Product Description

This book is designed to help people who seek their first federal government job as well as federal employees who want to advance in the system. The process of getting a government job often involves preparing complex applications, and those applications frequently require written statements or "elements" which are called "Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities" or KSAs. In the competitive hiring process, the individual who gets hired for the federal job usually has the best KSAs. This book shows examples of effective KSAs that have worked for real people. The book doesn't simply "tell how" to write KSAs; it actually "shows how" to write KSAs in sample after sample related to multiple fields. This book will do a great deal to make the federal hiring process understandable as it illuminates one of the most complex features of getting a government job: writing the KSAs or "elements," as they are often called.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #227656 in Books
• Published on: 2003-03
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 193 pages

Review
I changed from civilian employment in a doctor's office to a government position with excellent benefits. -- Phyllis Antonio, GS-09

Since I'm not a writer, I soaked up the advice in this valuable book in the Government Jobs Series. -- Amy Spilliotis, food service worker WG-8, May 2003

Thank you for helping me advance from my GS-7 "rut" to a GS-9! -- Carmen Vianess, government employee, May 2003

About the Author
Anne McKinney edits the distinguished Government Jobs Series published by PREP Publishing. McKinney holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School and a BA in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Customer Reviews

Should be KSA for limited Government Jobs
This book has too few job examples and many of the jobs it does offer KSAs for are related. If I could, I wouldn't have spent the money or the 5 months it took to get it. Out of hundreds if not thousands of fed. jobs, this book manages to cover KSAs for whopping 42 of them. If you are in any science field other than medical, don't bother with this book.

not all KSA
Unfortunately it had nothing of value in this book for me it didn't touch on a single KSA I need help with.

Basic Information
This book mostly contains examples of KSAs for intro level jobs. It doesn't have any examples for professional counselors, social workers, or other mental health providers. I purchased the book for the one example for "guidance counselor" which turned out to be for a bachelor level position and not a professional level counselor (master degree). There are very few KSAs at or above 11. Save your money and review the free examples online at one of the federal job sites.