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News     County Executive     County Council     Judiciary     Departments     I Want To ...     Services & Info.     Online Services     County Cable 6     Seniors     Education     Libraries     Volunteer     Careers     Contact Us	Time to Fill Jobs     The following information outlines the e-mail notifications that candidates will receive and time involved at various stages in the hiring process. Please note that the timeframes indicated may vary according to factors unique to individual recruitments. E-mail Notice #1. Notice of receipt of resume submission. If this e-mail verification is not received, the resume submission has not been successful. E-mail Notice #2. Notice of one of the following actions after initial review of the resume: a. Applicant meets minimum qualifications and resume is advanced to the competitive rating process; OR b. Applicant meets the minimum qualifications and has been placed in the highest rating category of the eligible list; applicant may be contacted for an interview; OR c. Applicant does not meet minimum qualifications and resume will not be processed further. Average time of notification - one to three weeks from application date. E-mail Notice #3. Notice of one of the following actions, following the completion of the competitive process: (This notice is only sent to applicants who received E-mail Notice #2-a) a. Applicant has been rated “Qualified” but is not likely to receive further consideration because other candidates were rated “Well Qualified”; OR b. Applicant has been placed in the highest rating category of the eligible list and may be contacted for an interview. Average time of notification - three to eight weeks after receipt of e-mail notice #2-a. E-mail Notice #4. Notice that position has been filled. This notice is sent, after the position has been filled, to all applicants who met the minimum qualifications. There are a number of factors that may extend the above-stated timeframes. Some of these factors are: • Job postings that result in large volumes of resumes (e.g., 100+) take longer to review/rate. • Job postings to fill multiple positions from one requisition require a longer time period due to the number of positions to be filled. • Job postings for ‘hard to fill’ vacancies that are ‘open until filled’ take several weeks/months to develop a sufficient candidate pool from which to make a selection. • Job postings that are posted Open Continuous (e.g., Administrative Aide, Public Administrative Intern, Accountant Auditor, etc) provide a candidate pool for vacancies as they occur throughout the year. The volume of resumes reviewed and the availability of vacancies impacts the time period of the recruitment effort. • Job postings that include preferred criteria take longer to process because a second level of review by subject matter experts (SMEs) is required. • Job postings that include a formal testing process take longer since administering and scoring examinations is a lengthy process. • The timeframe for conducting interviews varies depending on the number of candidates selected for interview and the availability of the interview panel. • The notification to all applicants that a position has been filled is delayed when the position requires a physical exam – to accommodate the selection of an alternate candidate if the candidate initially selected does not pass the physical. • Public Safety positions have different notification processes based on their testing schedules. The entire process may take up to six (6) months due to testing, processing, and training schedules.       OHR Home | Contact Us | Feedback | eSubscription | About OHR | Careers | Home
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