Review Position Description Questionnaire (PDQ) for accuracy, and essential and marginal functions, minimal or preferred qualifications.

List position vacancy with the Personnel Department, by completing the online requisition and notifying Personnel of additional desired advertising of the position.

Screen Applicants – Based on quantifiable job-related experience and educational qualifications. Job performance evaluations and length of service may be included as additional criteria for current employees. Applicants with highest qualifications should receive an interview.

Interview Applicants – Ask each applicant to answer the same job-related interview questions or to complete job-related practical exercises which can be quantifiably measured. Focus exclusively on the applicants’ professional and technical ability or knowledge to perform the particular job.

Select Finalist – Applicants with highest cumulative rating based on interview, job-related experience, educational qualifications and positive references should be selected for the position.

Notify all applicants on the status of their application, for example, no longer being considered, not in interview pool, position filled, etc. This can be done by changing applicants’ statuses using the online hiring system or through written correspondence.