Avue Digital Services — Applying for a Job with the Forest Service
Creating, Saving, and Updating Applicant
Information for Use in Applying for Jobs
To Create a Profile.
Applicants create a profile containing personal data, such as address,
phone number, email, work history, and education, for use in applying
for jobs.
- From the Main Menu, select CREATE OR UPDATE MY PROFILE.
- Complete all menu selections on the left side of the screen. Items
in red or marked with an asterisk (*) are mandatory fields and must
be completed. Click SAVE or SAVE THIS INFORMATION at
the bottom of each screen, otherwise data on that screen will be lost
when you go to the next screen.
1. PERSONAL INFORMATION
Enter User ID Choice: Create your ADS User ID.
Enter Password Choice: Enter your ADS Applicant password.
Confirm Password: Re-enter your password.
First Name and Middle Initial: Enter your first name
and middle initial.
Last Name: Enter your last name.
Address: Enter your address.
City: Enter your city.
State/Province: Select your state/province from the
drop down window.
Country: Select your country from the drop down window.
Other: Leave blank.
Zip Code/Postal Code: Enter your zip code.
Social Security Number: Enter your social security
number.
Daytime Phone Number: Enter your daytime phone number.
Evening Phone Number: Enter your evening phone number.
Cell Phone Number: Enter your cell phone number.
Pager Number: Enter your pager number.
Instant Notification Address: Enter an email address
or another phone number.
Fax Number: Enter your fax number.
E-mail Address: Enter your e-mail address.
Confirm E-mail Address: Enter your e-mail address
again.
Verification Question: Choose a verification question
from the drop down window.
(You will be asked this question if you forget your password.)
Verification Answer: Enter your answer to the verification
question above.
Ethnicity: Select a choice or No Answer
Race or National Origin: Select a choice or No answer.
Gender: Click on Male, Female, or No Answer
Disabilities: Select a choice or No Answer
Click on SAVE THIS INFORMATION
2. APPLICANT INFORMATION
For Preferred Location(s) you are interested in, click on SELECT
LOCATION or EDIT LOCATIONS, which will take
you to the location map. Begin by clicking on a state, and then select
a city from the list. To choose more than one city location, hold down
the CTRL key, click on the additional locations. Click
on ADD. When you are finished adding all desired locations,
then click on SAVE.
Under the Time Limit section, select the type of positions you are willing
to accept. Hold down the CTRL key, to select more than
one choice.
Under the Work Schedule section, select the type of schedule you are
willing to accept. Hold down the CTRL key, to select
more than one choice.
Click on SAVE THIS INFORMATION
3. WORK HISTORY
Enter periods of work history, one job at a time, by clicking on either ADD
A FEDERAL POSITION or ADD A NON-FEDERAL POSITION
Job Title: Enter the title of your position.
To/From: Select the dates you were employed from the
drop down windows.
Salary/Per: Enter your salary and select the pay rate
from the drop down window.
Hours Worked: Select the hours worked from the drop
down window.
Other Types of Compensation: Enter compensation, if
other than salary.
Employer Name: Enter the name of your employer.
Employer City: Enter the city of your employer.
Employer State: Enter the state of your employer.
Other (If Applicable): Leave Blank.
Country: Select your employer’s country from
the drop down window.
Other: Leave blank.
Enter Pay Plan, Series and Grade: Select pay plan
from the drop down window and enter series and grade. Enter zeroes
if federal position was not assigned a series or grade.
Was This The Highest Grade Held on a Permanent Basis in the
Competitive Service? Click Yes or No.
If this position is part of a career ladder, what is the promotion potential
grade or full performance level of this position?: Click
Not applicable or Don’t Know or Enter Grade.
Supervisor’s Name: Enter your supervisor’s
name.
Supervisor’s Contact Information: Enter an e-mail
address and/or phone number of your supervisor.
May We Contact Your Supervisor?: Click on Yes or leave
blank.
Duties and Accomplishments: Describe the duties and
responsibilities you performed and accomplishments. Limited to 4000
characters.
Click on UPDATE to save your work history entry.
Click on SAVE THIS INFORMATION to save all entries.
4. ELIGIBILITIES
Citizenship: Click either I AM A US CITIZEN or I
AM NOT A U.S. CITIZEN.
Military: Click the appropriate block if you are serving
or have served in the U.S. military.
Federal Government Experience: Click the appropriate
block if you are or have been a federal employee.
Click on SAVE THIS INFORMATION
Eligibility to Apply:
This information will be used to determine if you meet the Area of Consideration
specified in each vacancy announcement.
Select all that apply:
- Were you a Peace Corps, VISTA, ACTION volunteer within the last 12
months?
- Do you have a certification of disability from the State Vocational
Rehabilitation Agency or the Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment
Service of the Department of Veterans Affair?
- Do you have veterans’ preference due to spouse’s service
or service of your child? Click on the definition for specific information.
Current federal employee: Enter the agency name or
click on Locate Agency & Bureau
Current appointment: Select permanent, temporary/term, or not applicable
Type of service: Select competitive, excepted or not applicable.
Reemployment Priority List (RPL): Select if you have
received a letter specifically stating you are eligible for RPL.
Reinstatement eligibility: Select if you held a career
or career-conditional appointment. Click on the definition for information.
Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) Notice: Select
if you have received a letter specifically stating you are CTAP or
ICTAP eligible.
Employment with Other Federal Organizations: Select if you are currently
employed with a federal organization. Click on the definition for specific
information.
Veterans Preference Determination: Select one response
that best describes your eligibility for veterans’ preference.
Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA): Select
this if you meet the VEOA definition and are not a current permanent
federal employee. Click on the green ? mark for more information.
Dates of Military Service: Use the drop down windows
to enter the dates of military service.
Military Retiree: Click on this block if you are a
military retiree, use the drop down window to select the grade at the
time of retirement. Select honorable discharge or other than honorable
discharge.
Click on SAVE THIS INFORMATION
5. REFERENCES
Enter references, one at a time, by clicking on the ADD button.
Reference Name: Enter the name of your reference.
Relation to Applicant: Enter your relationship to
the reference.
Phone: Enter the reference’s phone number.
Email: Enter an email address for the reference.
Title: Enter the reference’s title.
Company: Enter the name of the company at which the
reference works.
City: Enter the city in which the reference works.
State: Select the state in which the reference works
from the drop down window.
Click on ADD to add your entries to the references section.
Click on SAVE THIS INFORMATION.
6. EDUCATION BACKGROUND
Enter education background by clicking on the ADD button.
Type of School: Select the type of school from the
drop down window.
Name of School: Click on the state the school is located.
Select the name of the school you attended. Click on SAVE
City: Enter the name of the city in which the school
was located.
State/Province: Select the state in which the school
was located from the drop down window.
Other (If Applicable): Leave blank.
Degree: Select the degree received from the drop down
window.
Majors: Enter the major field(s) of study.
Graduation Month/Year: Select the month and year the
degree was received from the drop down window.
Total Credits Earned: Enter the total credits earned
in the degree listed above. Select either semester or quarter from
the drop down window.
Click on ADD
Click on SAVE THIS INFORMATION
7. RELEVANT INFORMATION
List awards you received, community service you performed, training
you attended, certifications or licenses you hold, collateral duty you
performed, and significant details you have been selected for.
Enter awards by clicking on the ADD button.
Award: Enter the type of award and brief description
Date Received: Enter the effective date or when
the award was received by clicking on the drop down window.
Click on UPDATE
Enter community service by clicking on the ADD button.
Community Service: Enter a description of the community
service and for whom it was performed
Date: Enter the date(s) community service was
performed
Click on UPDATE
Enter training by clicking on the ADD button.
Course: Enter the course title and the sponsor or
vendor of the course
Completion Date: Enter the date course was completed
Number of Hours: Enter the number of hours credited
for the course
Click on UPDATE
Enter certifications by clicking on the ADD button.
License or Certifications: Enter the type of license
or certification attained and from whom
Date Received: Enter the date received
Expiration Date: Enter the expiration date, if
applicable
Click on UPDATE
Enter collateral duties by clicking on the ADD button.
Collateral Duty: Enter a description of the collateral
duty assigned and brief description of the duties, responsibilities
and accomplishments.
From: Click on the drop down window to enter the
beginning date
To: Click on the drop down window to enter the
ending date
Click on UPDATE
Enter significant details by clicking on the ADD button.
Significant Detail: Enter a description of the detail,
including duties and responsibilities performed and accomplishments
From: Click on the drop down window to enter the
beginning date
To: Click on the drop down window to enter the
ending date
Supervisor’s Name: Enter your supervisor’s
name.
Supervisor’s Contact Information: Enter
an email address and/or phone number of your supervisor.
May We Contact Your Supervisor? Click on Yes or
leave blank.
Click on UPDATE
Click on SAVE THIS INFORMATION
8. OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
Select the military occupational specialty from the drop down window
of the respective military branch
Select the level of security clearance from the drop down window.
Select your performance ratings from the drop down menu.
Click on SAVE THIS INFORMATION
9. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Enter any additional information you would like to provide in the text
box. Some vacancy announcements may ask for you to provide specific information
in this “Additional Information” section, such as a narrative
response to a selective factor or specialized experience. Be sure to
read the vacancy announcement thoroughly.
Click on SAVE THIS INFORMATION
10. ATTACH RESUME AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
Click on ADD A DOCUMENT to add attachments, such as
college transcripts, a DD-214, SF-15 Application for 10-Point Veteran’s
Preference, SF-50B Notification of Personnel Action, or most current
performance rating.
File to Upload: Click on the browse button to locate
the file you wish to attach.
Description: Enter a title or brief description of
the document to be attached.
Type (of document): Click on the drop down window
and select the type of document attached. Then click on ADD.
Click on ADD ADDITIONAL TEXT for additional information
Text: Enter the narrative text
Description: Enter a title or brief description of
the text entered above.
Click on SAVE THIS INFORMATION
Click on SAVE THIS INFORMATION, before leaving the
Supporting Documentation screen.
To Save a Profile.
Once an applicant has created a profile, the information entered can
be saved for use in applying for other jobs in the future.
To Update a Profile.
Applicants can update their personal profile information by selecting CREATE
OR UPDATE MY PROFILE and updating the applicable screens,
then saving the changes made by clicking on SAVE or SAVE
THIS INFORMATION.
Applicants can also update their personal profile information for jobs
they have applied for.
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From the Main Menu, select JOBS I HAVE APPLIED FOR.
A screen will appear listing all the vacancies to which the applicant
has applied, with columns containing information specific to the
vacancies listed and a Status of Application column. For vacancy
announcements that are still open, an option will be provided in
the Status of Application column for the applicant to Update Application.
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Select UPDATE APPLICATION to make changes to the
personal profile.
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Changes made to the profile will apply only to the vacancy announcement
for which the applicant chose to update the application. For the
changes to apply to the personal profile for future jobs, select UPDATE
PERSONAL PROFILE from the JOBS I HAVE APPLIED FOR screen.
To Print a Profile:
Applicants can print their personal profile by selecting MY
PROFILE, located under VIEW & PRINT,
on the left-hand menu.
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