Review each step below for detailed guidance.
To learn more about roles and responsibilities for each step throughout the hiring process, please view Hiring Process Roles and Responsibilities.
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Hiring Need
- Consult with your servicing Human Resources Specialist to discuss hiring need
- Assess the work to be performed and determine if there is need to fill the vacant position
- Review staffing and workforce planning documents, if applicable
- Determine if the current position description is accurate for skills needed for the position and organization (if no, see Step 3)
- Determine recruitment options and requirements for filling vacant position (additional consultation with your servicing Human Resources Specialist)
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Hiring Approval
- Assess whether an internal approval process exists (beyond Request for Eligibles submission completed in Step 6)
- Follow internal approval process, if applicable
- Submit hiring approval request, if applicable
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Position Description
See Writing/Updating a Position Description for specific steps.
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Job Analysis
OPTION #1 - Current Job Analysis (JA) is Usable
- Complete a cursory review of JA
- Submit the existing JA to HR for review and use
OPTION #2 - Make Changes to an Existing Job Analysis (JA)
- Review JAs comparable to the position (see JA Library List)*
- Determine changes needed for the JA to accurately reflect the critical duties and competencies required of the position and organization
- Submit the JA to HR for review and approval
OPTION #3 - Create a New Job Analysis (JA)
- Review JAs comparable to the position (see JA Library List)*
- Create a draft JA to accurately reflect the critical duties and competencies required of the position and organization
- Submit the JA to HR for review and approval
Resources
- IBC Competency Clusters
- JA Development - Best Practices in Item Writing
- JA Library List
- Sample JA
- Blank JA
- Competency ID
- IBC Competency Dictionary
* Contact your Servicing Human Resources Specialist to request a copy of position descriptions.
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Complete "Recruitment Package"
- Use the Client Recruitment Checklist to assess remaining requirements for a complete and accurate "recruitment package" (required prior to HR posting announcement)
- Submit remaining requirements to HR for review and use.
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WTTS Action/Request for Eligibles Submission
- Review process for initiating and approving WTTS Action/Request for Eligibles.
- Consult with your servicing HR Specialist to verify that the Recruitment Package is complete and ready for submission of the Request for Eligibles Action.
- Submit signed and approved WTTS action/Request for Eligibles to HR.
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Vacancy Announcement
Review vacancy announcement prior to it being posted on USAJOBS (Your servicing Human Resources Specialist will provide a draft for review).
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Candidate Selection
- Determine methodology to be used to review referred candidates
- Convene interview panel, if applicable
- Review candidates' application documents
- Conduct interviews, as appropriate
- Determine best candidate for selection
- Check references, as appropriate
- Assess whether an internal approval process exists
- Follow internal approval process, if applicable
- Submit completed certificates to HR
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New Hire Onboarding
Assess resources and provisioning required to ensure a successful onboarding for the new hire.
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