IT virtual job fair scheduled

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http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2002/0325/web-job-03-28-02.asp

By Graeme Browning 
March 28, 2002

The federal CIO Council has chosen April 22-26 for its nationwide
"virtual" information technology job fair, the first of its kind.

"This Virtual IT Job Fair is intended to save agencies time and money
in recruitment while widening the doors of federal employment to top
IT talent," Ira Hobbs, acting chief information officer for the
Agriculture Department and co-chairman of the council's workforce and
human capital for IT committee, said in a notice posted recently on
the council's Web site.

Richard Whitford, acting associate director of the Office of Personnel
Management's employment service, co-authored the notice.

The job fair aims to hire GS-2210 IT specialists in varying specialty
areas at grade levels GS-7 through GS-13. "The applicant evaluation
method will use a blend of competency-based testing, technical skills
self-certification and USA Staffing to expeditiously assess
candidates," the notice said.

Job seekers will go to OPM's USAJobs Web site www.usajobs.opm.gov ,
where a specially designed logo will link them to agencies that are
hiring in the GS-2210 IT category. The logo — an eagle and a flag
developed with the aid of the Industry Advisory Council, a
private-sector group — urges job seekers to "join our IT team and
shape tomorrow today."

Once job seekers find an opening that interests them, they will
complete a screening questionnaire, a technology aptitude test and a
skills inventory - all online. OPM, which is managing the job fair
jointly with the council, will compile and rank the results.

By managing the fair together, OPM and the council will "save
individual agencies thousands of dollars in recruitment advertising,
as well as the costs associated with creating certificates of
qualified candidates," the council's notice said.

On April 2, OPM will hold a training session for human resources and
IT personnel from each agency participating in the job fair.



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