CHAPTER 12Application Essays (KSAs and ECQs) Who Needs ‘em?
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Much to the relief of federal job applicants, federal agencies were directed by the president in 2011 to eliminate essay questions (usually called KSAs or ECQs) from job applications that are used in initial screens of applications. Therefore, most federal job applications no longer include these types of much reviled questions.
Nevertheless, federal agencies are still allowed to use essay questions in follow-up screens of applications ...
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