(Reposted from GovExec.com)
The Office of Personnel Management on Friday unveiled a new performance management system for the Senior Executive Service.
Originally slated for completion in September 2011, the new measurements aim to streamline the way top managers in the federal government are evaluated.
As early as this month, members of the Senior Executive Service will see changes in their performance management system. Recent trends have seen greater weight given to only one of the five core qualifications; the new systems aims to balance the equation, evaluating the SES member as a whole. Rather than overemphasize “results” when evaluating executives’ performance, they want to guarantee at least some consideration of the other four qualifications.
From The Washington Post:
Personnel Director John Berry said Wednesday that his staff is working “around the clock” to fix bugs in the government’s revamped Web site for job seekers, who will get a three-week reprieve on application deadlines for most positions.
“We’re not going to rest until we work through these problems,” the director of the Office of Personnel Management pledged.
There are two important things we wanted to share this morning in regard to searching the new and improved USAJobs 3.0 site.
1) When searching, use the ADVANCED search function. All signs point to this being the best and most effective way to find the vacancies you need during this transition period. If you never used the Advanced feature before, don’t be overwhelmed by all the search options. Just choose the one, two, or even three variables you are looking for and ignore the rest. For example, I might be searching for an IT Security position in Virginia for a GS-9. That’s all the information I need to supply, and the vacancies available for those specifications should appear from my Advanced search query.
SES candidates will need to take a few steps prior to being able to retrieve and use thier ECQs to apply to future job opportunity announcements on the new USAjobs 3.0. Click this link for details: SES Tutorial.
