ATF Special Agent Job Announcement and multiple virtual Informational Sessions available

 ATF tentatively scheduled a Job Opportunity Announcement(JOA) for Special Agent on October 4, 2021.

 

• This will be a GS 7 and GS 9 Job Opportunity Announcement(JOA) only.

 

• Interested Applicants will access the JOA via the careers page on the ATF public website (Careers | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (atf.gov)

 

• The JOA will be open for a pre-determined amount of days OR capped once the predetermined allotment (Unknown at this time) of applications are received (whichever comes first).

 

• Senior students (within 9 months of graduation for receiving their bachelor’s degree) who have a grade point average of “B” (a GPA of 2.95/ 4.00 scale or higher) for all completed undergraduate courses or a grade point of “B+” (a GPA of 3.45/4.00) for all courses completed in the candidate’s major field of study are encouraged to apply. 

 

• Please see other Basic Qualifications for Grade 7 or Grade 9 in the ATF SA Info Packet.

 

• There will be more job announcements targeting college students

 

• There will be multiple “optional” Virtual Information Sessions for any interested students.  Please see the available schedule below -

 

Wednesday 22^nd 10 am- 12 noon

                                 5pm to 7 pm

 

Thursday 23^rd 11am -1pm

                             5 pm - 7 pm

 

Friday 24^th 10:30 am -12:30 pm

                      3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

 

Monday 27^th 9 am-11am

                         12pm- 2pm

 

Tue 28^th 10 am- 12 pm

                 1 pm-3pm

 

Wednesday 29^th 11 am- 1pm

                               3 pm -5pm

 

Thursday 30^th 10 am -12pm

                           5pm- 7pm

 

Friday 1^st 10:30 am- 12:30 pm

                   2pm-3pm

 

 

• The Information Sessions will be held by current ATF Special Agents/Recruiters where answers to your questions will be answered in regard to ATF, our mission, our duties, what to expect in the hiring process, the academy and on the job.  You can also go to www.ATF.gov for general information, in regard to the requirements for becoming a Special Agent, the ATF in general, and the hiring process.

Please have your interested students contact me directly (See contact info below) so that I can provide them with more information including the Informational Session event link.  Thank you very much for your assistance.

 

 

Respectfully,

 

Tat S. Shum

Special Agent

Office of Human Resources and Professional Development (HRPD)

Recruitment Diversity and Hiring Division

Diversity and Inclusion Branch

Regional Recruitment Team

Cell: (585) 666-6253

Tat.Shum@atf.gov