DEU Prep 96 Questions

Temporary appointments may be extended to up to a total of how many years?

• Four

• Two

• Three

Temporary appointments under 5CFR 316 can be made either the competitive or excepted service depending on employment program to be utilized. True or False.

• True

• False

Schedule C appointments are eligible for non-competitive employment/conversion. True or False.

• True

• False

What kind of agreement prescribes conditions under which employees are eligible to move from the excepted service to the competitive service?

• Bilateral agreement

• Interchange agreement

• Agency agreement

• Unilateral agreement

A vacancy announcement identifies the competencies/KSAs directly related to performance on the job. True or False.

• True

• False

As identified in the job analysis, the competencies/KSAs are the foundation of your assessment strategy. True or False.

• True

• False

Job analysis regulations can be found in:

• 5 CFR part 315

• 5 CFR part 307

• 5 CFR part 213

• 5 CFR part 300

The Uniform Guidelines on Employee Section Procedures provide a set of principles for determining proper test use and selection procedures.

• True

• False

What are the two important technical characteristics of assessments?

• Dependable and Sound

• Reliability and Validity

• Authenticity and Effective

What is not a strength of a structured interview?

• High validity and reliability

• High adverse impact

• Seen as fair by the applicant

• Difficult for applicants to "fake" responses