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Delegated Examining Comprehensive
Study Guide Questions and 100%
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A competency/KSA or special qualification without which a candidate
could not perform the duties of a position in a satisfactory manner.
Selective factors are applied in addition to minimum qualifications. -
Correct-Answer-Selective Factor
A competency/KSA that is expected to significantly enhance
performance in a position. - Correct-Answer-Quality Ranking Factor
A hiring manager can move past a preference eligible veteran to select
a non-preference eligible if they feel that they have grounds for passing
over the preference eligible Veteran by following which procedure:
a. select the best qualified regardless of Veterans preference
b. complete pass-over procedures in order to select non-Veteran
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c. ask Human Resources to merge the certificates to move the
preference eligible Veteran to a different category. - Correct-Answer-b.
complete pass-over procedures in order to select non-Veteran.
A hiring manager may not move past a preference eligible to select a
non-preference eligible unless there are grounds for passing over the
preference eligible and the agency has complied with the pass-over
procedures at 5 U.S.C. § 3318
A Job Opportunity Announcement is required to have the following:
a. Name of issuing agency, Position Title, Number of Openings, Salary
b. Announcement Number, Duty Location(s), Open/Close Dates
c. Job Type, Qualification Requirements, Duties, Contact person
d. How to Apply, Veterans Preference Info, CTAP/ICTAP definition
e. All of the above - Correct-Answer-e. All of the above - DE Handbook
Chapter 3 pages 11-12
A list of employees within the local commuting area who have been
separated from an agency due to reduction in force (RIF) or work-
related injury. - Correct-Answer-Reemployment Priority List (RPL)
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A person with bona fide expert knowledge of the responsibilities,
duties, day-to-day functions, competencies/KSAs, and requirements of
a position. - Correct-Answer-Subject Matter Expert (SME)
A position/job that is not expected to last longer than a year is what
type of an appointment:
a. Career-Conditional
b. Term
C. Temporary Limited
D. None of the Above - Correct-Answer-c: Temporary Limited
A statutory right that entitles qualifying veterans to certain advantages
in consideration for federal employment in the competitive and
excepted services of the executive branch. - Correct-Answer-Veteran's
Preference
Delegated Examining Comprehensive
Study Guide Questions and 100%
Correct Answers Latest 2025/2026
A competency/KSA or special qualification without which a candidate
could not perform the duties of a position in a satisfactory manner.
Selective factors are applied in addition to minimum qualifications. -
Correct-Answer-Selective Factor
A competency/KSA that is expected to significantly enhance
performance in a position. - Correct-Answer-Quality Ranking Factor
A hiring manager can move past a preference eligible veteran to select
a non-preference eligible if they feel that they have grounds for passing
over the preference eligible Veteran by following which procedure:
a. select the best qualified regardless of Veterans preference
b. complete pass-over procedures in order to select non-Veteran
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c. ask Human Resources to merge the certificates to move the
preference eligible Veteran to a different category. - Correct-Answer-b.
complete pass-over procedures in order to select non-Veteran.
A hiring manager may not move past a preference eligible to select a
non-preference eligible unless there are grounds for passing over the
preference eligible and the agency has complied with the pass-over
procedures at 5 U.S.C. § 3318
A Job Opportunity Announcement is required to have the following:
a. Name of issuing agency, Position Title, Number of Openings, Salary
b. Announcement Number, Duty Location(s), Open/Close Dates
c. Job Type, Qualification Requirements, Duties, Contact person
d. How to Apply, Veterans Preference Info, CTAP/ICTAP definition
e. All of the above - Correct-Answer-e. All of the above - DE Handbook
Chapter 3 pages 11-12
A list of employees within the local commuting area who have been
separated from an agency due to reduction in force (RIF) or work-
related injury. - Correct-Answer-Reemployment Priority List (RPL)
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A person with bona fide expert knowledge of the responsibilities,
duties, day-to-day functions, competencies/KSAs, and requirements of
a position. - Correct-Answer-Subject Matter Expert (SME)
A position/job that is not expected to last longer than a year is what
type of an appointment:
a. Career-Conditional
b. Term
C. Temporary Limited
D. None of the Above - Correct-Answer-c: Temporary Limited
A statutory right that entitles qualifying veterans to certain advantages
in consideration for federal employment in the competitive and
excepted services of the executive branch. - Correct-Answer-Veteran's
Preference
