What is a recruitment bonus and does the Library pay recruitment bonuses?
A recruitment bonus is a one-time payment of up to 25% of the annual starting rate of basic pay (excluding locality pay) to a “newly appointed” Library employee. “Newly appointed” means that the employee has never worked for the Federal Government before or has had a break in service of one year or more. A recruitment bonus may be used when the Library believes that, in the absence of such a bonus, it would encounter difficulty in filling an advertised position due to a shortage of qualified applicants or related factors. Before receiving a recruitment bonus, a “newly appointed” employee must sign a written agreement to complete a specified period of employment with the hiring organization (typically one to three years).
