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Re: Working for the USPTO
« Reply #505 on: Aug 14th, 2006, 9:20am » |
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Can anyone shed any light on the 6-month promotion for new examiners.
Assuming you start at say GS-7 step 4, do you go up to GS-9 step 4 at the 6-month promotion?
Also, assuming you get the 6-month promotion, how long after that are you eligible for your next promotion? Thx.
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« Reply #506 on: Aug 14th, 2006, 9:36am » |
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on Aug 14th, 2006, 9:20am, guest wrote:Can anyone shed any light on the 6-month promotion for new examiners.
Assuming you start at say GS-7 step 4, do you go up to GS-9 step 4 at the 6-month promotion? |
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Decidely not. I think the standard promotion is a handful of steps. For example GS-7 step 10 to GS-9 step 3 or 4 (or something like that).
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You would be eligible for the annual promotion at the 12 month point.
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« Reply #507 on: Aug 14th, 2006, 9:50am » |
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<< Decidely not. I think the standard promotion is a handful of steps. For example GS-7 step 10 to GS-9 step 3 or 4 (or something like that). >>
I'm confused . . . According to the latest salary table that I have a GS-7/10 would be at $56,797 and a GS-9/4 would be at $55,852 . . . so you would make LESS after your promotion ? ! ? !
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« Reply #508 on: Aug 14th, 2006, 10:28am » |
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[quote author=guest link=board=patent_agents;num=1107208950;start=540#554 date=08/14/06 at 09:50:12I'm confused . . . According to the latest salary table that I have a GS-7/10 would be at $56,797 and a GS-9/4 would be at $55,852 . . . so you would make LESS after your promotion ? ! ? !
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You would be promoted to a step level at which you will make more money but that won't translate to moving all the way to GS-9/10. I seem to recall about a 4k bump in salary. It's entirely possible that I misrember how many steps were involved.
Also the tables you are looking at are either not current, or are not the tables applicable for patent examiners.
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« Reply #509 on: Aug 14th, 2006, 1:35pm » |
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on Aug 14th, 2006, 9:20am, guest wrote:Can anyone shed any light on the 6-month promotion for new examiners.
Assuming you start at say GS-7 step 4, do you go up to GS-9 step 4 at the 6-month promotion?
Also, assuming you get the 6-month promotion, how long after that are you eligible for your next promotion? Thx. |
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from what i've heard, its generally whatever step you're at, minus 3 steps
so you would go from gs7 step 10 to gs 9 step 7
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