Hiring (and Firing) Government Employees
Articles
- Tips for Federal Hiring Officials, by Don Jacobson
How to hire great people for your team.
- Four Traps in Federal Recruiting, and How to Avoid Them, by Susan Fallon Brown
Article from GovExec.com with helpful suggestions on how to target your recruting efforts more effectively.
- Structured Interviews: A Practical Guide, Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
Useful resource for hiring officials and panel members.
- How to Conduct a Successful Interview, OPM
Training resource for hiring panel members.
- Adverse Actions: The Rules and the Reality, by the Merit Systems Protection Board
Concise overview of the rules related to terminating government employees.
Books
The Complete Guide to Hiring and Firing Government Employees
A Manager's Guide to Hiring the Best Person for Every Job
Comprehensive guide on hiring that covers everything from structuring interviews to reading body language and assessing candidates. Includes explanations of the different kinds of questions that should be used in an interview and provides an excellent matrix for assessing the trade-offs between different candidates. Outstanding resource for managers wishing to refine their hiring skills.Read more..