This chart provides timing and comments for each of the steps transition teams must take in order to properly identify and vet potential candidates for Cabinet-level positions.
This template resume or curriculum vitae from the Romney Readiness Project can be used to evaluate potential political appointees for federal positions. The template includes space for the potential appointee’s career history, education, affiliations, involvements, relevant commentary and recommendations.
This sample job description notes a summary of the role, reporting relationship, accountabilities and key competencies of a transition team’s head of policy.
This sample job description notes a summary of the role, reporting relationship, accountabilities and key competencies of a transition team’s head of operations.
This sample job description notes a summary of the role, reporting relationship, accountabilities and key competencies of a transition team’s head of appointments.
This Partnership document contains guidelines for key considerations in planning for a Cabinet orientation in the first months of an administration.
Displayed in this chart is the percentage of priority Senate-confirmed positions requiring presidential appointments that were filled during the course of the Obama Administration’s first year.
This list of products and deadlines should be completed by the agency review teams in order to effectively achieve their mission.
This template lists useful fields for determing the suitability of a candidate for nomination to an appointed position.
This bibliography, compiled by the law firm of Steptoe & Johnson and Allen & Overy, compiles much of the scholarly literature analyzing various aspects of presidential transitions.