Aaron Powell

Recruitment & Placement -

· Evaluates applications and resumes using qualification standards, verifies eligibility, and rates and ranks applicants.

· Responsible for drafting and preparing announcement(s); evaluating, rating and ranking applications; adjudicates veteran’s preference; updating various logs, maintaining active and inactive files and pending files, etc.; issues Notice of Ratings (NORs); and issues and audits certificate of eligibles.

· Prepares or edits final drafts, examination announcement, recruiting plans, rating schedules and qualification inquiry forms in subject matter areas which the qualification and methods for their determination involve difficulty in definition and development. Reviews work of this nature done by lower staff, as requested by the immediate supervisor.

· Prepares vacancy announcements based on Position Description (PD) and/or functional statements (FS) and Subject Matter Expert (SME) analysis of the position, qualifies/disqualifies applicants, and maintains all documentation for the job announcement.

· Reviews and consults, in conjunction with the hiring manager, on job analysis and/or rating and ranking panels when needed. Processes a variety of requests for personnel action (RPAs) to fill a variety of positions.

· Identifies management problems and analyzes them from the management viewpoint. For instance, if particular jobs cannot be filled, assists in the planning of a solution by advising on availability of needed skills and previously overlooked sources of candidates, and achieving full utilization of available skills.

· Receives and reviews local and regional recruitment requests and contacts the Selecting Official to finalize the recruitment action. Provides technical advice and assistance to the human resources staff and management officials in all areas of staffing and recruitment, including priority placement, direct hiring, special hiring authorities, etc.

· Troubleshoots and resolves difficult and controversial internal and external staffing and placement problems. Performs internal placement duties that include conducting job analysis, preparing promotion and placement products, and issuing referral certificates.

· Consults on and ensures all pre-employment requirements are met, such as: position management and organizational design, pay administration such as physician market pay; setting pay for Title 5, Title 38 and Hybrid employees, using multiple pay scales and various information sources; VetPro Credentialing; position descriptions, functional statements, scopes of practice, crediting plans, and job analysis.

Consultation –

· Collaboratively evaluates trends in missions, technology, manpower, fiscal resources, and other factors influencing future needs; coordinates with advisory staff to obtain management information; advises staff on difficult and unusual recruitment, placement and pay issues or problems.

· Coordinates with leadership stakeholders, to include local, regional and national leadership throughout the entire recruitment process.

· Prepares written correspondence and other documents. Writes a variety of documents to include items for newsletters, information needed on congressional inquiries, responses to reconsiderations, letters responding to inquiries from employees and other customers, and provides guidance on regulations, policies, directives and applicable supplements.

· Advises and consults on targeted recruitment strategies and non-traditional recruitment opportunities specific to the local and regional market area.

· Provides innovative recruitment solutions to their Community of Practice (COP) for potential utilization throughout the VA.

· Skill in written and oral communication techniques related to developing and delivering various forms of correspondence to managers.

• My first assignment at this job was as a customer service representative, where I communicated orally with all different people of all different ranks on a daily basis. During customer service hours my job was to respond to inguires from other members of the ships compant in person through a customer service window as well as answer phones about personnel related items. When I wastn attending the customer service window, I prepared a variety of administrative, clerical, and office automation documents in order to effectively handle the workload in an efficient manner. For example, I used word processing sofware such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and WordPerfect to produe various correspondence, letters, and reports relating to personnel management documents. I was responsible for maintaining the Enlisted Personnel Record (EPR) of all the enlisted personnel onboard, ensuring all appropriate personnel documents were filed in the proper order and on the right side of the EPR. after customer service representative I was put in charge of the daily muster report, which involved compiling and summarizing the information provided to us by all the departments that day to prepare and edit an electronic final drat of the Ship's report of attendance. As a separation clerk in the Navy, I was responsible for preparing all separation documentation, which underway, included arranging and preparing all required documentation associated with government travel, so they could be transferred to their various separation activities and ultimately separate.