US · guidance
BOP Program Statement 3300.03 § 4
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT REQUIREMENTS
Vacancy announcements will include the following information:
■ A statement informing applicants that category rating selection procedures will be used.
■ A statement describing the quality categories. This statement may be as simple as identifying
the categories as “Best Qualified, Highly Qualified, and Qualified.”
■ A description of how veterans’ preference is applied under category rating procedures.
■ If applicable, CSU will include a highlighted statement in the job announcement informing
applicants that an application limitation will be used.
CSU may utilize Application Limitation for vacancy announcements when warranted based upon
historical data related to similar or like positions and/or locations. Application Limitation is an
alternate method of public notice used to define an open period that is based on either a specific
date or a specific number of applications to be received. Once the application limitation is met,
USAJOBS automatically closes the announcement at 11:59, E.S.T., at which time all applicants
who have applied will be considered regardless of the number stated as the limitation on the
vacancy announcement. Once the limitation is reached, the announcement is removed from the
website.
History
PS 3300.03 dated 2017-05-08
Provenance
- Source
- bop.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-20
- Edition
- bop-ps-2026-09-20
- Content hash
0479955dfac79e883370e43e0012e2ad903f867d7ece73e02e885a28286b7753
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