The IRS Internal Recent Graduates Program affords a developmental opportunity to IRS employees, who have graduated within the previous 2 years from a qualifying educational institution o r program. In addition, the IRS implemented the new IRS Recent Graduate Program that includes an additional year of formal development, training, networking, project teams, and may include rotational assignments.
Upon successful completion of the program requirements, you will be permanently placed at the grade level within the position's career path, not higher than the full-working level of the position selected, to which you meet qualifications and time-in-grade requirements. If for any reason do not successfully complete the program you will be returned to the previous grade of the same or similar position you previously held within IRS prior to being selected for the Recent Graduates Program. Program requirements include but are not limited to:
- Successful completion of at least 1 to 2 years of continuous service depending on the position;
- Completion of at least 40 hours of interactive training;
- Mentorship;
- Demonstration of successful job performance; and
- Meet the qualification position standards.
If selected, you will be placed in a developmental position as a
IRS Internal Recent Graduate Program Information Technology Specialist 9 Month Roster with promotion potential to GS- 12 in one the division(s) listed below:
Information Technology (IT)
A description of the business units can be found at:
https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions
The work of this position includes work such as the design, development and maintenance of data management systems that meet current and future business requirements of the IRS and its customers, in three or more occupational specialty areas of information technology. Specific assignments include many of the following:
- Planning and carrying out difficult IT assignments, developing new methods, approaches and procedures.
- Providing advice and guidance to other organization employees on a wide range and variety of complex IT issues.
- Interpreting policies, standards, and guidelines.
- Evaluating and recommending the adoption of new or enhanced approaches to delivering IT services.
- Testing and optimizing the functionality of systems, networks, and data.
This position has career progression. If you are selected at a grade level lower than the full working level, you may be non-competitively promoted as your career progresses. For example, you may be hired as a GS-05, but if the position has career progression to GS-11, then you may move from a GS-05 to a GS-11 in as little as three years.
Federal experience is not required. The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or