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essay writingdetailing your experience in a certain occupational field are required when applying for some jobs, especially government jobs. Essays known as KSAs and ECQs are required when applying to many US federal government positions.

A KSA, or Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities, is a series of narrative statements that are required when applying to Federal government job openings. KSA’s are used to determine, along with resumes, who the best applicants are when several candidates qualify for a job. The knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) necessary for the successful performance of a position are contained on each job vacancy announcement. KSA's are brief and focused essays about one's career and educational background that presumably qualify one to perform the duties of the position being applied for.

An Executive Core Qualification or ECQ is a narrative statement that is required when applying to Senior Executive Service (SES) positions within the US Federal government. ECQ’s are used to determine, along with resumes, who the best applicants are when several candidates qualify for a job. The Office of Personnel Management has established five executive core qualifications that all applicants seeking to enter the Senior Executive Service must demonstrate.