of non-preference eligibles. The hiring manager may make selections from the list providing no preference eligible is passed over to select a non-preference eligible unless the requirements of 5 USC 3371(b) or 3318(b) are met.

Please review the Qualifications and Required Documents sections of this announcement to make sure you have provided all required information clearly and with sufficient detail to allow a determination on your qualifications. We will not make assumptions regarding your education. You will not be considered for this position if any part of your application or supporting documentation is incomplete. Falsifying your background, education and/or experience is cause for not hiring you or adverse action after hiring.