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True or False: An agency can extend a term appointment beyond four years
without additional approval? - ANS ✓FALSE: DEOH, 2-5: For extensions beyond
the four-year time limit, you must submit a written request to OPM's
Employee Services, Talent Acquisition and Workforce Shaping office
identifying the reasons for an additional extension, and the additional time
needed.
When using a direct-hire authority an agency must:
A. Follow public notice requirements .
B. Comply with career transition requirements (CTAP/ICTAP).
C. Determine qualification requirements for the position.
D. B and C
E. All of the above. - ANS ✓D. All of the above- DEOH, Ch 2-6:
When using a direct-hire authority an agency must:
• Follow public notice requirements under 5 U.S.C. §§ 3327 and 3330;
• Comply with career transition requirements (CTAP/ICTAP) under 5 CFR
part 330; and
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• Determine qualification requirements for the position (5 CFR part 338).
Choose the examples of valid assessment tools:
A. Structured interview, test, assessment center, work sample, occupational
questionnaire/crediting plan.
B. Cover letter, resume, writing sample
C. Application, interview, selection, tentative offer, work sample.
D. All of the above. - ANS ✓A.- DEOH, Ch 2-18: Structured interview, test,
assessment center, work sample, occupational questionnaire/crediting plan.
You may choose one or more assessment options to measure a person's
competencies/KSAs for a particular job.
(An assessment tool is valid if it measures characteristics or competencies
that are important for job performance)
True or False: Agencies are not required to use the ACWA assessment tools
and may use any other validated (i.e., job-related) assessment tool(s) when
examining applicants for competitive service positions. - ANS ✓True: DEOH,
Ch 2-28: Assessment tools must comply with the requirements in 5 CFR part 300,
Chapter 2, Section C, of the DE handbook, and be consistent with the technical
standards in the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures
True or False: Public Notice is required whenever you are considering
hiring applicants from outside the Federal workforce for competitive
service positions lasting more than 120 days. - ANS ✓True: DEOH, Ch 3-6:
Agencies must provide adequate public notice of every competitive service
vacancy expected to last for more than 120 days.
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Adequate public notice means any U.S. citizen or national who wants to
apply for a position will have access to all of the information necessary to
apply and will be given an open and fair opportunity to receive employment
consideration.
Depending on your need for applicants, additional recruitment activities
may or may not be necessary.
True or False: Recruitment and Public notice are one-in-the-same? - ANS
✓False: DEOH, Ch 1-4: Recruitment should not be confused with public notice.
Public notice is one part of the overall recruitment process. Public notice, or
simply posting a job opportunity announcement, is not a substitute for the more
focused recruiting
What is the recommended opening period of a job opportunity to provide
those individuals who want to apply for the position with an adequate
opportunity to do so?
A. 5 days
B. 10 days
C. 14 days
D. 30 days - ANS ✓A. 5 days- DEOH, Ch 3-7: If you prescribe an open period of
fewer than five calendar days, you should clearly document your reasons for
doing so in the examination case file (for reconstruction purposes and to respond
to third party challenges).
A Job Opportunity Announcement is required to have the following:
A. Name of issuing agency, Position Title, Number of Openings, Salary.
B. Announcement Number, Duty Location(s), Open/Close Dates.
C. Job Type, Qualification Requirements, Duties, Contact person.
D. How to Apply, Veterans Preference Info, CTAP/ICTAP definition.
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E. All of the above. - ANS ✓E. All of the above - DEOH, Ch 3-11/12: You must
include the following required items in each job opportunity announcement (see
5 U.S.C. §§ 3327 and 3330 and 5 CFR part 330 subpart A)
True or False: Applicants eligible and referred under Veterans Employment
Opportunities Act (VEOA) of 1998 are given career or career-conditional
appointments. - ANS ✓True: DEOH, Ch 3-15 / VetGuide
Agencies announcing a job to applicants outside their workforce have the
following option(s) for posting their job opportunity announcement:
A. Post a merit promotion job opportunity limited to the Federal workforce.
B. Post a job opportunity announcement under delegated examining and for
"all sources"
C. Post two separate job opportunity announcements- one under delegated
examining and one limited to federal workforce.
D. A and B
E. All of the above - ANS ✓E. All of the above- DEOH, Ch 3-16: Agencies
announcing a job to applicants outside their workforce have several options for
posting their job opportunity announcement.
True or False: An agency can require a candidate to use the USA Jobs format
to create their resume? - ANS ✓False: DEOH, Ch 4-1: Agencies may not restrict
the types of sources applicants use to create their resumes.
True or False: An agency can require a candidate to submit a cover letter? -
ANS ✓False: DEOH, Ch 4-1: Applicants choosing to submit a cover letter may only
be required to include the announcement identification number. In other words, a
cover letter must not be used as a means of collecting written responses to
competencies/KSAs.
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