Five Things You Don’t Want to Hear from the Qualifications Review Board
July, 29, 2014
The role of a Qualifications Review Board (QRB) is to give a fair and objective review of each set of ECQs. However, having said that, over the past several years, we have seen QRBs being especially tough. Many clients write their own ECQs without professional guidance, are rejected by the QRB, and then come to us for executive assistance in helping to rewrite their ECQs.
Here are the top five reasons that applicants have been getting their ECQs rejected:
Is a Candidate Development Program (CDP) Right for You?
April, 21, 2014
Are you a GS-14 or GS-15 who feels that the Senior Executive Service (SES) could be in your future?
If so, you might want to consider a CDP. You can find plenty of detailed information from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), but here’s the overall idea: Imagine stepping out of your normal career path and daily activities to participate in a 12-month program (sometimes longer) designed to enhance your leadership, scope of experience, and executive potential.
States With The Most SES Members
April, 13, 2014
How does your state stack up? Opportunity exists all around the country, but below is a quick view of the states with the most SES members.
Senior Executive Service to get standard evaluations
October, 23, 2011
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.