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 all qualification requirements must be met by 1159 pm eastern time on the closing date of this vacancy announcement education education may not be substituted for experience for this position applicants please note education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the us department of education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications particularly positions with a positive education requirement therefore applicants must report only attendance andor degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the us department of education verify school accreditation all education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly if you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements you must send a certificate of foreign equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education for further information click on foreign education additional information suitability clearance requirements a background investigation may be required for all new hires appointment will be subject to the applicants successful completion of a background investigation and favorable adjudication failure to successfully meet these requirements will be grounds for termination ctapictap applicants if you are applying for a special selection priority under sbas career transition assistance plan open to surplus sba employees only or the interagency career transition assistance program open to surplus and displaced federal employees you must submit proof of eligibility information about ctap and ictap eligibility is on opms career transition resources website at ctapictapthose new to the federal government will typically be hired at the lowest rate of the salary range for the grade selected selective service if you are a male applicant born after december 31 1959 you must certify that you have registered with the selective service system or are exempt from having to do so under the selective service law for additional information visit wwwsssgov consistent with work requirements and current sba policy and all applicable provisions of the collective bargaining agreement with afge the sba offers employees opportunities to perform work at an alternative location eg home telework may be available for information on telework visit additional vacancies may be filled from this vacancy announcement if additional vacancies occur within 180 days of the date the certificates were issued other evaluations the small business administration is committed to building a highperforming 21st century workforce that possesses the following core attributes cultural astuteness technological proficiency articulate strong writing capabilities superior conflict resolution skills and exceptional presentation skills candidates should be prepared as they may be further evaluated on these attributes throughout the application and selection process how you will be evaluated you will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above applicants meeting basic eligibility requirements will be further evaluated