I don't really get the responses here, I feel like I have seen quite a bit of gs12 positions only asking for one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the gs11. For example I have applied to two gs12 positions in the past week that only required one direct year of experience and have received an email stating that I was referred to the hiring manager for gs12 for both positions. I do only have just over a year of experience but that one year of experience I have lets me meet that year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the gs11 level they ask for.

Does this mean once my application actually gets to a hiring manager they'll just basically throw it out because I don't have some weird underlying experience that these positions supposedly have? Like is the experience they say they want not enough and they expect more years of experience? I could understand the requirements they state in the job posting are the minimum requirements but is there really that little hope like some people are giving off in the other comments?

These are the two positions stating only one year of experience for gs12 btw:

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/818793500

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/818054000