8. How Are Higher Grade Nonprofessional Positions Filled in the Forest 

 Service? 



The Forest Service is a firm believer in utilizing skills, qualifica- 

 tions, and experience to the fullest by placing employees in positions 

 for which tliey are best fitted and in which they will be satisfied and 

 give their best performance. It is the policy of the Forest Service to 

 fill vacancies in higher grade positions by promoting employees who 

 have shown their ability to do more responsible work, without regard 

 to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, politics, marital status, 

 physical handicap, personal relationship, age, or membership, or non- 

 membership in an emplo^^e organization. 



9. Do I Have To Take a Civil Service Examination To Be Eligible for 

 Appointment? 



All permanent positions in the Forest Service are filled by appoint- 

 ment from a list of eligibles furnished by the Civil Service Commis- 

 sion. Eligible lists are established as a result of competitive 

 examination ; some examinations require a Avritten test and others do 

 not. In an examination not requiring a written test, the applicant is 

 rated primarily on the experience and education shown in the com- 

 pleted application form he submits. Whether the examination is writ- 

 ten or not, the applicant with the highest score is placed at the top of 

 the eligible list. 



Competitive ciA'il ser^dce examinations are held for all but tem- 

 porary- positions in the Forest Service. Information about examina- 

 tions may be obtained from any of the Area Offices of the U.S. Civil 

 Service Commission listed on page 14. 



Each examination announcement describes the conditions (educa- 

 tion, experience, etc.) under which an applicant may be admitted to 

 the examination. Eead these announcements carefully. Applicants 

 who do not me«t the minimum qualification requirements are rated 

 ineligible. 



10. Can Physically Handicapped Persons be Employed as Nonprofessional 

 Workers in the Forest Service? 



The Federal Government, as the Nation's largest employer of hand- 

 icapped people, has a well-developed program aimed at their em- 

 ployment. There are some positions in the Forest Service to which 



