HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST (RECRUITMENT AND PLACEMENT)
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For the GS-12: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.
Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Executing recruitment, reassignment and other personnel actions in accordance with federal laws, policies, rules and regulations; 2) Reviewing and analyzing position descriptions utilizing federal classification standards; 3) Providing management principles and techniques to provide management advisory services regarding organizational structures and career development; and 4) Resolving problems, answering questions and providing guidance on complex staffing and position classification problems utilizing Human Resource tools and systems.
For the GS-11: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.
Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Providing technical advice to managers and/or personnel in resolution of staffing problems; 2) Determining the responsibilities and/or extent of authority of the position in relation to other positions, which may seem to overlap; 3) Executing recruitment, reassignment, and other personnel actions for assigned organizations.
Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social).
Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.
You will provide technical advice and assistance to managers and operations personnel in resolution of difficult staffing problems using a thorough and comprehensive knowledge of recruitment and placement principles and concepts.,You will execute personnel actions, to include recruitment, reassignment, realignment, etc. for assigned organizations, taking all appropriate steps and actions to ensure actions adhere to established policies, regulations, and program goals.,You will advise hiring managers and selecting officials on recruitment strategies for attracting the best qualified candidates for vacant positions.
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This job's listed pay is 28% above the benchmark.
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025
- H-1B specialty occupation: Employer petition, bachelor's degree or higher in the specialty; annual cap and lottery
- L-1 intracompany transferee: Employees of a related company abroad transferring to a US office
- O-1 extraordinary ability: Evidence of extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics
Official routes: USCIS
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