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New online assessment for government job applicants

New online assessment for government job applicants. http://www.govexec.com By: Emily Long April 20, 2011. ASSESS. New online tool developed by The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to replace KSAs. What are KSAs? Testing tools for applicants to 12 job types:

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New online assessment for government job applicants

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  1. New online assessment for government job applicants http://www.govexec.com By: Emily Long April 20, 2011

  2. ASSESS • New online tool developed by The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to replace KSAs. • What are KSAs? • Testing tools for applicants to 12 job types: • Security adminstrators, human resource managers, administrative assistants, accountants, budget analysts, contracting officers, information technology workers. • Tests job specific competencies: • Problem solving, math reasoning, reading comprehension, decision-making skills.

  3. 1 year pilot phase • Used to streamline federal hiring process • Intended to increase timeliness and focus on quality • Agriculture Department Farm Service Agency in Kansas City, Mo. First to pilot • Defense, Health, Human Services, Justice, and Veteran Affairs to follow • OPM will collect feedback from applicants and hiring managers to evaluate assessments and ensure scoring

  4. Test’s uniqueness and future • No two versions of the online, unproctored exams are identical. • Thousands of questions and scenarios are already available and more are in development. • The goal is to spread ASSESS to other agencies • OPM hopes to develop specialized tests for nurses, engineers, etc.

  5. Implications • Increase in the importance of test taking skills? • Hiring a test score and not a person? • Decrease in the importance of writing skills? • Increase reliance on computers and importance of computer savviness? • Sacrifice depth for efficiency?

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