OPTIONAL APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT

(OF 612 -- Form Approved: OMB No. 3206-021)

You may apply for most jobs with a resume, this form, or other written format. If your resume or application does not provide all the information requested on this form and in the job vacancy announcement, you may lose consideration for a job.

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1. JOB TITLE IN ANNOUNCEMENT _____________________________________

2. GRADE(S) APPLYING FOR: ___________________________

3. ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: ____________________

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4. LAST NAME: _____________________________ FIRST, MIDDLE: _____________________________

5. SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER: _____-_____-__________

6. MAILING ADDRESS: ________________________________________

CITY/STATE/ZIP: ______________________________________________

7. PHONE NUMBERS (include area code) DAYTIME: _________________________

EVENING: __________________________

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8. WORK EXPERIENCE: Describe your paid and nonpaid work experience related to the job for which you are applying. (Do not attach job descriptions)

1) JOB TITLE (If Federal, include series and grade): _______________________________________

FROM (MM/YY): ____________ TO (MM/YY): ______________

SALARY: $____________ per ________ HOURS PER WEEK:

EMPLOYER'S NAME: _________________________________________________

AND ADDRESS: _______________________________________________________

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SUPERVISOR'S NAME: _____________________________________

AND PHONE: _________________________

DESCRIBE YOUR DUTIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

DUTIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS: (CONTINUED)

2) JOB TITLE (If Federal, include series and grade): _____________________________________

FROM (MM/YY): ___________ TO (MM/YY): _____________

SALARY: $_____________ per _________ HOURS PER WEEK:

EMPLOYER'S NAME: ________________________________________________________

AND ADDRESS: ______________________________________________

______________________________________________

SUPERVISOR'S NAME: ___________________________________________

AND PHONE: ___________________________

DESCRIBE YOUR DUTIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

9. MAY WE CONTACT YOUR CURRENT SUPERVISOR? (If we need to YES [ ] contact your current supervisor before making an offer, we will contact you first.) NO [ ]

EDUCATION: Some HS [ ] Bachelor [ ]

10. MARK HIGHEST LEVEL COMPLETED: HS/GED [ ] Master [ ] Associate [ ] Doctoral [ ]

11. LAST HIGH SCHOOL or GED SCHOOL: ______________________________________

CITY/STATE/ZIP(if ZIP known): ________________________________

YEAR DIPLOMA or GED RECEIVED: ____________

12. COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ATTENDED (Do not attach a copy of your transcript unless requested.)

1) NAME: ____________________________________________

CITY/STATE/ZIP: __________________________________________

SEMESTER CREDITS EARNED: ______ MAJOR(S): ______

(or)

QUARTER CREDITS EARNED: ______	_________

DEGREE (If any): _________ YEAR RECEIVED: _________

2) NAME: ______________________________________________

CITY/STATE/ZIP: ____________________________________________

SEMESTER CREDITS EARNED: _______ MAJOR(S): _________

(or)

QUARTER CREDITS EARNED: ________ __________

DEGREE (If any): _________	YEAR RECEIVED: __________

3) NAME: __________________________________________________

CITY/STATE/ZIP: _________________________________________

SEMESTER CREDITS EARNED: ______ MAJOR(S): _______

(or)

QUARTER CREDITS EARNED: ________

DEGREE (If any): ____________ YEAR RECEIVED: _________

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OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

13. Job-related training courses (give title and year). Job-related skills (other languages, computer software/hardware, tools, machinery, typing speed, etc.). Job-related certificates and licenses (current only). Job-related honors, awards, and special accomplishments (publications, memberships in professional/honor

societies, leadership activities, public speaking, and performance awards). Give dates, but do not send documents unless requested.

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS (CONTINUED)

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GENERAL:

14. ARE YOU A U.S. CITIZEN? YES [ ] NO [ ]

If NO, give the country of your citizenship: _________________________________

15. DO YOU CLAIM VETERANS' PREFERENCE? YES [ ] NO [ ]

If YES, mark your claim of 5 or 10 points below:

5 POINTS [ ] -- Attach your DD 214 or other proof.

10 POINTS [ ] -- Attach an Application for 10-Point Veterans' Preference (SF 15) and proof required.

16. WERE YOU EVER A FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE? YES [ ] NO [ ]

If YES, for Highest Civilian Grade give:

SERIES: _____ GRADE: _____ FROM (MM/YY):_______ TO (MM/YY): ________

17. ARE YOU ELIGIBLE FOR REINSTATEMENT BASED ON CAREER OR CAREER-CONDITIONAL FEDERAL STATUS? YES [ ] NO [ ]

If requested, attach SF 50 proof.

APPLICANT CERTIFICATION

18. I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all of the information on and attached to this application is true, correct, complete and made in good faith. I understand that false or fraudulent information on or attached to this application may be grounds for not hiring me or for firing me after I begin work, and may be punishable by fine or imprisonment. I understand that any information I give may be investigated.

SIGNATURE: ____________________________________ DATE SIGNED: _______________

GENERAL INFORMATION

* You may apply for most Federal jobs with a resume, this Optional

Application for Federal Employment or other written format. If

your resume or application does not provide all the information

requested on this form and in the job vacancy announcement, you

may lose consideration for a job. Type or print clearly in dark

ink. Help speed the selection process by keeping your

application brief and sending only the requested information. If

essential to attach additional pages, include your name and

Social Security Number on each page.

* For information on Federal employment, including job lists,

alternative formats for persons with disabilities, and veterans'

preference, call the U.S. Office of Personnel Management at 912-

757-3000, TDD 912-744-2299, by computer modem 912-757-3100, or

via the Internet (Telnet only) at FJOB.MAIL.OPM.GOV.

* If you served on active duty in the United States Military and

were separated under honorable conditions, you may be eligible

for veterans' preference. To receive preference if your service

began after October 15, 1976, you must have a Campaign Badge,

Expeditionary Medal, or a service-connected disability. Veterans

preference is not a factor for Senior Executive Service jobs or

when competition is limited to status candidates (current or

former career or career-conditional Federal employees).

* Most Federal jobs require United States citizenship and also that

males over age 18 born after December 31, 1959, be registered

with the Selective Service System or have an exemption.

* The law prohibits public official from appointing. promoting, or

recommending their relatives.

* Federal annuitants (military and civilian) may have their

salaries or annuities reduced. All employees must pay any valid

delinquent debts or the agency may garnish their salary.

* Send your application to the office announcing the vacancy. If

you have questions, contact that office.

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.

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PRIVACY ACT AND PUBLIC BURDEN STATEMENTS

The Office of Personnel Management and other Federal agencies rate applicants for Federal jobs under the authority of sections 1104, 1302, 3301, 3304, 3320, 3361, 3393, and 3394 of title 5 of the United States Code. We need the information requested in this form and in the associated vacancy announcements to evaluate your qualifications. Other laws require us to ask about citizenship, military service, etc.

We request your Social Security Number (SSN) under the authority of Executive Order 9397 in order to keep your records straight; other people may have the same name. As allowed by law or Presidential directive, we use your SSN to seek information about you from employers, schools, banks, and others who know you. Your SSN may also be used in studies and computer matching with other Government files, for example, files on unpaid student loans.

If you do not give us your SSN or any other information requested, we cannot process your application, which is the first step in getting a job. Also, incomplete addresses and ZIP Codes will slow processing.

We may give information from your records to: training facilities; organizations deciding claims for retirement, insurance, unemployment or health benefits; officials in litigation or administrative proceedings where the Government is a party; law enforcement agencies concerning violations of law or regulation; Federal agencies for statistical reports and studies; officials of labor organizations recognized by law in connection with representing employees; Federal agencies or other sources requesting information for Federal agencies in connection with hiring or retaining, security clearances, security or suitability investigations, classifying jobs, contracting, or issuing licenses, grants, or other benefits; public and private organizations including news media that grant or publicize employee recognition and awards; and the Merit Systems Protection Board, the Office of Special Counsel, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Federal Labor Relations Authority, the National Archives, the Federal Acquisition Institute, and congressional offices in connection with their official functions.

We may also give information from your records to: prospective nonfederal employers concerning tenure of employment, civil service status, length of service, and date and nature of action for separation as shown on personnel action forms of specifically identified individuals; requesting organizations or individuals concerning the home address and other relevant information on those who might have contracted an illness or been exposed to a health hazard; authorized Federal and nonfederal agencies for use in computer matching; spouses or dependent children asking whether the employee has changed from self-and-family to self-only health benefits enrollment; individuals working on a contract, service, grant, cooperative agreement or job for the Federal Government; non-agency members of an agency's performance or other panel; and agency-appointed representatives of employees concerning information issued to the employee about fitness-for-duty or agency-filed disability retirement procedures.

We estimate the public reporting burden for the employment information will vary from 20 to 240 minutes with an average of 40 minutes per response, including time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering data, and completing and reviewing the information. You may send comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of the collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Reports and Forms Management Officer, Washington, DC 20415-0001.

Send your application to the agency announcing the vacancy.