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Hello all,
I am writing to enquire if anyone has had experience with the IRS training program in Arkansas?
What is the training program like, and any other information would be much appreciated.
Kind regards
Have two friends who did it back in 2003, both of whom are still with the IRS and making pretty decent money. It's call center work of course, but if you don't mind being on the phones it's good. You need to come in with some assistive tech knowledge as much of what they train you on relates to knowledge you should already have. Any thing specific I can certainly find out for you.
Thanks for the info, and yes, any specifics would be greatly appreciated.
I've never had the Irs training program, but I want to get in to the program.
Hi,
Yes I was looking into it also, but I found out that you have to have 4 years of college or equivalent work experience which I don't have yet, so I didn't qualify although I was very interested in doing it as once you finish you get hired and it sounds like you would be making pretty decent pay.
Misty
I've heard it's the only reason anyone would want to go to Lions world. Lol.
indeed it is; all the other programs are absolutely worthless.
The program itself, outside the training center environment, nothing too difficult about it. You're basically in classes where you learn the most important things you need to know about the job, take tests and that. Worked out all right for me. Some will say the classes are harder than the job, and that might be true. Just depends how you adjust to the work you do.
I have heard many things about having to go through college for 4 years and then that you just need customer service experience. Can someone clarify?
I think most of the IRS programs start at a gs-5 which has a requirement of a 4-year degree or equivalent.
I used to hear that one of the advantages to going through this program was that you are guaranteed employment with the IRS at the end of it, though of course you're not guaranteed the location you might want. In the last year, I've heard that with the poor economy, that is not necessarily true anymore, and that completion of the program now does not guarantee placement. Does anyone know the real story on this?
When I went through it, placement was garanteed upon success in the class. Basically, you go through the evaluation period for about a month, during which time you pick your preferred locations, then you do your interview, and if you're accepted they let you know where you'll be working from your preferences, if any of them are available. They do require four years of college, or equivalent work experience.
Well, I already have the Bachelor's degree, so I would qualify in that sense.
I think the service center representative starts at a gs 4 so I think that's only 2 or 3 years of college, but the service center representative program is also for people who have some vision I believe.
Correct. They go from gs4-gs7. The other two go from GS5-8.
What kind of salary does someone coming out of that program make?
It's hard to pin it down to numbers, just depends where you end up locating. Supposedly they adjust it for cost of living.
opm.gov should have all the salary information. It's increased for some places due to higher cost of living.
Hopefully if this Lion's World isn't guaranteeing a position anymore their prices have been reduced for your entrance fee, since it's a specialty program only for the IRS. Or at least that is what it sounds like on here.