Helping You Hire the Best and Brightest

You need effective people who can make a difference, whether your mission is to serve the public, protect America, or advance science and technology. USA Hire is transforming government, one hire at a time.

Transforming Government, One Hire at a Time

USA Hire uses assessment methods that are better predictors of job performance than assessments that allow applicants to self-report on their level of expertise.  USA Hire assessments are incorporated into the Federal job announcement process.  How do these assessments work?

Standard Assessments

• Available for 135 Federal job series from entry level to senior level
• Measure general competencies
  • Reasoning Skills
  • Decision-Making Ability
  • Math Skills
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Soft Skills
    • Interpersonal Skills
    • Stress Tolerance
    • Accountability
• Can be paired with other assessments to measure technical skills

Supervisory Assessments

• Measure key competencies needed for successful leadership

Writing Assessments

• Collect writing samples online

Project Management Simulation

• Measure core project management skills

Custom Assessments

• OPM can develop innovative, customized assessments to meet your hiring needs
• USA Hire can host your previously developed assessment on the USA Hire platform

USA Hire Sample Assessment Items

• USA Hire Standard Assessment Sample Items

Videos

• How Federal Managers Make Better Hires with USA Hire
• What is USA Hire?

Informational Flyers

• Standard USA Hire Assessments - Overview
• Standard USA Hire Assessments - Available Series and Grades
• ACWA Alternatives
• Pathways Program Solutions
• Supervisory Situational Judgment Test (SSJT) Flyer
• Federal Supervisor Assessment Flyer
• Executive Assessments Flyer
• Project Management Simulation Flyer
• Automated Writing Assessment Flyer
• Custom USA Hire Assessments Flyer

White Papers

• Improving Federal Hiring Through Better Assessment – MSPB Perspectives Brief
• Issues of Merit – MSBP September 2020

Click on a link below for a summary of how USA Hire helped these agencies:

• Customs and Border Protection (CBP) – Custom Mission-Critical Assessment

  CBP reduced processing timelines from 16 weeks to 11 weeks.

• Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) – High Quality Entry-Level Hires

  DFAS hiring managers have high levels of satisfaction with USA Hire, which enables them to select high quality candidates for their entry-level workforce.

• U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) – Entry Level Testing at a Small Agency

  USA Hire has been a tremendous time saver for HR staff.

• Office of Personnel Management (OPM) – Supervisory Situational Judgment Test (SSJT)

  The SSJT is helping hiring managers access the best and brightest in the applicant pool.