Customized assessments provide agency decision makers with the tools they need to make better selection, promotion, and placement decisions based on key competencies required for the position. Our customized assessment solutions offer agencies the ability to develop new assessment content or extend existing assessment content to new series and grades.
OPM has the capability to develop innovative, customized, job-related assessments designed to meet your hiring needs. Our I/O psychologists have extensive experience in developing custom assessment solutions that meet rigorous legal, regulatory, and professional standards for job-relatedness and fairness.
Assessments Tailored to Your Needs
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Accomplishment Record assessments ask applicants to provide detailed written descriptions that best illustrate their competence in job-related competencies, as displayed through specific actions the applicant took to address a problem or situation and the results and outcomes resultant from those actions.
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Biographical Data assess personality attributes, attitudes, experiences, interests, skills, and abilities validated as predictors of overall performance for a given occupation.
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Cognitive assessments measure competencies, such as reasoning, reading, math, critical thinking, decision making, and other similar abilities.
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Job Knowledge Tests evaluate technical or professional expertise in specific knowledge areas that are often critical for technical occupations or required for higher level grades.
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Personal Characteristic assessments measure important work-related competencies, such as accountability, adaptability, attention to detail, customer service, flexibility, integrity/honesty, interpersonal skills, motivation, self-management, resiliency, and teamwork.
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Situational Judgment Tests present applicants with realistic work-related scenarios and ask applicants to indicate how they would respond in that situation.
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Structured Interviews assessments present applicants with a set of standardized, job-related questions and rate applicant responses based on predetermined, job-related criteria.
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Training and Experience assessments are a structured review of an applicant’s portfolio of training and experiences (T&E) that are relevant to the job.
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Work Sample assessments require applicants to perform tasks or work activities that mirror the tasks employees perform on the job.
- Writing Assessments require applicants to produce writing samples similar to writing that employees are required to perform on the job.
Enhance Your Assessment Strategy with Customized Assessments
OPM psychologists offer expert guidance in:
- Identifying the best assessment methods for evaluating critical competencies
- Developing assessment content targeted to your specific needs
- Establishing assessment scoring protocols to identify the best quality applicants
- Planning and supporting assessment implementation
Custom Assessments Include
- Skills-based and competency-based technical assessments
- Implementation of agency- owned assessments
- Extension of USA Hire Standard Assessments to new series or grades
- Development of new assessment content
- Any proctored assessment
- Any multi-hurdled assessment process delivered by USA Hire
For Additional Information
Contact the USA Hire Program Office or your USA Staffing Account Manager for more information.
Email the USA Hire Program Office