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5 CFR 337.303: Agency responsibilities.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 5—Administrative Personnel
- CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
- SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS
- PART 337—EXAMINING SYSTEM
- Subpart C—Category Rating
To use a category rating procedure, agencies must:
(a) Establish a system for evaluating applicants that provides for two or more quality categories;
(b) Define each quality category through job analysis conducted in accordance with part 300 of this chapter. Each category must have a clear definition that distinguishes it from other categories;
(c) Describe each quality category in the job announcement and apply the provisions of part 330, subparts B, F, and G of this chapter;
(d) Place applicants into categories based upon their job-related competencies or their knowledge, skills, and abilities; and
(e) Establish documentation and record keeping procedures for reconstruction purposes.
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