Competitive Recruitment Process Streamlined The efficient staffing of positions directly impacts the ability of the Labor Department's Employment and Training (ETA) Administration to meets it mission requirements. 95% of ETA's positions are staffed through competitive processes which require numerous steps. These steps have been considered unnecessarily detailed and lengthy, negatively impacting ETA's performance. Personnel services for the agency are provided by the Office of Human Resources (OHR). Working together as a unified team, OHR and ETA reviewed the two major recruitment methods used to hire new and existing employees. The goal of the team was to shorten the time it takes to fill competitive vacancies. As a result of this effort, several processes were modified, including (1) delegation of "front-end flexibility" to managers when announcing vacancies; and (2) establishment of a "one-time quals" system to more efficiently review applicant job qualifications. As a result of this effort, the time needed to fill a vacancy has been reduced by over 35%. From: Alice McKenzie Organization: Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration Location: Washington, D.C. Telephone: (202) 219-4890
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