I’m a Federal Employee Thanks to Schedule A. You Can Be, Too!

We’ve all been through it. You submit a job application through USAJobs, and then don’t hear another word. You know you have the skills for that federal position, but you feel like the employment process is never-ending! If only there was a way to get your resume into the hands of a real person who will not only see that you are qualified for the position, but also understands your disability. Lament no more − your disability may, in fact, be one of your greatest assets.

On July 30, 2010, President Obama signed Executive Order 13548 promoting the increased recruitment, hiring, retention and advancement of people with disabilities in the federal government. The order called for 100,000 people with disabilities to be hired over the next 5 years. You might be thinking, “That’s all well and good, but it takes forever to get a job in the government.”  I am here to tell you that I was able to successfully jump through the hoops to get in.

Tiffany Jolliff

To help streamline the hiring process for people with disabilities, the Schedule A hiring authority was created. To demonstrate how Schedule A works, I’ll show you how I was hired at the Labor Department’s Office of Disability Employment Policy.

  

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