How Your Application Will Be Evaluated
FHWA uses the category rating approach (as authorized by section 3319 of title 5, United States Code) to assess and select job applicants for positions filled through competitive examining. If candidates meet the qualification requirements, their application will be evaluated and placed into one of two or more pre-determined quality categories based upon their responses to the vacancy questions. Within these categories, applicants eligible for veteran's preference that have provided supporting documents will receive selection priority over non-veterans.
The top rated applications will be reviewed for the quality of the respective experience, education and training most relevant to the position. If a resume does not support the specialized experience or if an application does not support the answers provided to the Vacancy Specific Questions, a final rating may be modified and/or may result in a loss of consideration.
For additional guidance on the use of category rating please refer to OPM's Category Ranking Fact Sheet at http://www.opm.gov/employ/category_rating/faq.asp.
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