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- The Office of Human Resources has recently updated guidance on making Superior Qualifications Appointments within the USGS. The authority to approve these types of appointments has been delegated to division/office officials as provided for in SM 205, Chapter 1, Appendix B.
www.usgs.gov/human-capital/hiring-recruitment-and-staffing
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Short answer - yes, it's true. Supposed to review and assess BEFORE you offer to match, etc. You accept the Conditional Offer of Employment or Tentative Job Offer, then you negotiate. Weird, but whatever. Long answer - sounds like, despite the potential criticality of the position, HR is making them validate.
approve a superior qualifications and special needs pay setting appointment? No. The candidate needs to meet one of the following criteria: A. The candidate has superior qualifications. B. The candidate fills a special need. 5 Who is the Approving Official for an appointment based on superior qualifications and/or special needs?
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- Covered Positions
- Newly-Appointed Employees
- Required Documentation
- Superior Qualifications Determination
- Special Needs Determination
- Pay Rate Determination
Agencies may set the rate of basic pay of a newly-appointed employee at a rate above the minimum rate of the appropriate General Schedule (GS) grade because of— 1. the superior qualifications of the candidate; or 2. a special need of the agency for the candidate’s services. Please contact the employing agency for information about its policy. An ag...
Agencies may use the superior qualifications and special needs pay-setting authority to set the rate of basic pay for a newly-appointed employee to any General Schedule position, including permanent and temporary positions in the competitive or excepted service, at any grade level.
Agencies may use the superior qualifications and special needs pay-setting authority to set the rate of basic pay for an employee upon— 1. first appointment as a civilian employee of the Federal Government. 2. reappointment to a GS position after a break in service of 90-days or more. See 5 CFR 531.212(a)(3) for exceptions to the 90-day break in se...
Before using the superior qualifications and special needs pay-setting authority, agencies must establish documentation and recordkeeping procedures sufficient to allow reconstruction of the action taken in each case. Documentation must include a description of the— 1. superior qualifications of the individual or special agency need for the candida...
An agency may determine that a candidate has superior qualifications based on— 1. the level, type, or quality of the candidate’s skills or competencies demonstrated or obtained through experience and/or education; 2. the quality of the candidate’s accomplishments compared to others in the field; or 3. other factors that support a superior qualifica...
An agency may determine that a candidate fills a special agency need if the type, level, or quality of skills and competencies or other qualities and experiences possessed by the candidate are relevant to the requirements of the position and are essential to accomplishing an important agency mission, goal, or program activity. A candidate also may ...
An agency may consider one or more of the following factors, as applicable in the case at hand, to determine the step at which to set an employee’s payable rate of basic pay using the superior qualifications and special needs pay-setting authority: 1. The level, type, or quality of the candidate’s skills or competencies; 2. The candidate’s existing...
The superior qualifications or special needs pay-setting authority may be used for— (i) A first appointment (regardless of tenure) as a civilian employee of the Federal Government; or (ii) A reappointment that is considered a new appointment under 5 U.S.C. 5333 because it meets the conditions prescribed in paragraph (a)(2) and (3) of this ...
I know that I can try to make a case for a step increase via the appointment of superior qualifications. I have read the Head Staff's Guide to Federal Jobs Part 7, which is located on this subreddit. I am hoping to negotiate to GS-9 step 3.
