USA Hire Items - FY22
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Release 14.7 - 9/23/2022
Added an option titled Send USA Hire reminder notifications once announcement closes under the USA Hire Settings section on the Assessment Package Settings page. This option will be enabled by default. Users who have the USA Hire - Edit Notification Settings permission will have the option to disable it. When enabled, USA Staffing will automatically send a reminder notification to any remaining PA applicants the morning after the announcement has closed to encourage them to complete the USA Hire assessments. Note: This setting cannot be enabled when using the Dynamic Window option or the Send custom USA Hire notifications after application submission option is enabled. Also, reminders will not be sent out on vacancies where a USA Hire Hold is applied or for applicants who have a reasonable accommodation claim that has not yet been adjudicated.
See: Assessment Package Settings
Release 14.6 - 8/26/2022
- When recruiting for an interdisciplinary supervisory position and the Enable custom USA Hire interdisciplinary settings option is selected on the Vacancy Settings page, USA Hire assessment templates can be added to the Assessment Package. Note: This option should only be used for Federal Supervisor Assessments or the Supervisory Situational Judgement Test, as Standard USA Hire assessments are not appropriate to use for supervisory positions.
See: Vacancy - Settings
Release 14.1 - 4/8/2022
- USA Hire batteries with a cut score that have been added to a vacancy's Assessment Package will now have different defaults for the Cut Score setting depending on the USAJOBS Announcement Type selected on the Vacancy Position Information page:
- Vacancies using the Public (U.S. Citizens and Non-Citizens) option will continue to have the Cut Score setting on the Assessment Plan page enabled.
- Vacancies using the Status (Federal/Veteran/Other Eligible) and/or Internal Merit Promotion options will have the Cut Score setting defaulted to unchecked on the Assessment Plan page. Users with the USA Hire - Apply Cut Score for Merit Promotion permission will be able to check/uncheck the Cut Score setting up until the announcement has been released and opened to USAJOBS. Changes made to the Cut Score setting will apply to all USA Hire batteries within the Assessment Plan. For example, if the Cut Score setting is selected for the GS-9 grade level, it will also be automatically selected for the GS-11 grade level.
- Vacancies using both the Public (U.S. Citizens and Non-Citizens) and Status (Federal/Veteran/Other Eligible)/Internal Merit Promotion options will not include a USA Hire battery with a Cut Score setting. The system will display the following message when attempting to select the USA Hire template from the library: "This USA Hire template has a cut score setting and cannot be used with vacancies that have a USAJOBS Announcement Type of both Public and Status/Internal Merit Promotion."
See: Vacancy - Position Information and Assessment Plan
- In a vacancy using a USA Hire battery with a Cut Score setting that has not yet been released and opened to USAJOBS, changing the USAJOBS Announcement Type selection on the Vacancy Position Information page will un-complete the Assessment Package if previously completed. In addition:
- If the USAJOBS Announcement Type is modified from Public (U.S. Citizens and Non-Citizens) to Status (Federal/Veteran/Other Eligible) and/or Internal Merit Promotion, the Cut Score setting on the USA Hire battery will change from selected to not selected. The following message will display: "You've updated the announcement type from Public to Status and/or Internal Merit Promotion. This has automatically turned OFF the Cut Score setting for the USA Hire template(s) included in this vacancy's Assessment Package. Please review the Assessment Plan and update it if needed."
- If the USAJOBS Announcement Type is modified from Status (Federal/Veteran/Other Eligible) and/or Internal Merit Promotion to Public (U.S. Citizens and Non-Citizens), the Cut Score setting on the USA Hire battery will be selected if it is not already selected. The following message will display: "You've updated the announcement type from Status and/or Internal Merit Promotion to Public. This has automatically turned ON the Cut Score setting for the USA Hire template(s) included in this vacancy's Assessment Package. Please review the Assessment Plan and update it if needed."
- If the USAJOBS Announcement Type is modified to include both the Public (U.S. Citizens and Non-Citizens) and Status (Federal/Veteran/Other Eligible) and/or the Internal Merit Promotion options, the USA Hire battery will be removed. The following message will display: "You've updated the announcement type to include both Public and Status/Internal Merit Promotion. This has automatically removed the USA Hire template(s) with the Cut Score setting from this vacancy's Assessment Package. Please review the Assessment Plan and update it if needed."
See: Vacancy - Position Information and Assessment Plan
- In a vacancy including any USA Hire assessment, modifying, adding, or removing a Screen-out Criteria on the Assessment Questionnaire or a Screen-out in the Announcement Questionnaire after the announcement has been released and opened on USAJOBS will display the following warning message: You've updated a screen-out on this USA Hire vacancy after the announcement has opened. Please note that if this screen-out change results in applicants who were initially ineligible being re-rated to eligible, the re-rated applicants will not be sent to USA Hire automatically. You will need to order the USA Hire assessments for them manually from an applicant list.
See: Order USA Hire assessments for multiple applicants at the same time on an applicant list
Release 14.0 - 3/11/2022
- Added a History entry on the Assessment Package when a USA Hire assessment window start or end date is updated resulting from the announcement open or close date being updated after it has been released to USAJOBS.
See: Viewing history
- Disabled the Announcement Type for edit on the Vacancy Position Information page once an announcement containing a USA Hire assessment with a cut score setting is released and opened on USAJOBS.