AGENCY TRAINING
SES Structured Interview Workshop
Prepare executive candidates for the structured SES interview. Participants write and practice interview stories based on the ECQs and any mandatory technical qualifications.

What the workshop covers
The course focuses on the structured interview portion of the SES application. Candidates study the most common SES interview evaluation template and its one-to-four rating scale, then follow a step-by-step approach to prepare.

WHAT TO BRING
Come ready to write and practice.
Candidates study OPM’s guide to structured interviews, analyze the announcement line by line, and draft accomplishment stories in the room.
Your most recent resume
The starting point for mapping experience to the interview questions.
A Top Ten accomplishments list
If you have one. Any CCAR accomplishments already written help too.
Last year's evaluation
Evidence of performance to draw interview stories from.
Looking for a different format?
This workshop is for agencies preparing SES candidates as a group. We also coach one-on-one and train coaches.
One candidate, one coach
SES Structured Interview Preparation: two private sessions with an executive coach and a recorded mock interview.
Learn more 02Training coaches, not candidates
The behavior-based interview workshop trains your staff to coach the interview federal panels use at every level.
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Prepare your candidates
Tell us your agency, audience, and dates, and we will build a training quote.