Aside from the Job Qualification Standards established by the Office of Personnel Management (you know … the one’s you see in vacancy announcements for Federal jobs):
- Have you ever wondered if you possess the skills needed to succeed in a Federal employment?
- Have you ever wondered what government employers seek in order to find the right person for a federal job?
James Kay has a great article in today’s FedSmith to help you get answers to these questions.
Check it out at http://www.fedsmith.com/article/3513/people-skills-every-government-employee-should.html.
Great list of skills. For HR folks, they should look at the newly released “Elements of HR Success” HR Competency model. Find out more at
http://www.shrm.org/HRCompetencies/Pages/default.aspx.