Knowledge, skills, and abilities/KSA questions will still be used sometimes but for the most part they have been replaced with the focus on the resume containing the elements of knowledge, skills, and abilities. In other words, the resume shoulders the burden of responsibility. They want to see clear, concise evidence in your resume to support the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for the position.
The KSA’s in the resume will also be cross referenced to the online assessment questionnaire to validate your responses to the questions. You could be eliminated from consideration if the support is not there in your resume to the answers in the questionnaire.
– Supplemental Narrative Statements
– Executive Core Qualifications
– Selective Factors
– Selective Placement Factors
– Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and other Characteristics
– Evaluation Criteria
– Professional/Technical Qualifications
KSA’s or Quality Ranking Factors are used by agencies to rank applicants with higher proficiency levels above those with lower to no proficiency levels. Don’t make the assumption that reviewers will infer information from your resume and jobs you held. KSA’s should not be ignored. Make sure the knowledge, skills, and abilities get to the point, are specific, and use examples as best as possible. It is best to quantify that information with the CCAR (Challenge-Context-Action-Result) model.
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