Executive Assessments

Assess competence.

Hire senior executives 

with confidence.

Tools to

Acquire

Attract, assess,

hire, and onboard

the most 

powerful workforce.

Federal

Supervisor

Assessment

Executive

Assessments

OPM Leadership

Assessment Center

Customized

Leadership

Assessment

Hiring with confidence starts with the ability to effectively measure the knowledge, skills, abilities, 

behaviors, and other characteristics necessary to perform Senior Executive Service (SES) job tasks. OPM 

has established the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) to define the competencies required to effectively 

lead people and organizations. To ensure your organization hires the right leaders, HR Solutions offers a full 

spectrum of assessment instruments, including executive assessments, from a single government source, 

enabling compliance with all Federal policies, and best practices.

How HR Solutions Can Help

The executive assessments are a suite of online assessments created by HR Solutions specifically for 

assessing SES competencies and executive experience and potential. Designed to provide insight into the 

ECQs, these assessments are immediately available to use as part of your selection process.

The executive assessments align the Federal Government with private sector, executive selection methods, 

while also focusing on the unique nature and needs of being a leader in the Federal workforce. Agencies 

can hire and promote executive talent with confidence—backed by valid assessments.

Leadership You Need to Move Your Mission Forward:

Evaluate Applicants in Context

HR Solutions’ executive assessments are designed by industrial-organizational psychologists, informed 

by Federal agency leaders, and delivered on OPM’s online assessment platform for easy access. The 

assessments can be used individually or in combination.

• Situational Judgment Test (SJT): Applicants are faced with typical on-the-job scenarios and evaluate 

viable options for handling them. SJTs effectively tap both cognitive and noncognitive competencies 

using a job construct-driven approach to create situations and response options. 

ECQs measured: Leading Change and Leading People

• Work Styles Assessment: This assessment determines an applicant’s work style through a mix of 

personality and biographical data measures.

ECQs measured: Leading Change, Leading People, Results Driven, and Building Coalitions, as well as 

several fundamental competencies

• Work Simulation: This series of situations, structured as an integrated narrative, engages applicants 

as realistic on-the-job scenarios unfold. The assessment presents information through emails; videos; 

and documents, including organizational charts and data; and measures competencies critical to the 

job, based on the applicant’s responses.

ECQs measured: Results Driven, Business Acumen, and Building Coalitions
Online Executive Assessments: A Holistic, Digital Approach

to Streamline Hiring

Only HR Solutions offers a full spectrum of assessment instruments, including executive assessments, 

from a single government source that follows Federal policies and best practices.

Whole-Person Assessment

The executive assessments can pair with other assessments that measure technical 

competencies as well as structured interviews for a complete view of applicants and 

their capability to succeed in a Federal executive position.

Assessment Ease

The executive assessments are delivered online in an applicant-friendly format. They 

can be easily added to your application process.

Compatibility

The executive assessments are fully compatible with USA Staffing®, the Federal 

Government’s talent acquisition system, further enhancing the efficiency of the 

selection process.

Why Choose OPM 

HR Solutions? 

We are the single largest 

provider of human capital 

management and training 

solutions across the 

human capital life cycle, 

and the only Federal 

organization entirely 

focused on making people 

and organizations better. 

Because of our mission 

focus, “by government, 

for government,” we offer 

a unique combination 

of human capital 

management and 

training and procurement 

expertise. Coupled with 

ease of acquisition, subject 

matter expertise, Federal 

compliance, and speed of 

access, we are the right 

choice for your executive 

assessment needs 

and more.

Executive Assessments

Use assessments to 

make informed SES 

hiring decisions. 

Get started by visiting 

opm.gov/HRS, or contact us 

at Leadership_Assessment@

opm.gov for a consultative 

discussion about your needs.

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