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Debt Collection Program Implementation Lead
Bureau of the Fiscal Service · Austin, Texas and 3 more · Closes in 2 days

1 Check you can apply
2 Resume and documents
3 Apply on USAJOBS
4 After you apply

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1 Check you can apply You are here

Who can apply: Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL), The public.

Only U.S. citizens or U.S. nationals can apply. The job is open to the public and to career transition candidates (CTAP or ICTAP eligibles), who get priority consideration.

Experience: For the GS-13 level, you need one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at a level equal to GS-12 work. This experience must include debt management, collection, or payment work, formal or end-to-end testing of new or improved programs or systems, and analyzing information from multiple sources to recommend improvements. Experience can come from public, private, or volunteer work.

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.

Resume ready: dates, hours per week, duties Resume, limited to two pages, showing month/day/year dates and hours worked per week for each job Vacancy question responses (required) Any required documents listed in the announcement Veterans' preference documentation, if you claim it (see applicant guide) CTAP or ICTAP documentation, if you are a displaced or surplus federal employee Optional cover letter Optional short essay responses (four, 200 words maximum each)

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 2 days (November 5, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).

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: You are rated on your application materials, your questionnaire answers, and a USA Hire online assessment covering 14 job competencies. You must meet a cut-off score of 95 to be referred, and CTAP or ICTAP candidates need 85 or higher for priority consideration; overstating qualifications or cheating can lead to removal.

Apply on USAJOBS ↗

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, then the final offer with your start date.

Tips for this job:

Show month/day/year dates and hours per week for each job on your resume, or you may not get full credit.
Keep your resume to two pages; longer resumes are removed from consideration.
Complete the USA Hire assessment within 48 hours of your link, and request any accommodation before you start.

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