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ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED211172 AUTHOR: Curtin, Bernadette M.; Hecklinger, Fred J.
TITLE: Federal Employment Process. The Career Life
Assessment Skills Series, Booklet Four. A Program to Meet
Adult Developmental Needs.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1981
NOTE: 31 p.; Conducted as part of the Vocational Guidance
and Counseling Project under the Vocational Education
Amendments of 1976. For related documents, see JC 820 046
820 052.
ABSTRACT: The search for a job with the federal government
can be a confusing and frustrating experience. The purpose
of this booklet is to explain the federal employment system;
to simplify the search for a federal job; to assist in the
completion of the basic government employment application
form, the Personal Qualifications Statement, Standard Form
171 (SF-171); and to offer additional resources for the job
search. First, the function of the Office of Personnel
Management--the starting point for a federal job search--is
explained. Eligibility criteria are then detailed for three
of the most common tests used in the federal hiring system:
the Clerk Typist Examination; the Junior Federal Assistant
Examination; and the Professional and Administrative Career
Examination (PACE). After delineating pay scales for federal
employees as of October, 1980, the booklet outlines helpful
shortcuts for the job applicant. These shortcuts include
informational interviewing, keeping abreast of new job
vacancies, and becoming knowledgeable of affirmative action
goals and other factors that affect the hiring process.
Finally, the booklet explains the difference between the SF
171 form and a resume, emphasizes the importance of the form
in the hiring process, and outlines tips for filling out the
form. The booklet includes a copy of the SF-171 and provides
a flow chart which outlines the steps in the process of
obtaining a federal job, and a bibliography. (HB/JP)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Employment-Opportunities; Employment
Qualifications; Flow-Charts; Government-Employees;
Occupational-Information; Occupational-Tests; Salaries-
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Federal-Government; *Job-Application; *Job
Search-Methods
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