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Trainee economist


US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation


Location

San Francisco, CA | United States


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Requirements

Conditions of Employment

Registration with the Selective Service.

U.S. Citizenship is required.

Employment Conditions.

National Agency Check Investigation (NACI) required.

Must sign pathways agreement if selected.

Must provide official transcripts if selected.

Qualifications

You must meet the eligibility and qualifications by the closing date of the announcement.

Qualifying experience may be obtained in the private or public sector. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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 receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Additional qualifications information can be found here.

To be found eligible for this program, applicants must: (1) be enrolled or accepted for enrollment at a qualifying educational institution on a full or half-time basis; (2) have a minimum cumulative (overall) GPA of 2.50 out of 4.0; and (3) be in good academic standing. Education requirements are established by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and must be met by close of announcement. Below are the requirements by grade:

CG-04 level: Completion of 2 full academic years of post-high school study or an associate's degree; OR have 1 year of general experience performing economic research or related work that involves collecting, compiling, verifying, analyzing or reporting data; OR have a combination of education and experience: equivalent combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total experience requirements.

Combination of Education and Experience - Your current education completed is credited as a percentage of the education required for the grade level and your current experience is credited as a percentage of the total experience required for the grade level. The two percentages are added and must equal 100% in order to qualify for the desired grade level.

An academic year of undergraduate education is defined as 30 semester hours, 45 quarter hours, or the equivalent in an accredited college or university.

Education

See requirements stated under QUALIFICATIONS.

Additional information

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 and location in which they are qualified and selected:

Atlanta, GA - $41,119 | San Francisco, CA $50,545 | New York, NY $46,655 | Washington, DC $44,436

This appointment may be extended if interns continues to meet all educational and pathways requirements.

The FDIC offers position-specific telework options here.

Selectee(s) for this position will be required to report to their duty station office at least 1 day per pay period beginning January 2, 2024, and at their supervisor’s direction to support mission and project needs. In person reporting requirements are expected to increase in July 2024.

Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement to fill identical vacancies that occur subsequent to this announcement.



How You Will Be Evaluated

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.





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The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.

Required Documents

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, If you attended more than one university and need to send multiple transcripts, please upload/fax all transcripts as one document.

EDUCATION DOCUMENTS: This position has a positive education requirement . In order to be considered, you must submit a copy of your college transcript (an unofficial transcript is acceptable). Education must be from accredited institutions. For a listing of accredited educational institutions, click here. An official transcript will be required if you are selected. If you attended more than one university and need to send multiple transcripts, please upload/fax all transcripts as one document.

Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program. For more information, click here.

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.)

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

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.


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Current students enrolled in accredited educational institutions from high school to graduate level. Includes internships, pathways and other student programs.

Clarification from the agency

All U.S. citizens who are accepted for enrollment or are currently enrolled and seeking a degree (diploma, 1 year certificate, etc.) in a qualifying educational institution on a full or half-time basis with an anticipated graduation date AFTER December, 2024; have at least a cumulative 2.5 out of 4.0 grade point average; and are in good academic standing.


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