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Internet best way
to find federal jobs

Question: The Star-Bulletin had an article recently about the IRS looking to hire revenue officers. But there was no information on how to apply. Can you find out? The deadline is June 27. I do not have Internet access. Is there a way to apply otherwise?

Answer: The IRS is no longer posting the position for revenue officers.

You can call (703) 724-1850 to find out about federal job vacancies, but the better way is to go online.

IRS spokeswoman Judy Monahan suggested going to a public library equipped with computers.

If a position interests you, you will be given the phone number for that particular position, as well as descriptions and salary ranges, she said.

Monahan pointed to two Web sites, one maintained by the Office of Personnel Management and the other by the IRS, that lists federal job openings.

At usajobs.opm.gov, the federal government's "one-stop source for federal jobs and employment information," more than 17,500 jobs currently are listed.

Click on "search jobs," then type "Internal Revenue Service," if that's the agency you're interested in, at "keyword search," then indicate the location where you'd like to work, as well as other factors. We looked for current openings in Hawaii and found none for the IRS.

At www.irs.gov, click on "careers" on the red bar at the top of the home page and up pops a screen with various links to "Careers with the IRS." By signing up with the IRS's "CareerConnector," you can have e-mails sent to you with updates of job openings.

Although the revenue officer position is no longer available for viewing, Monahan said there are many other jobs listed. She recommends checking back regularly on both the Office of Personnel Management site, as well as the career section on the IRS site.

Q: Regarding the May 12 Kokua Line about someone wanting to get rid of his piano: If a piano is broken and beyond repair, how does one dispose of it if the city's bulky item pickup crew won't accept it? Do we have to take it to a refuse collection center?

A: Owners are asked to "break down" a piano if it is too heavy for two people to carry for bulky item pickup, said David Shiraishi, administrator of the city's refuse collection.

Workers can carry small pianos, but full-size upright pianos and grand pianos should be broken down.

Donating to nonprofits

The May 12 column in which a Kokua Line reader offered to give away his unwanted piano spurred a couple of suggestions from readers to check out two Web sites.

A "virtual clearinghouse" for donating items to nonprofit organizations has been set up at www.VolunteerHawaii.org. Click on the Gift Match section, where people list items they'd like to donate.

At groups.yahoo.com/group/FreecycleHonolulu, people are able to post items they want to give away for free.

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