U.S. Office of Personnel Management - Ensuring the Federal Government has an effective civilian workforce

Federal human capital managers are facing increasing competition in attracting and retaining talented men and women to work in the civilian workforce.  To meet this challenge, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has developed the Career Patterns initiative—a new approach for bringing the next generation of employees into Federal Government positions.  Using this new approach, managers will be able to shape their workforce planning efforts to build and operate in a broad range of employer-employee arrangements and to attract a wider range of potential employees. 

This tool challenges you to find the 5 most common flaws in Federal job announcements and identify the 5 top solutions that make job postings clearer and more compelling to prospective applicants.  You'll also be able to explore several job announcements that "gets it right.”

There are also useful Career Patterns tips and hints for writing your job posting. 

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