By law, employment at most U.S. Government agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is limited to U.S. citizens. However, non-citizens may be hired provided they meet certain legal requirements, as described by the United States Office of Personnel Management at http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/EI9.asp.

Generally, CDC positions are filled through the competitive hiring process under delegated examining (DE) or merit promotion (MP) procedures. CDC may also fill positions thorough excepted service appointments.

Delegated Examining (DE)

• Positions are open to all U.S. citizens. Prior Federal experience is not required
• Allows consideration of the top three ranked candidates
• Veterans' preference rules apply
• U.S. citizenship is required

Merit Promotion (MP)

• Positions are open to current federal employees serving under a career or career conditional appointment; former federal employees with reinstatement eligibility; or employees eligible for appointment under special hiring authorities (e.g., certain veterans, persons with disabilities, Peace Corps volunteers, etc)
• Allows consideration of the top ranked candidates
• Veterans’ preference points are not applied
• U.S. citizenship is required
• All CDC job announcements filled through DE or MP procedures are posted to www.usajobs.gov. Instructions for submitting an application are included in each job announcement. Visit http://www.usajobs.gov/infocenter/ to learn more about the competitive hiring process and how jobs are filled in the Federal government.

Veterans’ Preference

• Candidates who served on active duty in the United States military during certain dates or campaigns and were separated under honorable or general conditions may be eligible for veterans' preference.
• CDC adjudicates veteran preference claims based on the documentation submitted (e.g., DD-214, Report of Separation).
• Veterans’ preference points are applied to all jobs announced under Delegated Examining procedures.
• For veterans employment information visit http://www.opm.gov/veterans/.



Category	Preference Points	Description of Preference Category
CPS	10	Compensable preference based on a service-connected disability of 30% or more
CP	10	Compensable preference based on a service-connected disability of 10% or more, but less than 30%
XP	10	Other preference granted to recipients of the Purple Heart, persons with a noncompensable service-connected disability (less than 10%), widow/widower or mother of a deceased veteran, or spouse or mother of a disabled veteran.
TP	5	Preference (i.e., other types of qualifying military service)
NV	0	Non-veteran

No. You must be a current employee of CDC (serving on a career or career conditional appointment) to apply for positions open to CDC employees only.

Instructions for how to apply for a position are included in each CDC job announcement. In most cases, you must apply for a position using the automated system. Contact the Human Resources Customer Service Center at hrcs@cdc.gov or (770) 488-1725 [TTY/TDD (770) 488-1228] three business days before the closing date of the announcement if applying for a job online poses a hardship to you and you require assistance or reasonable accommodations. Reasonable accommodations will be provided on an individual basis.

Read the job announcement thoroughly to determine which documents are required. The required documents are listed under the How to Apply tab of the job announcement.

An SF-50 is the standard form for Notification of Personnel Action. If you are a current or former Federal employee, you must include a copy of your latest SF-50 with your application as proof of your Federal service and civil service status.
If you are a current Federal employee, you may obtain a copy of your latest SF-50 from your agency's human resources office.
If you are a former Federal employee, you may obtain a copy of your SF-50 by contacting the:

National Personnel Records Center
111 Winnebago Street
St. Louis, MO 63118-4126
Phone: 314-801-9250

Once you submit your application, you will be transported back to the USA Jobs website for confirmation of your submission. A notification will populate advising you that your resume has been sent for review and consideration. The notification will further advise you of how to sign up to receive e-mail notification alerts of your application status, as well as include a link to track the status of your application by logging into your USA Jobs account.

CDC currently uses the fax-imaging feature that allows documents to electronically route and attach to your application. Specific instructions are contained in each vacancy announcement under the "How To Apply" tab. Failure to follow these instructions may result in loss of consideration

A photocopy or copy from the school’s web site is sufficient at the application stage. However, you will be required to provide an official transcript if you are selected for the position.

You must re-apply if the job is re-announced.

Only qualified veterans may receive consideration for a position once the job announcement has closed. Click here for more information for veterans.

No. All supporting documentation must be submitted via fax or through the United States Postal Service (USPS) or express mail (e.g., FedEx, UPS, etc.) to the fax number or address noted in the How to Apply tab of the job announcement. All documents must be received in the human resources office by midnight of the closing date of the job announcement to receive consideration.

You must submit a separate application for each position which you would like to be considered.