Internal Revenue Service

Here you go for those who have been looking to apply.

https://www.usajobs.gov/...ob/ViewDetails/606583400

Good luck.

This thread is for questions, comments, concerns for those applying, who did apply or who are thinking about applying to the current open announcement I linked to.

I got my BS in accounting last year and started as a TCO in March of this year, but I really wanted to be a SA or RA. Would someone have a chance if they have no investigation or auditing experience aside from holding a TCO position for 4 months and an accounting degree?

I applied within the first few days of the job posting and so far I’ve received an email saying that based on my answers, my application is suitable for further review. Since they’ve extended the deadline, will they wait to send out the next steps until those applications have been reviewed? I’m going to browse the old CI forum to see what the process was like, but it doesn’t sound like there have been many instances where the deadline was extended.

So, this brought a question to mind. If you start as an TCO (or RA or RO for that matter), and you later on get an offer for SA, what are the probation period rules for moving to that position in middle of training/probation for the TCO/RA/RO? Just wondering if it causes conflicts or makes you unappealing to the agency?

Is anyone getting these emails that applied to the most recent announcement?

Yes. I applied around 7/8 and received an email yesterday, 7/29, with the link for the realistic job video along with the assessments.

Work/life balance is surely an issue. And people with accounting experience can find teleworking positions in this climate.

I'm not sure why you would say work/life balance is an issue. For some agents maybe but if we are being honest with ourselves, we have a pretty good situation as far as federal gigs go.

We have been mandatory telework since March 2020. I go into the office occasionally but only when I need to. Applications across all levels of LE in the US are way down and have been for some time. CI ran a year long announcement that ended in November so there shouldn't be a large backlog of people waiting to apply. Prior to that there were multiple announcements in the preceding years. So even most people who it took more than one time applying have likely been hired or moved on to something else. Most of the need for new agents is concentrated in locations where most applicants would rather not live/work for various reasons. There are PODs hiring that will have more openings than applicants during this announcement. Other PODS will have a fair bit of competition for one or a few openings. With COVID the idea of going to FLETC for 6 months or more is far less tolerable or enticing to some people. I've heard the chicken isn't what it used to be anymore so who knows how many prospective applicants that screens out.

I say work/life balance is an issue, because of the 50 hour min and on call nature of this position. Specifically, as a parent and having worked in LE, weekends are a nightmare for childcare. I assume all fed LE jobs are the same in the most mandatory OT is going to fall on the lower grades that hit their caps in more time so that's where that really comes from.

Personally, FLETC may be easier for me as it was weekends off and less than 40 hours a week from what I remember. I never got more sleep in my life. My prior LE job did not allow telework at all even when COVID kicked off. Learning that this position allows for it is helpful in decision making.

But, I'm sure all of these reasons and other reasons we haven't thought of are deterring applications.