I'm forwarding a job opportunity with my team at the IRS. We're
looking for a college graduate (or soon to be) with an
Economics/Financial Economics degree for an Economist position in
Washington DC. Those who have graduated within the last two years are
also eligible to apply. A student with at least a 3.0 GPA will start at
GS-07 ($53,105) with full federal benefits. The promotion potential for
the position is GS-12 ($94,199-$122,459). The lower end of that range
can be reached in 3 years with satisfactory performance evaluations. The
good thing about federal service is that higher promotions or lateral
movement to other agencies (Treasury HQ, SEC, BEA, CFPB, OCC etc.) with
higher promotion ladders is always possible, just not guaranteed.
I
HIGHLY recommend anyone with prior federal internships, tax experience
(ex. VITA), statistical programming experience (ex. SAS, R, STATA
etc.) to apply. The job is mostly remote but with some days in the
office. The deadline is February 14th, so they would need to apply very
soon. Putting together a federal resume in USAJOBS should only take an
hour or two and submitting the application with an unofficial transcript
is straightforward.
Applicants have to be
filtered through a neutral reviewer at OPM before reaching the hiring
committee so if any of the students have the following experience,
please reword the following bullet points with specific details in their
federal resume (I bolded what's especially important):
- Experience applying the methods and principles of economics and their application to research projects
- Experience with research and study design and administration processes
- Experience in determining the economic significance of information reported on tax returns and a working experience of both present and prior tax laws
- Experience using computer programming languages and statistical software packages (ex. SAS, R, STATA etc.)
And,
of course, I am happy to offer interview advice and put in a good word
for UMBC grads. My manager told me to get the word out wherever there
are more of me.
I hope you all are doing well! I miss you guys and hope the semester started smoothly.
Link to USAJOBS: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/704493800
Best,
Evan Avila