MI Applications and Instructions

THIS MANAGEMENT INTERN PROGRAM IS OPEN TO CURRENT NIH EMPLOYEES ONLY!

Thank you for your interest in the Intern Program at the National Institutes of Health.  Enclosed for your review is a copy of the "Administrative Careers at NIH" for your review. This document will provide you with some additional information about the occupations that we plan to fill from this announcement. This year’s program will OPEN on February 13th and CLOSE on March 13th.

Apply now for the MI Program.

The deadline and the process are as follows:

All Applicants MUST

Completed application packages must be submitted via USA Jobs. The package and attachments must be received by March 13, 2009. Application packages received after March 13, 2009 will not be accepted.

Agency Responsibility and Review

During the months of March and April your application will be reviewed and evaluated by Human Resources using the HHS Careers process.

Agency Notification to Applicants

Highly qualified applicants will be notified by email the week of April 13, 2009. All other candidates will be notified the week of April 20th. All highly qualified candidates will be required to participate in an extemporaneous writing exercise.

Extemporaneous Writing Exercise

Candidates will be asked to report to the National Institutes of Health, on May 1st for an extemporaneous written exercise. The exact time and location will be included in the letter that will be mailed the week of April 13th. The written exercise will be 1 hour and the topic will not be made available until you report for the exercise.  You will be provided all the necessary material; using a computer equipped with either Word or WordPerfect will be allowed.

Out-of-town applicants will be given the opportunity to provide an extemporaneous writing sample from their current duty station. 

Group Interviews

Group interviews will take place on May 27th and will involve a group problem solving exercise.  The group exercise (6 or 7 individuals per group) will take approximately 45 minutes.  There are no make-up opportunities for this portion of the process.

Finalists’ Interviews

Finalists' interviews will be scheduled for June 1st or 2nd. Finalists will be notified on May 29th by phone of their status and the date, time and location for their final interview.

Notification of Finalists

Assessment of candidates by the Administrative Training Committee (ATC) and the announcement of the selection of Management Interns will be finalized by the week of June 8th.  The NIH Intern Program Manager will inform selectees via telephone.

Applicants are urged to reserve the dates above on their calendar immediately.  Eligibility for the Management Intern Program depends upon the availability of highly qualified candidates and finalists on these dates.   

NIH IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER!

For additional information, please contact the program manager listed below:

Ms. Cheronn Collins
Phone: 301-496-6211
Fax: 301-480-3197
Email: mi_info@od.nih.gov