DEU CERTIFICATION STUDY NOTES EXAM WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
1. DEOH eChapter e1: eCovers eOPM e& eAgency eResponsibilities
2. DEOH e Chapter e 2: e Identify ethe eJob eand eits eassessments
3. DEOH e Chapter e 3: e Recruit e& eAnnounce ethe eJob
4. DEOH e Chapter e 4: e Accept eand eReview eApplications
5. DEOH e Chapter e 5: e Assess eApplicants
6. DEOH eChapter e6: eCertify eEligibles
7. DEOH e Chapter e 7: e Reporting eand eAccountability
8. Temporary eAppointment: eDEOH eChapter e2, eSec eA- ePgs. e2-2
ethru e2-4 eDOES eNOT eCONFER eSTATUS
Limited eAppointment eNTE e1 eyear; eMBE e24 emos.
eExtension ebeyond e24 emos. eelevate eto eOPM
5 eCFR ePart e316
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,9. Term eAppointment: eDEOH eChapter e2, eSec eA- ePgs. e2-5
ethru e2-6 eDOES eNOT eCONFER eSTATUS
More ethan eone eyear ebut eless ethan efour eyears. eEmployment efor especific eproject.
e Extension ebeyond e4 eyears eelevate eto eOPM
5 eCFR ePart e316
10. Direct eHire: eauthority eto eappoint equalified ecandidates edirectly eto ejobs efor ewhich epublic enotice
ehas ebeen egiven e and eOPM edetermines ethere eis:
1. A esevere eshortage eof ecandidates, eor
2. A ecritical ehiring eneed.
11. What e is e job e analysis?: e Foundation eof eHuman eResources eManagement
identifies ethe ecompetencies e/KSAs edirectly erelated eto eperformance eon ethe ejob. eIt eis ea esystematic eprocedure efor
egathering, edocumenting, eand eanalyzing einformation eabout ethe econtent, econtext, eand erequirements eof ethe ejob.
eIt edemonstrates ethat ethere eis ea eclear erelationship ebetween ethe etasks eperformed eon ethe ejob eand ethe
ecompetencies/KSAs erequired eto eperform ethe etasks.
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12. Parts eof ea eJob eAnalysis/ eMethodology: eStep e1: eCollect einfo eabout ethe ejob eusing ethe
ePD, eclassification estandards, eSME einput, eperformance eand eoccupational estandards. eMOSAIC etasks ealso egood
esource eof einfo
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,Step e2: eList eTasks ethat eare erequired eto eperform esuccessfully eon ethe ejob ebased eon ethe einformation eand/or eSME
einput ecollected ein estep e1
Step e3: e(A) eSMEs erate etasks eon eimportance eand efrequency. e(B) eEliminate etasks ethat ewere erated eas enot eperformed eon
eeither e importance e& efrequency eby eat eleast ehalf ethe eSMEs e(C) eCompute ean eaverage erating efor eeach etask eon eeach
escale. e(D) eIdentify e the etasks ecritical efor ethe ejob- einvolves edetermining ecutotts efor eboth eimportance eand
efrequency escale. eRecommended ecutott eis e3.0- ewith eanything escoring ehigher ethan e3.0 eas ecritical eto ethe ejob.
Step e4: eList ecompetencies ethat eare erequired eto eperform esuccessfully ein ethe ejob ebased eon ethe ejob einformation
ecollected eand/or eSME einput, ealong ewith ethe esource eof ethat einformation. eCh e2; eSec. eC
Step e5: e(A)SMEs eindividually erate ethe ecompetencies eon ethe eimportance, eneed eat eentry, eand edistinguishing evalue
escales. e[scales ecan editter] e(B) eAverage ethe eSME eratings eto eproduce ean eoverall erating efor eeach ecompetency efor
eeach escale. e(C) eidentify ewhich ecompetencies eare ecritical efor ethe ejob, ebased eon eimportance eand eneed eat eentry.
eThis einvolves edetermining ecutotts efor eeach eof ethese escales. eRecommended ecutotts efor ethe escales eshown eon ethe
eworksheet eare e3.0 eor eabove efor eimportance eand e2.0 eor ebelow eon eneed eat eentry.
Step e6: eLink etasks eand ecompetencies. eHave eeach eSME ework eindependently eto erate ethe eextent eto ewhich eeach
ecompetency eis eimportant efor eettective etask eperformance. eAgain, eSME eratings eshould ebe eaveraged eto ecome eup
ewith ean eoverall erating efor eeach etask-competency elinkage. e*You eand ethe eSMEs eshould eeliminate eany etasks enot
elinked eto eone eor emore ecompetencies, eand eonly ecompetencies ethat eare enot elinked eto eat eleast eone etask.
Step e7: eOf ethe ecompetencies eremaining eat ethe eend eof eStep e6 eof ethe eJob eAnalysis eprocess, eeliminate
ecompetencies ethat ecannot ebe ereasonably eassessed evia ea erating eschedule. eThe eresulting ecompetencies ewill
elater ebe econsidered efor eassessment.
Step e8: eDetermine ewhich ecompetencies ewill ebe eused eas eselective eand/or equality eranking efactors e(if eany).
This eends ethe eformal ejob eanalysis eprocess.
13. What eare ecompetencies?: ea emeasurable epattern eof eknowledge, eskills, eabilities,
ebehaviors eand eother e characteristics ethat ean eindividual eneeds ein eorder eto eperform ework eroles eor
eoccupational efunctions esuccessfully.
14. What eis ethe eproduct eof ea ejob eanalysis?: eAssessments e/ eAssessment
edevelopment eand estrategy eAppendix eD-3 e& eChapter e2-B-13
A evalid ejob eanalysis eis eused eto edevelop eettective erecruitment, equalification eand eassessment, eselection, eperforman
emanagement, eand ecareer edevelopment emethodologies.
competencies/KSAs eidentified ein ethe ejob eanalysis eare ethe efoundation efor eyour eassessment estrategy. eYou eshould
econsider ethose ecompetencies/KSAs ethat ehave ebeen eidentified eas ecritical e(i.e., eimportant, erequired eat eentry eto
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, ethe eposition, eand elinked eto eimportant ejob etasks) eboth ein eorder eto ebe econsidered eat eall eand efor eyour
esubsequent eselection eprocess. e2-B-17
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ANSWERS
1. DEOH eChapter e1: eCovers eOPM e& eAgency eResponsibilities
2. DEOH e Chapter e 2: e Identify ethe eJob eand eits eassessments
3. DEOH e Chapter e 3: e Recruit e& eAnnounce ethe eJob
4. DEOH e Chapter e 4: e Accept eand eReview eApplications
5. DEOH e Chapter e 5: e Assess eApplicants
6. DEOH eChapter e6: eCertify eEligibles
7. DEOH e Chapter e 7: e Reporting eand eAccountability
8. Temporary eAppointment: eDEOH eChapter e2, eSec eA- ePgs. e2-2
ethru e2-4 eDOES eNOT eCONFER eSTATUS
Limited eAppointment eNTE e1 eyear; eMBE e24 emos.
eExtension ebeyond e24 emos. eelevate eto eOPM
5 eCFR ePart e316
1 e/
e109
,9. Term eAppointment: eDEOH eChapter e2, eSec eA- ePgs. e2-5
ethru e2-6 eDOES eNOT eCONFER eSTATUS
More ethan eone eyear ebut eless ethan efour eyears. eEmployment efor especific eproject.
e Extension ebeyond e4 eyears eelevate eto eOPM
5 eCFR ePart e316
10. Direct eHire: eauthority eto eappoint equalified ecandidates edirectly eto ejobs efor ewhich epublic enotice
ehas ebeen egiven e and eOPM edetermines ethere eis:
1. A esevere eshortage eof ecandidates, eor
2. A ecritical ehiring eneed.
11. What e is e job e analysis?: e Foundation eof eHuman eResources eManagement
identifies ethe ecompetencies e/KSAs edirectly erelated eto eperformance eon ethe ejob. eIt eis ea esystematic eprocedure efor
egathering, edocumenting, eand eanalyzing einformation eabout ethe econtent, econtext, eand erequirements eof ethe ejob.
eIt edemonstrates ethat ethere eis ea eclear erelationship ebetween ethe etasks eperformed eon ethe ejob eand ethe
ecompetencies/KSAs erequired eto eperform ethe etasks.
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12. Parts eof ea eJob eAnalysis/ eMethodology: eStep e1: eCollect einfo eabout ethe ejob eusing ethe
ePD, eclassification estandards, eSME einput, eperformance eand eoccupational estandards. eMOSAIC etasks ealso egood
esource eof einfo
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e109
,Step e2: eList eTasks ethat eare erequired eto eperform esuccessfully eon ethe ejob ebased eon ethe einformation eand/or eSME
einput ecollected ein estep e1
Step e3: e(A) eSMEs erate etasks eon eimportance eand efrequency. e(B) eEliminate etasks ethat ewere erated eas enot eperformed eon
eeither e importance e& efrequency eby eat eleast ehalf ethe eSMEs e(C) eCompute ean eaverage erating efor eeach etask eon eeach
escale. e(D) eIdentify e the etasks ecritical efor ethe ejob- einvolves edetermining ecutotts efor eboth eimportance eand
efrequency escale. eRecommended ecutott eis e3.0- ewith eanything escoring ehigher ethan e3.0 eas ecritical eto ethe ejob.
Step e4: eList ecompetencies ethat eare erequired eto eperform esuccessfully ein ethe ejob ebased eon ethe ejob einformation
ecollected eand/or eSME einput, ealong ewith ethe esource eof ethat einformation. eCh e2; eSec. eC
Step e5: e(A)SMEs eindividually erate ethe ecompetencies eon ethe eimportance, eneed eat eentry, eand edistinguishing evalue
escales. e[scales ecan editter] e(B) eAverage ethe eSME eratings eto eproduce ean eoverall erating efor eeach ecompetency efor
eeach escale. e(C) eidentify ewhich ecompetencies eare ecritical efor ethe ejob, ebased eon eimportance eand eneed eat eentry.
eThis einvolves edetermining ecutotts efor eeach eof ethese escales. eRecommended ecutotts efor ethe escales eshown eon ethe
eworksheet eare e3.0 eor eabove efor eimportance eand e2.0 eor ebelow eon eneed eat eentry.
Step e6: eLink etasks eand ecompetencies. eHave eeach eSME ework eindependently eto erate ethe eextent eto ewhich eeach
ecompetency eis eimportant efor eettective etask eperformance. eAgain, eSME eratings eshould ebe eaveraged eto ecome eup
ewith ean eoverall erating efor eeach etask-competency elinkage. e*You eand ethe eSMEs eshould eeliminate eany etasks enot
elinked eto eone eor emore ecompetencies, eand eonly ecompetencies ethat eare enot elinked eto eat eleast eone etask.
Step e7: eOf ethe ecompetencies eremaining eat ethe eend eof eStep e6 eof ethe eJob eAnalysis eprocess, eeliminate
ecompetencies ethat ecannot ebe ereasonably eassessed evia ea erating eschedule. eThe eresulting ecompetencies ewill
elater ebe econsidered efor eassessment.
Step e8: eDetermine ewhich ecompetencies ewill ebe eused eas eselective eand/or equality eranking efactors e(if eany).
This eends ethe eformal ejob eanalysis eprocess.
13. What eare ecompetencies?: ea emeasurable epattern eof eknowledge, eskills, eabilities,
ebehaviors eand eother e characteristics ethat ean eindividual eneeds ein eorder eto eperform ework eroles eor
eoccupational efunctions esuccessfully.
14. What eis ethe eproduct eof ea ejob eanalysis?: eAssessments e/ eAssessment
edevelopment eand estrategy eAppendix eD-3 e& eChapter e2-B-13
A evalid ejob eanalysis eis eused eto edevelop eettective erecruitment, equalification eand eassessment, eselection, eperforman
emanagement, eand ecareer edevelopment emethodologies.
competencies/KSAs eidentified ein ethe ejob eanalysis eare ethe efoundation efor eyour eassessment estrategy. eYou eshould
econsider ethose ecompetencies/KSAs ethat ehave ebeen eidentified eas ecritical e(i.e., eimportant, erequired eat eentry eto
3 e/
e109
, ethe eposition, eand elinked eto eimportant ejob etasks) eboth ein eorder eto ebe econsidered eat eall eand efor eyour
esubsequent eselection eprocess. e2-B-17
4 e/
e109
