Follow the Style of this Sample KSA Answer to Rank Highly on Your Job Application
Writing good KSAs on a federal job application can be challenging. These are two real world examples to help illustrate techniques.
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The Rise of the Occupational Questionnaire
Occupational questionnaires replaced the old KSA process, but may have led to unintended consequences for agencies.
How to Answer KSA Questions
It is important for federal job seekers to understand how KSAs fit into the federal hiring process and how to answer them. Here is an overview.
Applicant Questionnaires and Gaming the System
Do applicant questionnaires improve the federal hiring process? The author provides an analysis.
Practical Tips for Improving Your KSA Answers
When it comes to applying for a federal job, knowledge, skills and abilities are intended to measure the qualities that set you apart from other applicants. The author discusses some specifics about each aspect of KSAs.
Creating a Federal Resume in the Post-KSA Era
What’s changed and what hasn’t with regard to writing your federal resume now that KSA’s are (mostly) gone?
No More KSAs? How the Federal Job Application Process has Changed
On May 11, 2010, President Obama signed a memorandum theoretically eliminating KSAs from the initial application and shortening the federal hiring process. Here’s what to expect now if you are applying for a federal job.
Save the KSAs! The Debate Rages On
The possible elimination of knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) in filling jobs has triggered a virtual avalanche of articles and discussion. Even OPM can’t wave a magic wand and make KSAs disappear, since the requirement to use them is embedded in law, so the question seems to be how, not if, they will be used.
KSAs To Be Phased Out
KSA’s will likely begin to be phased out starting later this year. But for the time being, applicants still need to be aware of their importance.
Save the KSAs! A Former Human Resources Manager Defends a Trio of Old Friends
It has been suggested that KSAs should be eliminated, but the author disagrees.
