Hiring Excellence is designed to share knowledge and assist the Federal Government in attracting diverse, talented, applicants and hiring highly-qualified candidates.
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In response to Acquisition Hiring Challenges, the Classification and Assessment Policy Talent Acquisition and Workforce Shaping Employee Services office at OPM spearheaded a Focus Group to Explore barriers to Acquisition hiring.
The results, and more importantly, references and resources are presented in the attached brief. Challenges and recommendations include topics such as: the Hiring Process, Lack of Qualified Candidates, Recruitment, and Retention. -
A new Office of Personnel Management (OPM) memo urges agencies to review how they assess job candidates. The guidance promotes simple and strategic hiring by:
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Analyzing and improving methods of assessing applicant quality;
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Involving subject matter experts in the assessment process; and
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Applying more rigor in determining who may be considered for the position.
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The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has launched a toolkit to help agencies modernize their workplaces and human resource (HR) capabilities through reskilling and upskilling. The tools include:
- A workforce reshaping executive playbook to help executive leaders make decisions related to human capital strategies;
- A reskilling toolkit to help HR personnel design reskilling and upskilling opportunities;
- Guidance for change management to outline steps for making physical and cultural transitions.
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Federal HR Institute (FHRI) - is a key part of the government-wide initiative to grow the federal HR workforce’s capability. The FHRI curriculum establishes a single, standardized framework for federal HR practitioners.
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OPM Human Capital Business Reference Model (HCBRM) - defines the end-to-end lifecycle of Federal Government Human Capital Management.
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Performance Management Plus – Engaging for Success” OPM Web-based training course - supports agencies in maximizing employee performance, an area of focus of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget memorandum M-17-22, Comprehensive Plan for Reforming the Federal Government and Reducing the Federal Civilian Workforce.
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Pay and Leave Flexibilities for Recruitment and Retention course provides an overview of pay and leave flexibilities for Federal supervisors and hiring managers.
