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What assessors say they’re looking for

02 Support the experience you report

“Your resume must support your answers to the job questionnaire.”

USAJOBS Help Center, Vacancy announcement guide · USAJOBS Help Center, Updated Sep 3, 2026

Use a work example that supports the claim.

“the deciding official independently reviews the underlying record and makes the determination on that basis”

Scott Kupor, Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management · OPM, Aug 27, 2026

The memo describes agency use. In practice, check a rehearsal draft against your own records.

Federal interview practiceWhat can your questionnaire answer claim?Example

03 Follow the assessment instructions

“Using artificial intelligence (AI) tools during testing is prohibited.”

USA Hire Applicant Resource Center, Candidate guidance for USA Hire assessments · OPM, Updated Jul 29, 2026

Use invented material for rehearsal. Complete USA Hire testing independently.

“This testing window may stipulate a completion deadline before the announcement closes.”

U.S. Coast Guard, Senior Merchant Mariner Evaluation Specialist (Deck) vacancy · USAJOBS, Undated

Check the assessment deadline on the instruction for your vacancy.

Federal interview practiceWhich assessment instruction controls?Example

04 Answer with an action and a result

“All candidates are asked the same predetermined questions in the same order”

U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Assessment and Selection guidance · OPM, Undated

Answer the competency the panel asks about.

“Use first-person (“I”) statements to clarify your role in the situation.”

VA Careers, Performance-Based Interviewing guidance · VA Careers, Updated Jun 16, 2026

Name your action and the result your team measured.

Federal interview practiceWhat result can you claim in the interview?Example

Sources

  1. USAJOBS Help Center, Vacancy announcement guide, at the time. USAJOBS Help Center, “How to understand the job announcement”, Updated Sep 3, 2026. Open the source. Checked against the published text.
  2. Scott Kupor, Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, at the time. OPM, “Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Federal Hiring Process”, Aug 27, 2026. Open the source. Checked against the published text.
  3. USA Hire Applicant Resource Center, Candidate guidance for USA Hire assessments, at the time. OPM, “Can I use artificial intelligence tools when I take a USA Hire assessment?”, Updated Jul 29, 2026. Open the source. Checked against the published text.
  4. U.S. Coast Guard, Senior Merchant Mariner Evaluation Specialist (Deck) vacancy, at the time. USAJOBS, “U.S. Coast Guard civilian vacancy 26-13032712-SE-BK-ST”, Undated. Open the source. Checked against the published text.
  5. U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Assessment and Selection guidance, at the time. OPM, “Structured Interviews”, Undated. Open the source. Checked against the published text.
  6. VA Careers, Performance-Based Interviewing guidance, at the time. VA Careers, “The interview process”, Updated Jun 16, 2026. Open the source. Checked against the published text.
  7. U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Talent Management Services, at the time. OPM, “Hiring Assessments”, Undated. Open the source. Checked against the published text.

Last reviewed Nov 11, 2026