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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When I look on USAJOBS there is often a range say 12/13/14 for hiring and then “promotion potential” is usually the top of that range. But sometimes I do see a listing where there isn’t a range and the “promotion potential” is a higher grade (say listed at 12 but potential to 14).

I’ve always assumed that means the career ladder is 12/13/14 but you will be hired at 12 and it will take at least a year to move up to 13 etc. Is that not right?[/quote]

a 12/13/14 position means you can come in either 12 or 13 or 14. If you hired as 12/13, you can move up to 14 at some point.

if not range (a 12), that means they will bring you in as a 12. [/quote]

But some posters are suggesting they can give any grade of the ladder, even if it’s higher than the grade of the posting. [/quote]

Some agencies will bring you in at any of the ladder grades, but they may make it very difficult to prove your non-fed experience qualifies you for the higher grade right off the bat. You have to watch out for agencies that will only start you at Step 1 of any given pay grade.

I might concentrate more on getting a higher step within the assigned grade, which could put you into the pay range for the next grade. That would have a cascading effect on your salary for years. A GS-13 Step 10 earns the same as a GS-14 Step 4. So after a year in a ladder position, you'd be at a GS-14 Step 5 at least. [/quote]

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