Directly Hire Candidates Without Ranking

2. Allow federal departments and agencies to determine that recruitment
shortages exist and directly hire candidates without ranking.(19)

By fall 1994, the director of OPM should forward draft legislation to
Congress to allow OPM, and departments and agencies, to establish
categories in which candidates can be directly hired to coincide with
the establishment of decentralized, agency-based hiring systems.
Federal departments and agencies will have the authority to directly
hire candidates without ranking when recruitment shortages exist after
considering the following factors, as applicable:

--- the failure of recent efforts to recruit high-quality candidates for
similar positions,

--- recent turnover in similar positions,

--- labor market factors that may negatively impact the ability of the
agency to recruit high-quality candidates for similar positions now or
in the future, or

--- special qualifications needed for the position that are in short
supply.

OPM should establish additional categories where candidates may be
directly hired, for example, persons with targeted disabilities,
candidates with outstanding academic qualifications, or other categories
as appropriate.

Endnotes

19. Title 5, United States Code, sec. 1302; 3304; and 3361.