Great news for our Navy men and women who wish to reenlist:
“The Perform to Serve program is a vital element of our Navy’s total force strategy providing an opportunity to keep our best and brightest Sailors in order to meet future fleet and manpower requirements,” said Vice Adm. Mark Ferguson, Chief of Naval Personnel. “The program that empowers our Sailors to perform to serve is now being expanded to include both Zone A and Zone B Sailors.”
Changes Coming to USAJobs.com
If the death of the traditional KSAs wasn’t reason enough to celebrate, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has a treat coming in October 2011. USAJobs 3.0 will be unveiled at that time, the latest update to one of the federal government’s largest vacancy portals and part of the hiring reform mandated by the president last fall. According to the OPM, what you can expect to see is “improved logic for applicants that asks targeted questions based on previous experience.”
Five-page SES Resume
Changes in SES Application Requirements: The Five-Page Resume
Although there are conflicting opinions on how hiring reform in the federal government is affecting the Senior Executive Service (SES) hiring process, there have definitely been some changes in SES vacancy announcements. For example, just a couple of years ago, 8-, 10-, or even 12-page SES resumes were still very common. However, as early as 2009, some agencies began placing a five-page limit on SES resume submissions.
SES Candidate Development Programs
From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management Web Site:
Plus Information about the USDA SES Candidate Application:
Candidate Development Programs
Senior Executive Service Candidate Development Programs (SESCDPs) are OPM-approved training programs designed to develop the executive qualifications of employees with strong executive potential to qualify them for and authorize their initial career appointment to the SES. CDPs include a variety of activities that prepare candidates for success in the SES. In addition, CDPs advance the goal of a “corporate SES,” a diverse corps of career executives who share a Government-wide perspective. These executives share values and a common identity that reach beyond their individual professions or agencies. They are well positioned to lead change both within their agencies and throughout Government.
SES Pay Raises Taper Off
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) recently released a report of 7,436 Senior Executive Service (SES) members and found that in FY 2009, the average percent increase in pay was lower than in FY 2008. In FY 2009, SES members received an average salary increase of 2.7 percent, as opposed to the 3.7 percent increase the year before.
