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Auditor
Other Agencies and Independent Organizations · Idaho Falls, Idaho and 4 more · Closes in 2 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: Recent graduates, The public.
Open to U.S. citizens or nationals, and to people who owe allegiance to the U.S. Recent graduates may apply under the Pathways Recent Graduates Program, including students who will finish a qualifying degree or certificate by February 3, 2027.
Experience: The basic requirement can be met with at least 4 years of performance auditing experience plus a Certified Internal Auditor or CPA certificate, or 15 semester hours of auditing or accounting coursework. For GS-7, you need 1 year of specialized experience at the GS-5 level, and for GS-9, 1 year at the GS-7 level; specialized experience means doing two or more listed audit or accounting tasks.
Education: A bachelor's degree in auditing or a related field such as business administration, finance, public administration, or accounting meets the basic requirement. For GS-7, one year of graduate study in a related field or a bachelor's with superior academic achievement also qualifies (top third of class, GPA of 3.0 or higher, or membership in a national scholastic honor society). For GS-9, a master's in a related field or two full years of graduate study toward one qualifies, and education and experience can be combined.
Experience can be paid or unpaid, volunteer work included: if it matches the duties, it counts. The full rules are in the announcement.
2 Resume and documents
Write a federal resume for this job. For each job you held, give the month and year you started and ended, your hours per week and what you did, using the words of the experience the announcement asks for. Many announcements accept resumes of up to 2 pages: check this one.
3 Apply on USAJOBS
Closes in 2 days (November 5, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).
This job closes once 200 applications are received, which may happen before the official closing date.
You sign in to USAJOBS with a Login.gov account, answer the questionnaire and upload your documents, then you submit. Answer the questionnaire honestly: your resume must show what you claim.
How they rate you: Your resume, documents, and questionnaire answers are used to check whether you meet the minimum qualifications. Minimally qualified applicants are scored on a technical assessment and ranked by score plus any veterans' preference points, with the competency Professional Ethics and Independence in focus. Missing required documents or information may lead to an ineligible rating, a lower rating, or loss of consideration.
4 After you apply
In USAJOBS, under Applications, you can see where your application stands: received, reviewed, referred to the hiring manager or not, then selected or not. It can take a few weeks.
For the interview, prepare three examples with the STAR method: the Situation, the Task, what you did (Action) and the Result.
If they choose you: a tentative offer, then a background check, a security clearance (Q Access Authorization), then the final offer with your start date.
Tips for this job:
- List hours per week for each job on your resume, or that time may not be credited.
- Attach transcripts that show courses, credits, and grades, even unofficial ones.
- If you finish your degree by February 3, 2027, send proof of expected graduation and class standing with your application.
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