These KSAs are -
- Knowledge of preparation of long-range cost estimates
- Skill in making oral presentations
- Ability to assist managers with budgetary matters
In this example, on a scale of 1 - 5 with 5 being the highest, the first KSA has an importance of "3"; the second an importance of "2"; and the third an importance of "4".
RATING SCALE
QUESTION #1: What experience or training have you had in preparing long-range cost estimates?
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15 Points: Experience in developing and formulating a segment of the installation (or very large organization) budget for a fiscal year.
10 Points: Experience in formulating or revising the annual budget estimate for certain support activities/components, or moderately-sized organizations OR formal education and/or training which provided in-depth exposure to cost estimating for a set of commodities or moderately-sized organizations.
5 Points: Experience in comparing figures in current cost estimates for individual items with cost from previous years OR formal education and/or training which provided a general familiarity with cost estimating.
QUESTION #2: What experience have you had in making oral presentations dealing with the budget?
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15 Points: Experience as the sole presenter of budget items to commander/command groups and other high-ranking officials. The candidate prepared most of the briefing and the candidate fielded questions generated from briefing.
10 Points: Experience as one of a team of presenters of budget items to organization officials. Candidate prepared most of his/her portion of the briefing and candidate fielded most of the questions, but may have deferred more difficult ones to other presenters.
5 Points: Experience as one of a team of presenters or member of a panel discussion. Audience addressed is comprised of employees within the candidate�s own organization or similar group. Candidate has prepared notes on points to cover, as directed by the panel director or chief briefer. Questions are noncontroversial or fielded by others.
QUESTION #3: What experience have you had in assisting managers with budgeting matters?
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15 Points: Advises managers on the status and availability of funds in different budget accounts and aspects of command/installation budget process which apply to the manger�s program. Persuades managers to reduce expenditures for supplies, etc., to adjust to changes in funding, allocations, and anticipated shortfalls.
10 Points: Provides managers with technical and regulatory guidance of a factual nature on budget estimates and executing approved budgets.
5 Points: Provides managers or their representatives with information about budget line items, the status of availability of funds for specific items, and the appropriate method of transferring funds.
(NOTE: You could assign "in-between" points on any of these sample questions. For example, you may want to assign "12" points for better than "10" but less than "15".