Overview
Learning about the Merit Promotion Process is just one step in mastering your abilities as a staffing specialist – the key is being able to apply those principles on the job. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll use what you learned about merit promotion selection activities in our Introduction to Selection Activities in the Merit Promotion Process to typical General Scheduled (GS) and Federal Wage System (FWS) hiring scenarios. In this course, you’ll briefly review key concepts before completing selection activities with guidance and feedback from instructors.
How You Will Benefit
Through practical application with instructor feedback, you’ll validate your skills in conducting selection activities in the Merit Promotion Process. You’ll be evaluated on your ability to:
- Screen and processing applications
- Qualify applicants
- Create the certificate list of eligibles
- Notify applicants
- Discuss compensations and benefits
- Audit completed hiring packages
Who Should Attend
Staffing specialists at GS levels 7-9.
Prerequisites
We recommend you attend SS122: Introduction to Selection Activities in the Merit Promotion Process before attending this course.
Additional Information
This course is approximately 2.5 days long.
HR Competencies Emphasized
- Staffing
- Agency Staffing Policies and Procedures, Application Processing, Assessment Methods and Tools, Certification and Selection, Compensation, Employee Benefits, Hiring Authorities, Labor Law, Merit Systems Accountability, Qualifications Determinations, Recruitment/Placement, Strategic Recruitment, Technical Documentation
- General
- Attention to Detail, Customer Service, Decision Making, Integrity/Honesty, Legal, Government, and Jurisprudence, Organizational Awareness, Oral Communication, Problem Solving, Reading, Reasoning, Self-Management, Stress Tolerance, Technical Competence