Based on a continuing upward trend in the use of forest products, 
job opportunities in the Forest Service for all major categories— 
technician, aid, clerk, skilled, unskilled, and professional workers— 
should be good. 
9. “How Are Higher Grade Nonprofessional Positions Filled in the 
Forest Service?”’ 
The Forest Service tries to place each employee in the position for 
which he is best qualified and where he will have a chance to develop 
and grow. ‘This is in keeping with the idea of a career service. It is 
the policy of the Forest Service to fill vacancies in higher grade posi- 
tions by promoting employees who have shown their ability to do 
more responsible work. 
10. ‘Do | 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 prepared by the Civil Service Commission. 
Eligible lists are established as a result of competitive examination, 
either written or unassembled. In taking an unassembled examina- 
tion, the applicant is rated primarily on the experience and education 
shown in the completed application form he submits. Whether 
taking a written or unassembled examination, the applicant with the 
highest score is placed at the top of the eligible list. 
Competitive civil service examinations are held for all but tempo- 
rary positions in the Forest Service. Whenever an examination is 
scheduled, the Civil Service Commission issues an announcement that 
is published in local newspapers and posted on bulletin boards in 
first- and second-class post offices. Information about examinations 
may also be obtained from any office of the Civil Service Commission. 
Each announcement describes the conditions (education, experience, 
sex, etc.) under which an applicant may be admitted to the examina- 
tion. Read these announcements carefully. Applicants who do not 
meet the minimum qualification requirements are rated ineligible. 
11. “What Qualifications and Experience Do | Need for Temporary 
Employment?” 
For temporary employment as technician, aid, or clerk, the qualifi- 
cations are the same as those described earlier in this pamphlet. 
For starting laborer jobs, no practical experience is necessary. 
However, for supervisory positions appropriate experience (fire 
control operations, construction activities, etc.) is required. Oper- 
ators of equipment (trucks, bulldozers, power shovels) must have an 
automobile operator permit or appropriate experience. 
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