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EXAM STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
●● Which of the following statements about the Interagency Career
Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) is true?
ICTAP is a process whereby employees who will be or have been
involuntarily separated (other than for cause) may receive selection
priority for jobs in agencies other than the one from which they
separated.
ICTAP is a process whereby employees who are voluntarily separated
may receive selection priority for jobs in agencies other than the one in
which they were previously employed.
Both A and B
None of the above
Answer: ICTAP is a process whereby employees who will be or have
been involuntarily separated (other
than for cause) may receive selection priority for jobs in agencies other
than the one from which
they separated.
●● In addition to 10-point preference eligible, which of the following
are entitled to file late application?
,Those who could not file because of military service.
Those who could not file due to hospitalization continuing for 1 year or
less following discharge for military service
Those who could not file because of overseas service with a Federal
agency
All the above
Answer: All the above
●● Agencies are required to communicate with applicants during the
application process using how many touch points?
There is no requirement for the agency to communicate with applicants;
communication is optional.
1-Only at the receipt of an application
3- At application assessment for minimum qualifications, referral, and
selection.
4- At application receipt, assessment for minimum qualifications,
referral, and selection.
5- At application receipt, assessment for minimum qualifications,
referral, interview, and selection
Answer: 4- At application receipt, assessment for minimum
qualifications, referral, and selection.
,●● Which of the following positions is not restricted preference-eligible
veterans?
Custodian
Elevator Operator
Guard
Clerk
Answer: Clerk
●● After working a certificate, a manager is left with three available
candidates: one veteran and two non-veterans. Undecided on hiring any
of them, he asks HR to merge categories, allowing him to consider
additional names. Can this request be accommodated?
Yes. Category rating was intended to give managers a larger pool of
candidates from which to choose so the manager may merge at any time.
No. There are at least three names remaining in the highest quality
category so the hiring manager may not merge with the next lower
category.
Yes. The manager has not identified a candidate for hire so more names
should be provided until a suitable candidate is identified.
, No. As long as a veteran remains in the highest quality category, quality
categories cannot be merged.
Answer: No. There are at least three names remaining in the highest
quality category so the hiring manager
may not merge with the next lower category.
●● Which of the following is not true of interdisciplinary positions?
The positions must be in the scientific or professional job family
Applicants should be referred on a separate certificate for each series
The qualifications of the selectee determine to which series the person is
appointed
The position contains elements of at least two series or is work that is
done by individuals in multiple series.
Answer: Applicants should be referred on a separate certificate for each
series
●● A hiring manager returns a certificate with the following actions:
Carter CPS not selected; Maris XP selected; and Avis TP selected. Are
the selections valid?
EXAM STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
●● Which of the following statements about the Interagency Career
Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) is true?
ICTAP is a process whereby employees who will be or have been
involuntarily separated (other than for cause) may receive selection
priority for jobs in agencies other than the one from which they
separated.
ICTAP is a process whereby employees who are voluntarily separated
may receive selection priority for jobs in agencies other than the one in
which they were previously employed.
Both A and B
None of the above
Answer: ICTAP is a process whereby employees who will be or have
been involuntarily separated (other
than for cause) may receive selection priority for jobs in agencies other
than the one from which
they separated.
●● In addition to 10-point preference eligible, which of the following
are entitled to file late application?
,Those who could not file because of military service.
Those who could not file due to hospitalization continuing for 1 year or
less following discharge for military service
Those who could not file because of overseas service with a Federal
agency
All the above
Answer: All the above
●● Agencies are required to communicate with applicants during the
application process using how many touch points?
There is no requirement for the agency to communicate with applicants;
communication is optional.
1-Only at the receipt of an application
3- At application assessment for minimum qualifications, referral, and
selection.
4- At application receipt, assessment for minimum qualifications,
referral, and selection.
5- At application receipt, assessment for minimum qualifications,
referral, interview, and selection
Answer: 4- At application receipt, assessment for minimum
qualifications, referral, and selection.
,●● Which of the following positions is not restricted preference-eligible
veterans?
Custodian
Elevator Operator
Guard
Clerk
Answer: Clerk
●● After working a certificate, a manager is left with three available
candidates: one veteran and two non-veterans. Undecided on hiring any
of them, he asks HR to merge categories, allowing him to consider
additional names. Can this request be accommodated?
Yes. Category rating was intended to give managers a larger pool of
candidates from which to choose so the manager may merge at any time.
No. There are at least three names remaining in the highest quality
category so the hiring manager may not merge with the next lower
category.
Yes. The manager has not identified a candidate for hire so more names
should be provided until a suitable candidate is identified.
, No. As long as a veteran remains in the highest quality category, quality
categories cannot be merged.
Answer: No. There are at least three names remaining in the highest
quality category so the hiring manager
may not merge with the next lower category.
●● Which of the following is not true of interdisciplinary positions?
The positions must be in the scientific or professional job family
Applicants should be referred on a separate certificate for each series
The qualifications of the selectee determine to which series the person is
appointed
The position contains elements of at least two series or is work that is
done by individuals in multiple series.
Answer: Applicants should be referred on a separate certificate for each
series
●● A hiring manager returns a certificate with the following actions:
Carter CPS not selected; Maris XP selected; and Avis TP selected. Are
the selections valid?
