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Human Resources Specialist (Classification, Recruitment, and Placement)

Patent and Trademark OfficeAlexandria, VirginiaPosted 21 Oct 2026

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You must meet the United States Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) qualification requirements (including specialized experience and/or educational requirements) for the advertised position. You must meet all eligibility and qualifications requirements by the closing date of the job announcement. OPM Qualifications Standards are available at here. Specialized Experience is experience that has equipped applicants with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled.

To be creditable, you must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 In the Federal service: GS-12 : For this position, the next lower grade level is a GS-11. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience interpreting and applying human resources staffing and recruitment principles, practices, laws, and regulations to provide advisory services in recruitment and placement strategies.

Experience reviewing, coding and processing personnel actions. Experience in organizational design, position management, restructuring, and pay/compensation integration; and Experience participating in a project team involving HR operational process change and improvements. Experience with recruitment and placement to include drafting job analysis and vacancy announcements. GS-13: For this position, the next lower grade level is a GS-12.

Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience interpreting and applying federal human resources staffing and recruitment and classification principles, practices, laws, and regulations; and Experience serving as a subject matter expert providing advisory services in federal recruitment and placement and classification strategies; and Experience serving as a quality reviewer in coding and processing personnel actions; and Experience in organizational design, position management, restructuring, and pay/compensation integration within an organization, and Experience leading a project team involving federal human resources operational process change and improvements.

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Education may not be substituted for specialized experience at this grade level. 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.

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