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Applicant Guide and FAQs

Applicant Guide

The Fed CDP Applicant Guide is a resource for potential applicants and provides answers to the commonly asked questions about the Program's application process. This guide contains detailed information regarding the application process. You are strongly encouraged to review these additional instructions prior to preparing your application.

Senior Executive Service (SES) Federal Candidate Development Program (Fed CDP) Applicant Guide [214 KB]

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Based on inquiries received, OPM developed additional frequently asked questions and answers (FAQs) pertaining to the application process and other issues related to the Federal Candidate Development Program (Fed CDP) recruitment, Vacancy Number PH192544.

This document will be updated if we receive new questions from applicants not covered by existing FAQs. Please refer to this document frequently to find the answers to any questions you may have.

If your questions are not covered in this document, please send your inquiry to the Fed CDP email address (fedcdp2@opm.gov). Specific questions may be rephrased for clarity without changing their essence. Due to programming constraints, however, questions submitted within the last 36 hours may not be answered.

Federal Candidate Development Program Applicant Frequently Asked Questions [108 KB]
UPDATED 6/26/08