Applicant User Guide - IRS Careers

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Applicant User Guide

September 2006 Updated June 2008

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Table of Contents

Applying for an IRS Job Online .............................................................................1 General Information...........................................................................................1

Getting Started......................................................................................................1 Before You Create a "My USAJOBS" Account ..................................................1 After You Create a "My USAJOBS" Account .....................................................3 My Resume(s) ...............................................................................................3 My Job Search Agents...................................................................................3 Search USAJOBS and View Announcements...................................................4

How to Apply Online .............................................................................................4 Step One ? Create a "My USAJOBS" Account..................................................5 Step Two ? Build Your Online Resume(s) in USAJOBS .................................10 Step Three ? Search and Select the IRS Vacancy Announcement.................24 Step Four ? Complete the CareerConnector Registration...............................33 Step Five ? Complete the CareerConnector Vacancy Announcement Questions ........................................................................................................44 Step Six ? Submit Supporting Documentation, if required...............................61 What to Expect Next........................................................................................62

Helpful Internet Links ..........................................................................................63

NOTE: Periodically, USAJOBS may update the pages on their website, resulting in pages that may differ in appearance from the pages displayed in the Applicant User Guide (Guide). While the pages may differ in appearance, the information displayed remains the same. In addition, you may see the term "Recruitment One Stop" or its abbreviation "ROS", which are now known as USAJOBS.

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Applying for an IRS Job Online

General Information

Applying for an IRS job online is fast and easy with USAJOBS and CareerConnector! CareerConnector is the Department of Treasury's online applicant management system which has been used by the IRS for recruitment since November 2003. USAJOBS is the Office of Personnel Management's website where Federal job announcements are posted. You will be able to view IRS job announcements on USAJOBS. If you find an IRS announcement you are interested in applying for, you will be routed to CareerConnector to apply online. All you need to do is follow the instructions for applying for an IRS job online. This tutorial will take you through those steps.

Getting Started

You start at USAJOBS () where you create a "My USAJOBS" account, build a resume using the USAJOBS Resume Builder, and select an IRS job announcement (job). Once you select a job, you register and apply for the job in CareerConnector, and submit any supporting documentation, if required. Your "My USAJOBS" account also allows you to create a job search agent(s), receive email notices for new IRS job announcements that match any of your job search agents, and track the status of your online application(s). The USAJOBS website is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at .

Before You Create a "My USAJOBS" Account

USAJOBS has tutorials available to view online or download and print. ? Go to the USAJOBS Information Center for general information (See Figure 1) ? Go to USAJOBS Tutorials and click My USAJOBS Account from the list of tutorials (See Figure 2), then ? Review the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).

Then it's time to create your "My USAJOBS" account, following Step 1 of "How to Apply Online".

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Figure 1 ? USAJOBS Information Center CareerConnector Applicant User Guide 2

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Figure 2 ? USAJOBS Tutorials

After You Create a "My USAJOBS" Account

After you have created your "My USAJOBS" Account, you are ready to do the following activities.

My Resume(s) ? Applicants must create their resume(s) (up to five) in the USAJOBS Resume Builder.

? For help with inputting your resume, go to USAJOBS Tutorials and click My Resumes from the list of tutorials.

My Job Search Agents

? You can create up to ten Job Search Agents. ? You can have USAJOBS notify you automatically by email when jobs open

that meet your requirements. ? Learn more by going to USAJOBS Tutorials and clicking My Job Search

Agents.

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Search USAJOBS and View Announcements

You can search USAJOBS for any Federal job. ? Learn how to search by going to USAJOBS Tutorials and clicking Search USAJOBS.

You can view Federal job announcements on USAJOBS. ? To learn how to view job announcements, go to USAJOBS Tutorials and click View Announcements.

How to Apply Online

When applying for an IRS job online, you will complete the following steps: 1. Create a "My USAJOBS" Account; 2. Build Your Online Resume(s) in USAJOBS (up to five); 3. Search and Select the IRS Vacancy Announcement; 4. Complete the CareerConnector Registration; 5. Complete the CareerConnector Vacancy Announcement Questions; and 6. Submit Supporting Documentation, if required.

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? For the IRS online job application process, you will need access to a computer with Internet Explorer 6.0.

? It is advisable to create a "My USAJOBS" account as soon as possible, even if you are not finding a current job announcement posted on USAJOBS. By creating your "My USAJOBS" account now, you will have one less step to do when you find a job announcement.

? Creating a resume in the USAJOBS Resume Builder may take some time, especially when you are creating the first resume. Therefore, you want to start working on your resume as soon as you create a "My USAJOBS" account. It will make applying for a job much faster and easier if you spend the time building your resume NOW. Then when you do find a job announcement on USAJOBS, you can concentrate on your responses and any updates to your resume. It makes it a whole lot easier than having to create a resume under a job closing deadline!!!

? IRS jobs posted online close at exactly 11:59 PM Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of the announcement! If you are in the process of applying and have not completed AND submitted the application by 11:59 PM ET on the closing date, the announcement will close/disappear, and you will be unable to finish the application. Incomplete applications will not be considered for the vacancy.

? Remember: 11:59 PM ET = 10:59 PM Central Time (CT) 9:59 PM Mountain Time (MT) 8:59 PM Pacific Time (PT)

? Hint! Hint! Complete AND submit your job application the day before the closing date of the announcement to avoid having an incomplete application!

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Step One ? Create a "My USAJOBS" Account

Now you are ready to create a "My USAJOBS" account. Go to USAJOBS and click the My USAJOBS tab. See Figure 3 below.

Figure 3 ? Various faces are used for this page Figure 4 will appear. Click Create Account >>.

Figure 4 CareerConnector Applicant User Guide

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A page entitled "Create New Career Center Account" will appear. (See Figures 5 and 6 below) You will enter contact information, a Username and Password. You will answer questions about your Citizenship and Veterans' Preference. You must complete all fields marked with a red asterisk *. When you have completed the "Create New Career Center Account" page, click Submit at the bottom of the page, as shown in Figure 6 below.

Figure 5 ? Top Portion

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