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Civil service system correct answers- employment system used by democratic governments to minimize political tinkering with the administrative process 1. employees are: - attached to positions - hired by merit - protected from political interference and dismissal Position Classification corr...

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  • September 5, 2024
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The Civil Service

Civil service system correct answers- employment system used by democratic governments to minimize
political tinkering with the administrative process

1. employees are:

- attached to positions

- hired by merit

- protected from political interference and dismissal



Position Classification correct answers- fundamental element of civil service system

- each position is identified in terms of the special knowledge the job requires, its level of difficulty, and
the responsibilities that come with it



Staffing correct answers- fundamental element of civil service system

- recruiting and retaining employees



Compensation correct answers- fundamental element of civil service system

- pay salary, fringe benefits, etc



Position Classification in the civil service correct answers- positions are defined according to occupation,
degree of difficulty, and responsibility

- general schedule (GS level) that governs most employees includes fifteen grades

- each grade has ten steps (1-4: 52 weeks) (4-7: 104 weeks) (7-10: 156 weeks)

- Math: how many years it take from GS1-GS15



General Schedule series correct answers- can be divided into 5 "categories" of work:

1. professional (attorney, medical officer, biologist)

2. administrative (personnel management specialist, budget analysts, general supply specialist)

3. technical (forestry technician, accounting technician, pharmacy technician)

, 4. clerical (secretary, office automation clerk, data transcriber, mail clerk)

5. other (firefighter, various law enforcement occupations)



How do you classify a position? correct answers9 Factors:

1. the knowledge

2. supervisory control

3. guidelines

4. complexity

5. the scope and effect of the work

6. the personal contacts

7. the purposes or reasons for personal contacts

8. physical demands of the jobs

9. the nature of the work environment, job hazards, and the safety precautions required to perform the
work safely



Position classification problems correct answers- written descriptions rarely match actual jobs

- system creates strong incentives for grade creep

- federal workforce has changed; makes it difficult to keep system up to date



Grade creep correct answersposition classification problem

- tendency for agencies to multiply the number of high administrative positions, shift professional
specialists to administrative roles, or seek higher classifications for existing positions



Staffing the Civil Service correct answers1. hiring by merit

- assembled examination: Griggs vs Duke power: disparate impact theory

- unassembled examination: more common for higher positions (GS-9 and up)

- applicants who pass exam are placed on register of individuals for hire

- *"Rule of three"*: the first 3 names on a ranked register list eligible for hire

- Reform: eligible vs ineligible groups

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