Federal Hiring Assessments and Selection Outcomes from 24 Agencies

General Services Administration provides a dataset combining USA Staffing, Monster, and Aviator hiring assessment and selection outcome data from 24 CFO Act agencies. It aims to empower Chief Human Capital Officers and HR staff with data to improve federal hiring outcomes and increase transparency for USAJOBS applicants.

Use Cases

• Analyze selection outcome patterns across the 24 CFO Act agencies to identify hiring process disparities.
• Assess the relationship between hiring assessment scores and final selection outcomes for federal positions.
• Examine trends in application and announcement data to understand federal hiring cycles and volumes.

Strengths

• Data originates from 24 major U.S. federal agencies, providing a broad government perspective.
• Released under a CC0 license, enabling unrestricted public use and analysis.
• Includes data from multiple federal hiring systems (USA Staffing, Monster, Aviator) for cross-system analysis.

Limitations

• Specific column names, data types, and the total number of rows are unknown, complicating initial analysis planning.
• Data is provided in a single XLS file format, which may limit efficient processing for large-scale analysis.
• The description lacks details on data completeness, update frequency, and potential data quality issues like missing values.

Provenance

Source

General Services Administration

Collection Method

Combined export from USA Staffing, Monster, and Aviator (FAA) hiring systems.

Freshness

Last updated on May 6, 2025.

Geography

United States federal government.