Some agencies assign specific point values to each factor.
Personnel specialists take into account experience, education, training and awards as they relate to the factors when they examine your application package. Often the job announcement will indicate exactly how the factors will be rated and what weights are assigned. If you do not find this kind of specific rating information on the announcement, you may call the personnel specialist listed on the announcement and ask for the rating guide. If the agency did not provide its own supplemental qualifications statement for you to use, ask if any special items must be included. For example, some agencies require a supervisor's name and phone number to verify the experience you describe and some require an original signature and date, even though you signed the Optional Form 612 or SF 171.