SES Resume-Based Hiring Workbook
Author(s): Partnership
Publication Date: 03/26/2012
Publication Topics: Recruiting and Hiring, Innovation
Publication Type: Toolkits
The Partnership for Public Service developed this resume-based hiring workbook as the result of a pilot effort to identify best practices for implementing a resume-based approach to hiring talent for the SES. Seven agencies, including the Departments of Labor, State, Housing and Urban Development, Agriculture and Education, as well as the General Services Administration and Small Business Administration, working in collaboration with the Partnership and OPM, participated in the pilot. The workbook is intended to help Executive Resources (ER) and hiring officials better understand the benefits of resume-based hiring and how to implement it effectively. Containing suggestions and best practices with ready-to-use tools and templates, the workbook serves as a guide; your agency may have additional steps or processes that are required. Agencies should feel free to adapt the steps to fit additional requirements imposed by the Executive Resources Board (ERB), agency leadership or agency policies.
Download separate PDFs for each phase below, or download the entire workbook by clicking download at the top of this page.
Phase One: Start-Up and Preparation
Phase Two: Recruitment
Phase Three: Enhanced Assessment
Phase Four: Streamlined QRB
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