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This position is located in the Division of Depositor and Consumer Protection, Consumer Research & Examination Analytics Branch of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement to fill identical vacancies that occur subsequent to this announcement.
Learn more about this agency01/09/2025 to 01/23/2025
$62,881 - $62,881 per year
CG 07
No
Yes—The FDIC offers position-specific telework options. Please see the Additional Information section below for more information. Telework options are subject to change.
Not required
No
Internships - This appointment is not to exceed 1 year. May be extended if student continues to meet program requirements.
Multiple Schedules - This position may be part-time or full-time.
Excepted
07
No
No
2025-DCP-P0607
827377200
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Current students enrolled in accredited educational institutions from high school to graduate level. Includes internships, pathways and other student programs.
Applicants who have been accepted for enrollment or enrolled and seeking a degree (diploma, certificate, etc.) in a qualifying educational institution; or applicants who are enrolled or accepted for enrollment in a qualifying career or technical education program that awards a recognized postsecondary credential. Applicants must be enrolled on a full or half-time basis; have at least a cumulative (overall) 3.0 grade point average; and remain in good academic standing. Must be a US Citizen.
Interns assigned to the Division of Depositor and Consumer Protection will assist senior staff in the following duties:
Registration with the Selective Service.
U.S. Citizenship is required.
Graduation Date must be May 2026 or later.
The applicants selected will be offered an excepted appointment not-to-exceed 1 Year. Internship will begin Spring 2025.
After successful completion of the program requirements and based on FDIC's needs, the selectees may be non-competitively converted to a Term or Permanent position as an Economist CG-0110, based upon an evaluation of performance, completion of at least 480 hours of work experience acquired through the Internship Program. However, service in the FDIC Pathways Internship Program confers no right to further employment in the competitive or excepted service.
To qualify at the CG-07 level, applicants must meet one of the following:
1. Experience: Applicants must have completed at least one year of specialized experience, as described below, equivalent to at least the grade 05 level or above in the Federal service;
Specialized Experience for the CG-07: Specialized experience is experience in preparing and conducting preliminary analysis of data, preparing tables, and proofing documents and data results academic OR professional experience conducting research assignments requiring planning, information assembly, analysis and evaluation, conclusions and report preparation using at least one of the following statistical packages: SAS, STATA, and/or R.
OR
2. Education: Completion of 1 full academic year of graduate level education, or eligibility under the Superior Academic Achievement (SAA) with completion of a bachelor's degree. If utilizing SAA, you must submit your transcripts or proof of your national honor society membership. Click here for Superior Academic Achievement qualification requirements; OR
3. Combinations of education and experience: Applicants must possess a combination of both education and specialized experience described above that together meet the qualification requirements for this position.
Note: Prior to conversion to an Economist (0110 series), applicants must have a degree in economics, that included at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting, or calculus.
All selectees must sign an FDIC Pathways Internship Participant Agreement.
To read about your rights and responsibilities as an applicant for Federal employment, click here.
If selected, you may be required to serve a trial period.
Interns will be offered a salary at the base pay for the grade in which they are qualified and selected. CG-07: $62,881.
TELEWORK OPTIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. For more information on telework at the FDIC, please reference the available telework options for this position here. Selectee(s) for this position will be required to report to their duty station office at least two days per week.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
The online assessment questions and resume you submit for this position will be reviewed to determine whether you meet the basic eligibility and qualification requirements as outlined in this announcement. Therefore, it is imperative that the documents you submit contain sufficiently detailed information upon which to make this basic qualification determination. Please ensure that your resume contains specific information such as position titles, beginning and ending dates of employment for each position, the average number of hours worked per week, and if the position is/was in the Federal government, you should provide the position series and grade level.
If you meet the basic eligibility and qualification requirements, you may be referred to the selecting official for further review and consideration. Candidates who are eligible for veterans' preference will receive selection priority.
The assessment questionnaire is designed to measure your ability in the following competencies/knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs):
1. Knowledge of quantitative analytical methods to create statistical and/or mathematical models in support of consumer research and analytics.
2. Ability to perform research and analysis.
3. Ability to communicate in writing.
You do not need to respond separately to these KSAs. Your answers to the online questionnaire and resume will serve as responses to the KSAs.
EDUCATION DOCUMENTS: A copy of all college transcripts (an unofficial transcript is acceptable) showing:
Note: Your resume should include your graduation date or anticipated graduation date.
If you are not a student enrolled in the current semester, you must submit proof of enrollment in the upcoming semester (i.e., letter from the registrar’s office or acceptance letter from an accredited educational institution). If you are a student who is enrolled in the current semester and your transcript does not show current enrollment or if you have completed the semester and your transcript does not show enrollment for the upcoming semester, you must submit proof of continued enrollment (i.e., letter from the registrar’s office or course enrollment print out, etc.). Your transcript or registrar’s letter must document the educational requirements for this position.
Education must be from an accredited educational institution. For a listing of accredited educational institutions, http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you attended more than one university and need to send multiple transcripts, please upload/fax all transcripts as one document.
VETERANS’ PREFERENCE: If you are claiming veterans’ preference, click here. (Note: Veterans must submit the Member 4 copy of the DD 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty – or other copy showing the type of discharge/character of service [e.g., Honorable, Under Honorable Conditions, etc.] along with any other required documents (e.g., DD-214, VA Letter, SF-15, etc.) to demonstrate veterans’ preference eligibility.)
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
To begin, click the “Apply ” button and follow the prompts. If you have not already, register and establish a USAJOBS account. After you register online, click the “Apply” button to complete the online assessment questionnaire, and submit all required documents. Please be sure to click “Submit Application” to complete the application process.
You must apply online. Applicants requesting an exception from the online process must contact the Human Resources Specialist or contact point listed in this announcement prior to 12:00 noon local time on the closing date.
To return to your saved application, log in to your USAJOBS account and click on the “Applications” tab Click on the “Position Title” and then select “Update Application” or Additional Information to continue. You have until 11:59 p.m. ET (Eastern Time) on the closing date of this announcement to complete the application process.
To claim veteran's preference, veterans must submit a copy of the DD214 and/or other applicable veteran's documents.
The Fair Chance Act prohibits inquiries concerning an applicant's criminal history information unless the hiring agency has made a conditional (tentative) offer of employment to the applicant. An applicant may submit a complaint, or any other information, to the agency within 30 calendar days of the date of alleged non-compliance by contacting the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s Human Resources Staffing Policy and Accountability team at HRPolicyTeam@fdic.gov
You may check the status of your application on-line 24 hours a day, 7 days a week through USAJOBS by signing in and selecting "Application Status." Thank you for your interest in working for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/827377200. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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