Understand how federal positions are evaluated, graded, and aligned with pay systems. Learn the principles, methods, and history behind job classification to ensure equity, consistency, and compliance across the federal workforce.
The Factor Evaluation System is a structured method used in federal job classification that measures positions by nine key factors to ensure fair and consistent grade levels across agencies.
Learn the four essential OPM references every federal classifier should know including the Introduction to the Position Classification Standards, the Classifier’s Handbook, the Handbook of Occupational Groups and Families, and the Digest of Significant Classification Decisions and Opinions, and how to use them to make accurate and consistent classification decisions.
Ever wondered how federal job classification came to be? This article explores the milestones that transformed a patronage-based system into the structured, merit-driven framework that federal HR professionals rely on today.
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