Human Resources Specialist (Early Career - People)

About the role

As an HR Specialist or early-career professional in a similar role, you may contribute to HR work that helps agencies recruit, support, manage, and develop their workforce. Your work may include HR operations, managing personnel data, providing support to employees or supervisors, handling documentation and reporting, ensuring compliance, offering advisory assistance, and implementing process improvements. Who we are looking for Strong candidates may bring experience through school, internships, work, military service, volunteer service, apprenticeships, community activities, or other relevant settings. Applicants do not need a linear background or a single type of experience. Relevant experience may be paid or unpaid and may come from academic, community, technical, service, or professional settings. Strong candidates may demonstrate: Clear written and verbal communication. Sound judgment, reliability, and attention to detail. Comfort learning new systems, tools, and processes. Interest in public service and improving how government works. Ability to work with data, documents, collaboration tools, and digital systems. Responsible use of modern digital tools, including approved AI-enabled tools where appropriate to the role. Where supported by the position, evaluation may also consider the ability to use modern digital tools and approved AI-enabled tools responsibly to support assigned work. This may include organizing information, summarizing materials, improving workflows, verifying outputs, protecting sensitive information, and applying human judgment before incorporating tool-assisted work into official products. Grade-specific requirements Applicants must meet Minimum Qualifications for the grade level(s) for which they are applying. GS-7 Applicants may qualify at the GS-7 level based on one of the following: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-5 level that demonstrates at least three of the following: Using HR systems to enter, verify, or review employee data. Answering questions from employees, supervisors, or HR staff about ongoing HR actions or requests. Helping prepare HR documents or forms for processing. Keeping personnel records current and aligned with organizational policies; OR One full year of graduate education; OR Superior Academic Achievement: A bachelor's degree, AND meet one of the following: Grade point average of 3.0 or higher (on a 4.0 scale) for all undergraduate coursework or courses completed in the last two years of undergraduate study. Grade point average of 3.0 or higher (on a 4.0 scale) for all courses in your major field of study, or those courses in your major completed in the last two years of undergraduate study. Class standing in the upper one-third of your graduating class, college, university, or major subdivision. Membership in a national honor society (other than freshman honor societies) recognized by the Association of College Honor Societies; OR A combination of qualifying education and experience. If you have some qualifying education and some qualifying experience, but don't fully meet either requirement on its own, you may be able to combine them. Only graduate education can be used in this calculation. Experience must be reflected in your resume, and transcripts are required. Divide your qualifying graduate semester hours by 18. That gives you your education percentage. Divide your months of qualifying experience by 12. That gives you your experience percentage. Add the two together. If the total is 100% or more, you qualify. GS-9 Applicants may qualify at the GS-9 level based on one of the following: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-7 level that demonstrates at least three of the following: Using HR systems to process personnel actions or support HR functions. Advising employees, supervisors, or HR staff on the status or progress of HR activities. Preparing HR documents or forms accurately and in compliance with applicable rules. Pulling reports from HR systems to support decision-making or planning; OR Two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education, or a master's, LL.B., or J.D.; OR A combination of qualifying education and experience. If you have some qualifying education and some qualifying experience, but don't fully meet either requirement on its own, you may be able to combine them. Only graduate education in excess of one year (18 semester hours or equivalent) can be used in this calculation. Experience must be reflected in your resume, and transcripts are required. Divide your qualifying graduate semester hours beyond the first 18 by 18. That gives you your education percentage. Divide your months of qualifying experience by 12. That gives you your experience percentage. Add the two together. If the total is 100% or more, you qualify. GS-11 Applicants may qualify at the GS-11 level based on one of the following: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the

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