Because of federal regulations, CBO is limited in its ability to employ individuals who are not U.S. citizens. Before applying, noncitizens should contact the Human Resources Office at careers@cbo.gov to determine employment eligibility. They may also refer to the agency's information on citizenship requirements.

If you are a foreign national who is not covered by any of the previous options, you are not eligible to be employed at CBO and should not continue this application.

To submit your application, please complete the form below. Fields marked with a red asterisk * are required. When you have finished, click Submit at the bottom of this form.

Please be aware that if you navigate from the application before submitting it, you will lose all data that you entered.

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If you did not upload a resume on the previous page you must upload one below for this application to be considered complete.

A Cover Letter is required. Your application will be considered incomplete without a cover letter.

Please attach your cover letter and any additional documents using the button below. Attachments will only be accepted in .PDF, .DOC or .DOCX format.

You can attach a total of up to 10MB of data. Your résumé and all attachments combined must be less than 10MB, and the resume itself must be less than 4MB.

In addition to a résumé, most positions at CBO require the following documents: cover letter, writing sample, contact information for references, and an unofficial copy of transcripts (if you are newly graduated). Please upload all additional files related to this position that you have not previously submitted. You may add additional documents at any time but be sure to re-submit your application. Please DO NOT delete any documents which have already been submitted.

Please use the following descriptions when you upload documents: Cover Letter, Primary Writing Sample, Undergraduate Transcript, Graduate Transcript, Current Coursework, Salary History, Contact Information for References, Letter of Reference, Additional Writing Sample, Editing Sample.

Please provide names and contact information for 3 references. Recent Ph.D. graduates should have confidential letters of recommendation sent to careers@cbo.gov in place of references.

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