[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR300.103]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
                CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
 
PART 300_EMPLOYMENT (GENERAL)--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart A_Employment Practices
 
Sec. 300.103  Basic requirements.

    (a) Job analysis. Each employment practice of the Federal Government 
generally, and of individual agencies, shall be based on a job analysis 
to identify:
    (1) The basic duties and responsibilities;
    (2) The knowledges, skills, and abilities required to perform the 
duties and responsibilities; and
    (3) The factors that are important in evaluating candidates. The job 
analysis

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may cover a single position or group of positions, or an occupation or 
group of occupations, having common characteristics.
    (b) Relevance. (1) There shall be a rational relationship between 
performance in the position to be filled (or in the target position in 
the case of an entry position) and the employment practice used. The 
demonstration of rational relationship shall include a showing that the 
employment practice was professionally developed. A minimum educational 
requirement may not be established except as authorized under section 
3308 of title 5, United States Code.
    (2) In the case of an entry position the required relevance may be 
based upon the target position when--
    (i) The entry position is a training position or the first of a 
progressive series of established training and development positions 
leading to a target position at a higher level; and
    (ii) New employees, within a reasonable period of time and in the 
great majority of cases, can expect to progress to a target position at 
a higher level.
    (c) Equal employment opportunity. An employment practice shall not 
discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national 
origin, partisan political affiliation, or other nonmerit factor. 
Employee selection procedures shall meet the standards established by 
the ``Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures'' (1978), 43 
FR 38290 (August 25, 1978).

[40 FR 15380, Apr. 7, 1975, as amended at 43 FR 38310, Aug. 25, 1978]