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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do you have any direct supervisory experience?[/quote]
Yes, but not directly supervising feds.[/quote]

That's a huge hole in your app. probably too large to overcome.[/quote]
OP here. Thanks. Right now I am supervising the supervisor who directly supervises fedeal staff, but this is not "official" because on paper we are both from different agencies. I understand the perceived hole, although it's kind of ridiculous. Many of the 2nd line SES in my field only directly supervise one or two people (e.g., a Director supervising the Deputy Director who supervises the staff).[/quote]

I actually do not think it’s ridiculous at all. If the SES to whom you refer have no supervisory experience prior to their current role, then maybe I can see why it annoys you, but in any case, some people get lucky and that’s not really something on which you can count. The fact is, program management, or management of work of contractors is not supervisory and team leaders often are not either. If you are the supervisor of record and you are responsible for the appraisals and careers of staff or other management, that’s the only experience that counts. If your ECQ is written in a way that is not understanding of this difference, that might be an issue. You can keep applying and hope to get lucky but your best bet is to take a year long detail somewhere that you are a direct supervisor to multiple Federal staff. [/quote]

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