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Despite reform, federal hiring process could be simpler

Former FAA human resources assistant administrator Ventris Gibson said hiring reforms over the last two years have made the process better, but there still is room for improvement.

Tags: hiring reform , Ventris Gibson , workforce , Keith BieryGolick , FAA , Government Performance Summit

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OPM to submit hiring reform advice to White House next week

"Change" has been the mantra of John Berry, the director of the Office of Personnel Management. Yesterday, he shared his latest thoughts on how he plans to implement change with the Federal Managers Association.

Tags: management , P&B , OPM , John Berry , telework , GSA , USPTO , Max Cacas , federal hiring , best practices

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OPM relaunches jobs website

The Office of Personnel Management says a revamped USAjobs.gov website is an important key to reforming the Federal hiring practice. OPM officials relaunched the site yesterday, with a simpler home page, a number of features borrowed from social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace, and a promise to make it easier for those who want to work for the federal government.

Tags: management , P&B , OPM , Christine Griffin , Kim Bauhs , USAJobs.gov , Max Cacas , federal hiring , hiring process

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KSAs helpful or hurtful?

Tags: P&B , mngt , Derrick Dortch

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Kiss that KSA goodbye!

Applying for a federal job without the dreaded KSA? That's the future envisioned by OPM.

Tags: OPM , Paperwork reduction , hiring roadmap , end to end

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Hiring reforms better than advertised

Hiring reforms announced last year are working. John Palguta tells Federal News Radio the changes are more successful than many people realize.

Tags: Federal Drive , pay and benefits , hiring reforms , John Palguta , Partnership for Public Service

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Hiring reforms not quite there yet

It's supposed to be a new day for federal hiring, but is it? We ask John Palguta with the Partnership for Public Service.

Tags: pay and benefits , hiring reforms , John Palguta , Partnership for Pubic Service , Suzanne Kubota

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Berry is innovating in the OPM basement

President Obama has mandated that federal government service be "cool" again. In an effort to comply, OPM director John Berry says he's going to try to find room for cutting edge technology in the federal workplace. Even if it means going into the depths of the basement of the OPM Building at 19th and E Streets NW.

Tags: management , P&B , OPM , John Berry , hiring , EIG , President Obama , Max Cacas

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HReinvented: Looking to Canada for HR ideas

There are no KSAs in Canada. That's one of the differences between our HR systems, but there are some striking similarities as well. The President of the Public Service Commission in Canada, Maria Barrados, explains.

Tags: HReinvented , P&B , Canada , Maria Barrados , Public Service Commission of Canada , recruiting , hiring process

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NSPS and training top the Federal Managers Association agenda

The Federal Managers Association has elected longtime member and Association Chapter President Patricia Niehaus to the position of FMA National President. We talk with her about what's ahead.

Tags: mngt , FMA , P&B , Patricia Niehaus , NSPS , management training , hiring reform , resume , pay gap , HReinvented

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