KSAs 240 wides: MR = Multiple Record (instead of single record all fields) These two split screens, are provided to facilitate copying 240 wide KSAs. To toggle between the two windows press . To save and exit, press . To quit without saving, press . To get to the answer field, use the key. key again returns you to the KSA field. While in this window, active keys are PageUp, PageDown, Home, End, to key in up to 240 char's for a search string, then press , this will cause our KSA file to be searched from the top down to the first existing record it comes to in the file, that has your search string. You need to press to continue searching the rest of the KSA file for more occurrences of your search string. Merely pressing again will simply start the search from the top again, & you may think there is only one occurrence of your search string in the entire file. searching is field specific, so make sure you are already in the field you wish to search, before pressing or else you will get a false "not found". For example, if you are looking for a KSA that contains the string "Pilots License", but your cursor is in the 1st field on the screen (the Group) field, then your search will turn up nothing, because the string "Pilots License" does not exist in the field GROUP. But if you cursor over to the KSA field, then do the same search, you will find the first occurance of that string if it exists, in that field. When you do find an appropriate KSA that you want to copy, press to copy the KSA to the other window. moves the KSA to the other window, & leaves you in the present window for further searching & copying. Do not press unless you want to lose all your changes & add- itions this session, i.e. (that you have made since you last took this EDIT menu option.) If you press , the program will save all your changes & additions up to this point, & exit to the KSA Menu. KSA_LONGS Personal The KSA_Longs are 240 characters in length. They are great for companies to store KSA's they have placed in various ad's in the past, then bring back for re-use in a new ad. Always break up a long KSA into shorter sub components & store them as 70 wide or component 240 wide KSA's if possible. If you write your KSAs in modules i.e. break them up into sub-components (which are their own unique KSA's), then greater flexibility in mixing & matching parts of your KSA, is possible. This will keep the Standardized KSA file (that everyone uses down to a manageable size. To edit a long KSA, cursor down to the KSA field, then press for field edit. Now cursor to the words you wish to delete, or insertion point. toggle type-over mode, all work when in Field Edit mode. To end field edit mode, press . Some KSA's will only apply to one specific job (e.g. Air Traffic Controller). Other KSAs though in one group, can be used for lots of different jobs, e.g. Wordperfect could be classified in the COMPU group, but secretaries managers, writers, even factory workers might select this KSA for their jobs. If you are applying for a highly specialized job like Air Traffic Controller, you might be benefited by searching for all the KSAs in the group ATC. Then claim all that pertain to you. To batch add to KSA_L's, use the export & import menu options. take the export first to get the file layout example. Then edit the KSA_expL file, to include all the KSAs you wish bearing in mind the rules for KSA Longs, i.e. They all must start w. the 2 words " I have ", except the continued KSAs which there fore cannot start w. "I have". Continued KSAs also must be ID-Num'd in sequence. KSA Longs Standard. These are Standardized KSAs (as opposed to your personal KSAs). They come from UPSC or the H.R. Dept of the company doing the hiring.