Assessing Federal Job Seekers in a Delegated : Examining Environment

Examines how Fed. agencies assess job applicants in a largely decentralized environment. Today nearly 700 agency org. with examining authority assess applicants seeking their first Fed. jobs. These delegated examining units make key decisions such as what assessment tools (AT) to use & how to use them. Through these decisions they significantly influence the merit basis of Fed. hiring. Explores the issue of balancing the need for a rigorous assessment with the demand for timely hiring, especially when agencies compete with private sector employers. Focuses on three widely-used pre-appointment AT & the post-appointment probationary period. Charts & tables.Slavet, Beth S. is the author of 'Assessing Federal Job Seekers in a Delegated : Examining Environment', published 2002 under ISBN 9780756721947 and ISBN 0756721946.