Author: Barbara Adams | May 9, 2022 ECQs Are Inevitable! There are more than 2 million employees in the federal government, but only a little over 7,000 Senior Executives. Read More
Author: Lee Kelley | September 24, 2020 ECQ Writing 101 Executive Core Qualifications (ECQS) can be challenging to write. We’ve shared lots of best practices to help you be more … Read More
Author: Lee Kelley | June 20, 2019 8 Tips on Why Candidates ECQs Do Not Pass the QRB Over the years, we have seen candidates who wrote their own ECQs fail the QRB for a variety of reasons. … Read More
Author: Lee Kelley | September 22, 2015 Are Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) Really Gone? A few years ago, OPM leadership then decided to “do away” with KSAs as part of hiring reform and streamlining … Read More
Author: Lee Kelley | November 3, 2013 Using the Competencies as a Guide To Writing Your ECQ Executive Core Qualifications (ECQS) can be tough to write. We have shared a lot of best practices in this column … Read More
Author: Lee Kelley | October 29, 2013 Why OPM Might Decide To Reject Your ECQs There is not only one right way to develop an Executive Core Qualification (ECQ). Everyone has a different writing and … Read More
Author: Barbara Adams | April 9, 2012 Integrating the Competencies into Your “Leading People” Narrative With very few exceptions, almost every Senior Executive Service (SES) position you apply for will require you to submit Executive … Read More
