Overview
As a federal staffing specialist, your role is integral in helping your agency put the right person in the right job at the right time. As part of our technical-level series of staffing courses, this course explains how you can assist more senior HR staffing specialists in planning for and conducting staff acquisition activities. This course addresses the following federal HR topics:

  • Introduction to data analytics and recruiting
  • Job analysis
  • Placement
  • Classification as it relates to staffing
  • Determining an assessment strategy
  • Identifying compensation and benefits
  • Recruitment strategies and techniques
  • Public notice/JOA/qualification determinations
  • Reporting and accountability

How You Will Benefit
By learning the process for recruiting and attracting quality candidates under merit promotion principles, you can better fulfill federal employment hiring needs. Through an interactive web-based training platform, you’ll become more versed in the federal hiring process, enhancing your ability to support your agency’s acquisition efforts.

Who Should Attend
HR Specialists (GS-201) and HR Assistants (GS-203) in grades GS 7-9.


Additional Information
This is an 8-hour self-paced online course.

What Your Colleagues are Saying:
“I learned more about my agency’s assessment tools and how we use cut-off scores that will help me better converse with my hiring managers on steps we can take to conduct more productive recruitments.”

General HR Competencies Emphasized
Oral Communication, Organizational Awareness, Planning and Evaluating, Problem Solving & Reasoning, Self-Management, Reasoning, Stress Tolerance, Technical Competence and Writing

SS120: Introduction to Staff Acquisition Activities in the Merit Promotion Process | January 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025

Status: OPEN
Location:      Online
Facility: Online
Tuition: $581
Class ID: 27424


SS120: Introduction to Staff Acquisition Activities in the Merit Promotion Process | April 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025

Status: OPEN
Location:      Online
Facility: Online
Tuition: $581
Class ID: 27419


SS120: Introduction to Staff Acquisition Activities in the Merit Promotion Process | October 1, 2024-December 31, 2024

Status: OPEN
Location:      Online
Facility: Online
Tuition: $581
Class ID: 27407


SS120: Introduction to Staff Acquisition Activities in the Merit Promotion Process | July 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025

Status: OPEN
Location:      Online
Facility: Online
Tuition: $581
Class ID: 27389


SS120: Introduction to Staff Acquisition Activities in the Merit Promotion Process| July 1, 2024 - September 30, 2024

Location: Online**
Cost: $528
Class ID: 27014

**In order to receive credit for this asynchronous course you will need to complete the course by September 30, 2024  otherwise you will be marked incomplete.  


SS120: Introduction to Staff Acquisition Activities in the Merit Promotion Process| April 1, 2024 - June 30, 2024

Location: Online**
Cost: $528
Class ID: 27013

**In order to receive credit for this asynchronous course you will need to complete the course by June 30, 2024  otherwise you will be marked incomplete.  


SS120: Introduction to Staff Acquisition Activities in the Merit Promotion Process| January 1, 2024 - March 31, 2024

Location: Online**
Cost: $528
Class ID: 27012

**In order to receive credit for this asynchronous course you will need to complete the course by March 30, 2024  otherwise you will be marked incomplete.  


SS120: Introduction to Staff Acquisition Activities in the Merit Promotion Process| October 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Location: Online**
Cost: $480
Class ID: 26902

**In order to receive credit for this asynchronous course you will need to complete the course by December 31, 2023  otherwise you will be marked incomplete.  


SS120: Introduction to Staff Acquisition Activities in the Merit Promotion Process | July 1 – September 30, 2023

Location: Online**

Cost: $480

Class ID: 26580

**In order to receive credit for this asynchronous course you will need to complete the course by September  30, 2023 otherwise you will be marked incomplete.  


SS120: Introduction to Staff Acquisition Activities in the Merit Promotion Process| April 1 – June 30, 2023

Location: Online**

Cost: $480

Class ID: 26518

**In order to receive credit for this asynchronous course you will need to complete the course by June 30, 2023 otherwise you will be marked incomplete.  


SS120: Introduction to Staff Acquisition Activities in the Merit Promotion Process | January 1 - March 31, 2023

Location: Online**

Cost: $480 

Class ID: 26508

**In order to receive credit for this asynchronous course you will need to complete the course by March 31, 2023 otherwise you will be marked incomplete.  


SS120: Introduction to Staff Acquisition Activities in the Merit Promotion Process |October 1-December 31, 2022

Location: Online**

Cost: $480

Class ID: 26402

**In order to receive credit for this asynchronous course you will need to complete the course by December 31, 2022  otherwise you will be marked incomplete.  **


SS120: Introduction to Staff Acquisition Activities in the Merit Promotion Process | July 1 – September 30, 2022

Location: Online** 
Cost: $480 
Class ID: 26193

**In order to receive credit for this asynchronous course you will need to complete the course by September 30, 2022  otherwise you will be marked incomplete.   


SS120: Introduction to Staff Acquisition Activities in the Merit Promotion Process | April 1 – June 30, 2022

Location: Online** 
Cost: $480 
Class ID: 26192 

**In order to receive credit for this asynchronous course you will need to complete the course by June 30, 2022  otherwise you will be marked incomplete.   


SS120: Introduction to Staff Acquisition Activities in the Merit Promotion Process | January 1-March 31, 2022

Location: Online**
Cost: $480
Class ID: 26010

**In order to receive credit for this asynchronous course you will need to complete the course by March 31, 2022 otherwise you will be marked incomplete.  


SS120: Introduction to Staff Acquisition Activities in the Merit Promotion Process | October 1-December 31, 2021

Location: Online**
Cost: $480
Class ID: 25894

**In order to receive credit for this asynchronous course you will need to complete the course by December 31, 2021 otherwise you will be marked incomplete.  

SS120: Introduction to Staff Acquisition Activities in the Merit Promotion Process | July 1-September 30, 2021

Location: Online**
Cost: $480
Class ID: 25707

**In order to receive credit for this asynchronous course you will need to complete the course by September 30, 2021 otherwise you will be marked incomplete.  

SS120: Introduction to Staff Acquisition Activities in the Merit Promotion Process | April 1-June 30, 2021

Location: Online**
Cost: $480
Class ID: 25620

**In order to receive credit for this asynchronous course you will need to complete the course by June 30, 2021 otherwise you will be marked incomplete.  

SS120: Introduction to Staff Acquisition Activities in the Merit Promotion Process | January 1-March 30, 2021

Facility: FHRI 
Location: Online**
Cost: $480
Class ID: 25543

**IN ORDER TO RECEIVE CREDIT FOR THIS COURSE YOU WILL NEED TO COMPLETE THE COURSE BY APRIL 30, 2021 OTHERWISE YOU WILL BE MARKED INCOMPLETE.

SS120: Introduction to Staff Acquisition Activities in the Merit Promotion Process | October 1-December 31, 2020


Facility: Online
Location: Online**
Cost: $480
Class ID: 25286

**IN ORDER TO RECEIVE CREDIT FOR THIS COURSE YOU WILL NEED TO COMPLETE THE COURSE BY JANUARY 31, 2021 OTHERWISE YOU WILL BE MARKED INCOMPLETE.

SS120: Introduction to Staff Acquisition Activities in the Merit Promotion Process | July 1-September 30, 2020

Facility: FHRI 
Location: Online**
Cost: $480
Class ID: 25181

**IN ORDER TO RECEIVE CREDIT FOR THIS COURSE YOU WILL NEED TO COMPLETE THE COURSE BY OCTOBER 31, 2020 OTHERWISE YOU WILL BE MARKED INCOMPLETE.


SS120: Introduction to Staff Acquisition Activities in the Merit Promotion Process | April 1, 2020-June 30, 2020

Facility: FHRI 
Location: Online**
Cost: $480
Class ID: 25049

**IN ORDER TO RECEIVE CREDIT FOR THIS COURSE YOU WILL NEED TO COMPLETE THE COURSE BY JULY 31, 2020 OTHERWISE YOU WILL BE MARKED INCOMPLETE.


SS120: Introduction to Staff Acquisition Activities in the Merit Promotion Process | January 1, 2020-March 31, 2020

Facility: FHRI 
Location: Online**
Cost: $480
Class ID: 24939

 **IN ORDER TO RECEIVE CREDIT FOR THIS COURSE YOU WILL NEED TO COMPLETE THE COURSE BY APRIL 30, 2020 OTHERWISE YOU WILL BE MARKED INCOMPLETE.


SS120: Introduction to Staff Acquisition Activities in the Merit Promotion Process | October 1, 2019-December 31, 2019

Facility: FHRI 
Location: Online**
Cost: $480
Class ID: 24705

**IN ORDER TO RECEIVE CREDIT FOR THIS COURSE YOU WILL NEED TO COMPLETE THE COURSE BY JANUARY 31, 2020 OTHERWISE YOU WILL BE MARKED INCOMPLETE.

SS120: Introduction to Staff Acquisition Activities in the Merit Promotion Process| October 1, 2018 - September 30, 2019

This course is closed for registrations.  

Facility:

     FHRI

Location:

     Online

Cost:

     $480

Class ID:

     24395



SS120: Introduction to Staff Acquisition Activities in the Merit Promotion Process - 2019


Facility:

     FHRI

Location:

     Online

Cost:

     $480

Class ID:

     24283




SS120: Introduction to Staff Acquisition Activities in the Merit Promotion Process | October 1, 2017 -September 30, 2018


Facility:

     FHRI

Location:

     Online

Cost:

     $480

Class ID:

     23886



 

SS120: Introduction to Staff Acquisition Activities in the Merit Promotion Process


Facility:

     FHRI

Location:

     Online

Cost:

     $480

Class ID:

     23613