Technical Area(s)
Staffing

Staffing Competencies
  • Agency Staffing Policies and Procedures
  • Assessment Methods and Tools
  • Hiring Authorities
  • Job Analysis
  • Public Notice/Job Opportunity Announcements
  • Qualification Determinations
  • Recruitment/Placement
  • Strategic Recruitment
  • Technical Documentation
HR General Competencies
  • Attention to Detail
  • Client Engagement/Change Management
  • Creative Thinking
  • Customer Service
  • Decision Making
  • Influencing/Negotiating
  • Integrity/Honesty
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Legal, Government, and Jurisprudence
  • Oral Communication
  • Organizational Awareness
  • Planning and Evaluating
  • Problem Solving
  • Reading
  • Reasoning
  • Self-Management
  • Stress Tolerance
  • Technical Competence
  • Writing
Proficiency Level(s)
Level 3 - Intermediate

Target Audience

 

The target audience for this course package is Staffing Specialists at GS levels 7-9.

Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this course. However, for the best learning outcomes, the following courses are recommended, but not required, to be taken before this course: 
  • HR002: Introduction to Human Resources (HR) Management 
  • HR004: Foundations of Service Excellence for HR Professionals -Staffing
  • HR006: Effective Writing for HR Professionals -Staffing
  • SS002: Staffing Laws and Regulations
  • SS004: The Federal Hiring Process for Staffing Specialists
  • SS006: Staffing Programs for Special Populations
  • SS110: Staffing for Organizational Impact
  • SS112: Processing Personnel Actions
  • SS120: Introduction to Staff Acquisition Activities in the Merit Promotion Process
  • SS122: Introduction to Selection Activities in the Merit Promotion Process
Seat Time/Course Length
This ILT course package should be advertised as a three and a half day course. (Note: This seat time is for the classroom session only; it does not include time for OJT and coaching activities.)

 

Lesson 1: Workshop Overview

Objective Type

Objectives

Terminal

Recognize what will be covered in this course

Enabling

Recognize the steps of the hiring process covered in this workshop

 

Lesson 2: Staffing Acquisition Process Review

Objective Type

Objectives

Terminal

Evaluate the process for conducting staffing acquisition activities, including developing a recruitment strategy, conducting a job analysis, developing an effective assessment strategy, and developing an effective JOA

Enabling

Use appropriate HR concepts, regulations, and policies to develop a recruitment strategy to meet an organizational hiring need

Enabling

Use appropriate HR concepts, regulations, and policies to conduct a job analysis to meet an organizational hiring need

Enabling

Develop an effective assessment strategy to help identify quality candidates to meet organizational needs

Enabling

Develop an effective job opportunity announcement (JOA) to help attract quality candidates to meet organizational needs

 

Lesson 3: Data Analytics

Objective Type

Objectives

Terminal

Apply data analytics methods to inform recruiting initiatives

Enabling

Identify the data that is available to inform recruiting initiatives

Enabling

Identify the methods for collecting data that are available to inform recruiting initiatives

Enabling

Identify the methods for analyzing data that are available to inform recruiting initiatives

Enabling

Given a scenario, apply data analytics methods to determine optimal recruiting approaches

Enabling

Plan for reporting and accountability requirements that will need to be fulfilled during staffing

 

Lesson 4: Determining the Recruiting Strategy

Objective Type

Objectives

Terminal

Based on input from a hiring manager, determine an appropriate recruitment strategy, including appointing authority, priority placement requirements, hiring authorities and flexibilities, and recruitment options and sourcing strategies to be used

Enabling

Consult with a hiring manager to determine the requirements for a position

Enabling

Based on input from a hiring manager, determine the appropriate appointing authority, priority placement requirements, and hiring authorities and flexibilities for a position

Enabling

Determine which pros and cons of various recruitment techniques to discuss with a hiring manager

Enabling

Given a hiring scenario, apply federal laws, regulations, policies, and initiatives to suggest recruitment activities and sourcing strategies that result in an inclusive and diverse workforce

Enabling

Given a hiring scenario, apply compensation flexibilities as part of the recruitment strategy

Enabling

Apply the HR concepts, regulations, policies, and tools for recruiting candidates in a hiring scenario

Enabling

Address challenges in collaborating with a hiring manager to determine the recruitment strategy

Enabling

Demonstrate service excellence behaviors that support consulting with a hiring manager to determine the recruitment strategy

 

Lesson 5: Job Analysis

Objective Type

Objectives

Terminal

Use appropriate HR concepts, regulations, and policies to conduct a job analysis to meet an organizational hiring need

Enabling

Given a hiring scenario, analyze existing job analysis data to determine the need for updating or conducting a new job analysis

Enabling

Given a hiring scenario, apply appropriate tools, principles, methods, standards, and guidelines to conduct a job analysis

Enabling

Given a hiring scenario, document job analysis results and the process used to obtain those results

Enabling

Address challenges in conducting a job analysis

Enabling

Demonstrate service excellence behaviors that support effective job analysis

 

Lesson 6: Selecting an Assessment Strategy

Objective Type

Objectives

Terminal

Select an appropriate assessment strategy for a hiring scenario

Enabling

Select an appropriate assessment tool for use in a given scenario

Enabling

Determine if using multiple assessment tools would be beneficial

Enabling

Determine an assessment strategy for determining the most qualified candidates for a hiring scenario

Enabling

Address challenges in selecting and customizing an assessment strategy

Enabling

Demonstrate service excellence behaviors that support effective application of an assessment strategy

 

Lesson 7: Developing New Assessment Questionnaire Items

Objective Type

Objectives

Terminal

Develop new assessment questionnaire items

Enabling

Write screen-out items and rating items for assessment questionnaires

Enabling

Identify tips and pitfalls for writing quality assessment questionnaire items

Enabling

With guidance, identify an appropriate rating scale to measure an assessment questionnaire item response

Enabling

Identify recommended internal and external reviews

Enabling

With guidance, address challenges in developing new assessment questionnaire items

Enabling

Demonstrate service excellence behaviors that support effective development of an assessment questionnaire

 

Lesson 8: Creating the JOA

Objective Type

Objectives

Terminal

Apply the information from job analysis and consultation with the Hiring Manager to create an effective job opportunity announcement that fulfills the recruitment strategy

Enabling

Apply the laws, regulations, and agency-specific policies to comply with public notice requirements

Enabling

Create an effective job opportunity announcement for a hiring scenario

Enabling

Demonstrate communication that conveys the values and mission of the organization to potential candidates

Enabling

Demonstrate communication that conveys the value of Federal employee benefits in a hiring scenario

Enabling

Address challenges related to creating and publishing an effective JOA

Enabling

Demonstrate service excellence behaviors that support effective creation of a JOA

 

Lesson 9: Staff Acquisition for FWS Positions

Objective Type

Objectives

Terminal

Given a hiring scenario, apply appropriate tools, principles, methods, standards, and guidelines to conduct a job analysis for an FWS position

Enabling

Given a hiring scenario, apply appropriate tools, principles, methods, standards, and guidelines to conduct a job analysis for an FWS position

Enabling

Based on input from a Hiring Manager, determine the minimum qualifications and selective factors for an FWS position

Enabling

With guidance, write minimum qualifications questions, including specialized experience descriptions for automated delivery for an FWS position

Enabling

With guidance, identify an appropriate rating scale to measure an assessment questionnaire item response for an FWS position

 

Lesson 10: Staffing Acquisition and Recruitment Process Capstone

Objective Type

Objectives

Terminal

Given a hiring scenario, apply the appropriate process, laws, regulations, and agency-specific procedures for conducting staffing acquisition activities, including recruitment strategy, job analysis, assessment strategy, and recruitment

Enabling

Given a scenario, apply the appropriate process, laws, regulations, and agency-specific procedures to develop an overall recruitment strategy in a hiring scenario based on hiring manager input

Enabling

Given a scenario, apply the appropriate process, laws, regulations, and agency-specific procedures to conduct a job analysis

Enabling

Given a scenario, apply the appropriate process, laws, regulations, and agency-specific procedures to develop assessment questionnaire items

Enabling

Given a scenario, apply the appropriate process, laws, regulations, and agency-specific procedures to create an effective job opportunity announcement that fulfills the designated recruitment strategy for a position

 

Lesson 11: Wrap Up and Action Planning

Objective Type

Objectives

Terminal

Plan how to apply lessons learned on staffing acquisition principles and practices in the work environment

 

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