2: Studies
To conduct studies that support strong and viable merit systems that ensure the public’s interest in a high-quality, professional
workforce managed under the merit principles and free from Prohibited Personnel Practices.
Other Information:
Selected Results: Significant impact of MSPB merit systems studies - Increased attention on the importance of improving the
Federal recruitment and selection process. Numerous longstanding MSPB policy recommendations were enacted in the President’s
2010 hiring reform initiative, introduced through the Presidential Memorandum—Improving the Federal Recruitment and Hiring
Process. These recommendations include: * Making the application process less complex, being enacted through the introduction
of resume-only applications; * Improving communication with applicants, being enacted through a systematic 4-touch approach;
* Improving the quality of job announcements to better attract applicants; * Improving the validity and reliability of applicant
assessment tools; * Educating and involving selecting officials more in the recruitment and selection process; and * Replacing
the rule of three with category rating. Selected recent merit systems studies (beginning with most recent): * A Call to Action:
Improving First-Level Supervision * Merit Systems Protection Board Annual Report for FY 2009 * Prohibited Personnel Practices:
A Study Retrospective * Fair and Equitable Treatment: Progress Made and Challenges Remaining * As Supervisors Retire: An Opportunity
to Re-Shape Organizations * Job Simulations: Trying Out for a Federal Job * Addressing Poor Performers and the Law * Managing
for Engagement: Communication, Connection, and Courage * The Federal Government: A Model Employer or a Work in Progress? *
The Power of Federal Employee Engagement * Alternative Discipline: Creative Solutions for Agencies to Effectively Address
Employee Misconduct * Federal Appointment Authorities: Cutting Through the Confusion
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