DEU CERTIFICATION TEST QUESTIONS
COMPLETE WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
\Q\.Who is responsible for responding to applicant rating appeals?
Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB)
OPM
The Agency
Office of Special Counsel (OSC) - ANSWER-✔The Agency
\Q\.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.
\Q\.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
\Q\.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.
,\Q\.Which of the following positions is not restricted preference-eligible veterans?
Custodian
Elevator Operator
Guard
Clerk - ANSWER-✔Clerk
\Q\.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.
, \Q\.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
\Q\.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?
No, only Maris, a 10-point veteran, is a valid selection.
No, only Avis, a 5-point veteran, is a valid selection.
Yes, both Avis and Maris are valid selections.
No, neither Avis nor Maris is a valid selection. - ANSWER-✔Yes, both Avis and
Maris are valid
selections.
\Q\.The following certificate has been returned by the hiring manager:
COMPLETE WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
\Q\.Who is responsible for responding to applicant rating appeals?
Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB)
OPM
The Agency
Office of Special Counsel (OSC) - ANSWER-✔The Agency
\Q\.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.
\Q\.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
\Q\.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.
,\Q\.Which of the following positions is not restricted preference-eligible veterans?
Custodian
Elevator Operator
Guard
Clerk - ANSWER-✔Clerk
\Q\.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.
, \Q\.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
\Q\.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?
No, only Maris, a 10-point veteran, is a valid selection.
No, only Avis, a 5-point veteran, is a valid selection.
Yes, both Avis and Maris are valid selections.
No, neither Avis nor Maris is a valid selection. - ANSWER-✔Yes, both Avis and
Maris are valid
selections.
\Q\.The following certificate has been returned by the hiring manager:
