<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><b>From:</b> "Topmiller, Monte D -FS" <<a href="mailto:mtopmiller@fs.fed.us">mtopmiller@fs.fed.us</a>><br><b>Date:</b> May 23, 2014 at 6:09:29 AM MST<br><b>To:</b> "<a href="mailto:acibils@nmsu.edu">acibils@nmsu.edu</a>" <<a href="mailto:acibils@nmsu.edu">acibils@nmsu.edu</a>>, "<a href="mailto:wiebed@nmsu.edu">wiebed@nmsu.edu</a>" <<a href="mailto:wiebed@nmsu.edu">wiebed@nmsu.edu</a>>, "<a href="mailto:DM.green@asu.edu">DM.green@asu.edu</a>" <<a href="mailto:DM.green@asu.edu">DM.green@asu.edu</a>>, "<a href="mailto:labbott@ad.nmsu.edu">labbott@ad.nmsu.edu</a>" <<a href="mailto:labbott@ad.nmsu.edu">labbott@ad.nmsu.edu</a>>, "<a href="mailto:dougt@cals.arizona.edu">dougt@cals.arizona.edu</a>" <<a href="mailto:dougt@cals.arizona.edu">dougt@cals.arizona.edu</a>>, "<a href="mailto:derekb@ad.nmsu.edu">derekb@ad.nmsu.edu</a>" <<a href="mailto:derekb@ad.nmsu.edu">derekb@ad.nmsu.edu</a>>, "<a href="mailto:gruyle@gmail.com">gruyle@gmail.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:gruyle@gmail.com">gruyle@gmail.com</a>>, FS-pdl r3 rcrc <<a href="mailto:pdl_r3_rcrc@ms.fs.fed.us">pdl_r3_rcrc@ms.fs.fed.us</a>>, "Tafoya, Rick -FS" <<a href="mailto:rtafoya@fs.fed.us">rtafoya@fs.fed.us</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> "Dyess, Judith -FS" <<a href="mailto:jdyess@fs.fed.us">jdyess@fs.fed.us</a>>, "Smergut, Teresa A -FS" <<a href="mailto:tsmergut@fs.fed.us">tsmergut@fs.fed.us</a>>, "Telles, Art -FS" <<a href="mailto:atelles@fs.fed.us">atelles@fs.fed.us</a>>, "Irwin, Emily -FS" <<a href="mailto:eirwin@fs.fed.us">eirwin@fs.fed.us</a>>, "Marta, Sara K -FS" <<a href="mailto:smarta@fs.fed.us">smarta@fs.fed.us</a>>, "Baldridge, Aaron C -FS" <<a href="mailto:abaldridge@fs.fed.us">abaldridge@fs.fed.us</a>>, "Barela, Jesarey -FS" <<a href="mailto:jesareybarela@fs.fed.us">jesareybarela@fs.fed.us</a>>, "Brown, Kendall -FS" <<a href="mailto:kbrown03@fs.fed.us">kbrown03@fs.fed.us</a>>, "Brown, Sean L -FS" <<a href="mailto:seanbrown@fs.fed.us">seanbrown@fs.fed.us</a>>, "Head, Michael -FS" <<a href="mailto:mhead@fs.fed.us">mhead@fs.fed.us</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Outreach for Pathways Recent Grad Range Specialist</b><br><br></div></blockquote><div><span></span></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Good morning, everyone!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">The Gila National Forest – Quemado Ranger District is outreaching for a GS-0454 Rangeland Management Specialist.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">I would very much appreciate if anyone receiving this Outreach would forward to those recent graduates who might be interested in working on a beautiful Forest and a great District.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Enclosed, please find the Outreach Form for dissemination.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to give me a call at 575.313.5414.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Thank you, <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Monte<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><i><u><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">PATHWAYS RECENT GRADUATE PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS</span></u></i></b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""> --
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">1. A Recent Graduate is an individual who obtained a qualifying associates, bachelors, master's, professional, doctorate, vocational or technical degree or certificate
from a qualifying educational institution, within the previous 2 years or other applicable period provided below.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">2. Except as provided in paragraph (3) below, an individual may apply for a position in the USDA Recent Graduates Program only if the individual's application is received
not later than 2 years after the date the individual completed all requirements of an academic course of study leading to a qualifying associates, bachelor's, master's, professional, doctorate, vocational or technical degree or certificate from a qualifying
educational institution. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">3. A veteran, as defined in 5 U.S.C. 2108, who, due to a military service obligation, was precluded from applying to the Recent Graduates Program during any portion
of the 2-year eligibility period described in paragraph (1) of this section shall have a full 2-year period of eligibility upon his or her release or discharge from active duty. In no event, however, may the individual's eligibility period extend beyond 6
years from the date on which the individual completed the requirements of an academic course of study.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Recent Graduates who satisfactorily complete the USDA Recent Graduates Program and meet all eligibility requirements for conversion may be non-competitively converted
to a term or permanent appointment in the competitive service. Program requirements include:
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Must be a U.S. citizen prior to conversion;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Successfully completed all the requirements of the USDA Recent Graduates Program;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Demonstrated successful job performance consistent with the applicable performance appraisal program established under the agency’s approved performance appraisal system
that results in a rating of record (or summary rating) of at least Fully Successful or equivalent and a recommendation for conversion by the first-level supervisor; and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Met the OPM qualification standard for the competitive service position to which the Recent Graduate will be converted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">To be eligible for conversion, the Recent Graduate must:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Meet the qualification standards for the position to which the Recent Graduate will be converted;
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Receive a satisfactory recommendation by his/her mentor;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Meet training requirements as specified in the USDA Pathways Programs Training Plan; and perform their job successfully and satisfactory
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><i><u><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">OPM QUALIFICATION STANDARD<o:p></o:p></span></u></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">The Qualification requirements for the GS-0454 series covered by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions
-- GS-0454: Rangeland Management Series, can be found in any Federal Human Resources Office or on the internet at the following hyperlink:
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""> <a href="http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0400/rangeland-management-series-0454/"><b>http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0400/rangeland-management-series-0454/</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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