Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), responding to its request for feedback, has already made it easier to navigate the recently upgraded USAJOBS web site by introducing three new features; a relocated "Veterans" link, updated agency and department search instructions and a new "Frequently-Asked-Questions" section that is updated daily.

"These changes make USAJOBS even more efficient for users to browse and find the career they want, a federal career that is challenging and exciting," said OPM Director Kay Coles James. "I continue to ask for agency and user input, and have tasked our E-Gov staff to respond to this feedback quickly to continue to improve the usajobs.gov website."

USAJOBS continues to enjoy record breaking numbers of visitors. Since the new website was unveiled, there have been over 2.1 million "unique" visitors (2,132,938 through Thursday, August 14) and almost thirty million page views (29,177,715 through August 14).

James has sent a memorandum to agency chief human capital officers outlining the importance of the presidential initiative Recruitment One-Stop and USAJOBS, and their role in its continuing update.

"I want to take this opportunity to highlight the pivotal role that you (council officers) and your feedback have played, and continue to play, in the success of this initiative," said James. "I view this launch as a critical time for you and your agencies to provide your comments, both positive and negative, to me and OPM. We are committed to making this system work for human resources directors and managers throughout the federal government. We can only do that if we hear from you. Just as we are reviewing user comments, we are equally committed to reviewing agency comments and making adjustments."

The memo acknowledges the huge success OPM has had in reaching out to users, but also asks agency and department Human Capital Officers to "review job descriptions before they are posted to insure they are coherent and informative to job seekers, and to eliminate unnecessary and burdensome requirements that limit jobs to those only and currently in the federal government."

"I am proud to announce that in the first week alone, over 1 million Americans, many of whom are currently out of work, have responded to the President's call to public service. This success is the product of the hard work and dedication of public servants across the government," James writes. "I encourage you to join OPM in our quest to build upon this success by continuing to provide us with honest, straightforward feedback on how USAJOBS can better serve your agency's mission. The ultimate goal is to hire the best and the brightest to serve America and to make that process take less time. We're working hard to help agencies speed up the hiring process and the USAJOBS site is one component of that."

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