Postal Form 991 – Fill Out and Use This PDF

Under Applicant Information, fill in Name (Last, First, MI), Title of Present Position, Mailing Address, Name and Location of Employing Office, Home Phone Number (Area Code), Work Phone Number (Area Code/PEN), Employee ID Number, Grade and Years of Service.

Under Information About Vacant Position, fill in Vacancy Announcement Number, Closing Date, Position Applied For, Grade, Name of Vacancy Office and Location of Vacancy Office.

Under Education/Training, fill in Date (Mo./Yr.) From To, Name of Educational Institution (Address Not Required), Major Fields of Study, No. of Credits (Hours) Semester Quarter, Type of Degree and Date.

Under High School, fill in From To.

Fill in From To, Name of Postal or Other Training Facility and Course Name.

Postal Positions: List permanent positions first, then temporary/detail assignments of 30 or more consecutive days. List in reverse chronological order. Use additional space on page 2, if necessary.

Fill in Date (Mo./Yr.) From To, Position Title, Name & Location of Organization and Grade.

Nonpostal Positions: List permanent positions first, then temporary/detail assignments of 30 or more consecutive days. List in reverse chronological order.

Fill in Date (Mo./Yr.) From To, Position Title, Grade or Salary and Name & Location of Organization.

Use this additional space in completing Postal and Nonpostal Positions information. You may also use the space to list any special assignments, projects, civic and professional organizations, awards, honors, special skills, etc.

By signing you certify that the information is true, complete, and accurate, to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Sign on Signature of Employee/Applicant and fill in the Date.

Your information will be used for consideration of employment, promotion or reassignment. Collection is authorized by 39 U.S.C. 401, 410, 1001, 1005, and 1206. Providing the information is voluntary, but if not provided, you may not receive full consideration. The Postal Service may only disclose your information as follows: in relevant legal proceedings; to law enforcement when the USPS or requesting agency becomes aware of a violation of law; to a congressional office at your request; to entities or individuals under contract with USPS; to entities authorized to perform audits; to labor organizations as required by law; to federal, state, local or foreign government agencies regarding personnel matters; to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; and to the Merit Systems Protection Board or Office of Special Counsel. For more information regarding the privacy policies, visit www.usps.com/privacypolicy. Any person who knowingly submits a false statement to the Postal Service may be subject to criminal and/or civil penalties.

Under Statement of Qualifications, fill in Name, Announcement Number and Position Applied For.

Position requirements are listed on the vacancy announcement. Enter the requirement in the space provided and explain your qualifications in reference to the requirement.

Copy page 3, Statement of Qualifications, and use a separate page 3 for each requirement.

After completing this form, fill in the “Requirements Page __ of __” item at the bottom right corner of each copy of page 3.

The vacancy announcement to which you are responding lists the job requirements. In this application, you provide your qualifications as they apply to those requirements. Your statement of qualification should include a demonstration of the required knowledge, skill, or ability. All of the requirements in the vacancy announcement should be addressed. If you do not address each requirement, you will have an incomplete application. This may cause you to be found unqualified.

Read each of the requirements listed on the vacancy announcement. Consider carefully your achievements which demonstrate the specified requirement. An achievement may be either a specific instance or sustained high performance over a period of time. These achievements may have occurred in all kinds of settings, e.g., paid work in the Postal Service or any other organization, volunteer work, education, training activities. For each requirement, try to give several examples of achievements that demonstrate you have the knowledge, skill, or ability being addressed. The Postal Service recommends describing achievements by (1) telling of a situation or task which needed to be done; (2) stating what action you took; and (3) describing the result of that action. Be sure it is clear to the evaluator that: 1. What you are describing demonstrates the requirement. 2. The situation, action, and result are fully described. 3. You were in some way responsible for the result. 4. If you displayed initiative or innovation, you have shown this.

The content of your description is more important than your writing style. You must communicate to the evaluator how you have demonstrated the requirement. Be specific about what you did. Saying that you possess a requirement is not an adequate description.

When you write your achievement descriptions, you should assume that the evaluator does not know anything about you. After each achievement description, indicate the reference person(s) who could verify your achievements. Your supervisor may also be contacted to verify any work-related statements you write. Indicate for each achievement the reference number of your education or training, or work experience connected to your achievements.

Fill in Reference Number and Reference Name & Phone Number (For use of evaluator & selector).

Application must be received at vacancy office by closing date.