Opening of a New office

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if they are a protected veteran. As stated on Compliance Assistance By Law - The Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act “The Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) requires covered federal government contractors and subcontractors to take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment specified categories of veterans protected by the Act and prohibits discrimination against such veterans. In addition, VEVRAA requires contractors and subcontractors to list their employment openings with the appropriate employment service delivery system, and that covered veterans receive priority in referral to such openings.”

5. Applicants will be requested to self-identify if they have a disability in reference to Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. As stated on The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 503, “the Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 prohibits discrimination and requires employers with federal contracts or subcontracts that exceed $10,000 to take affirmative action to hire, retain, and promote qualified individuals with disabilities. All covered contractors and subcontractors must also include a specific equal opportunity clause in each of their nonexempt contracts and subcontracts."

6. Applicants will be asked to disclose any misdemeanor or felony conviction excluding driving violations.

Third Step would be to prescreen applicants who were found to hold the minimum requirements as per the job requisitions. The CHRO is utilizing the ProFit application from Select International. PrōFit results are delivered in an easy-to-interpret, one-page report. It suggests interview questions and gives final recommendations. It allows the receipt of accurate information to help you make educated decisions about candidates swiftly and effortlessly. PrōFit, and other effective employment screening tests give accurate, fair and strong ways to improve and streamline the professional-level hiring process. Candidates will have to answer the questionnaires and screening as provided by the ProFit tool. (ProFit)

Fourth Step would be the selection of finalists for each position. Based on all the information gathered up to this point, the CHRO will choose eight (8) of the many applicants for interviews. The hiring manager will be the Project Manager from the Texas office due to the past success of the Texas office. The Project Manager possesses the appropriate subject matter expertise to select the best qualified applicants; a primary, secondary, and tertiary applicant will be forwarded to the CHRO for every position.

Fifth Step is the drug screening and comprehensive background checks. The drug screenings will be handled by an off-site clinic licensed and authorized to administer them. The background checks will be performed by the CHRO. If the primary applicant passes the aforementioned screenings, they will be forwarded an offer letter. If they do not pass the background screening typically utilizing E-Verify, consideration will have to be given if anything not disclosed or untrue is acceptable by the hiring manager. Integrity testing is necessary because the clients are government clients. The requirements placed on the applicants have to be at the highest standard due to the sensitive nature of the business performed with the state and federal governments. (E-Verify)

Following the above process the Mississippi office will be staffed with the most qualified applicants by the CHRO. As required, a comprehensive outline of the hiring process from the creation of the job description to the forwarded offer to the applicants was presented. In an effort to obtain the high level of skill necessary to run a program management office, multiple different screening and recruiting methods were utilized; this is to both attract the most applicants from the hiring pool and differentiate the top tier applicants out of those qualified.

References

ProFit- Candidate Assessment Test | Select International. (n.d.). Retrieved March 12, 2015, from http://www.selectinternational.com/profit-professional

Compliance Assistance By Law - The Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA). (n.d.). Retrieved March 12, 2015, from http://www.dol.gov/compliance/laws/comp-vevraa.htm

Equal Employment Opportunity. (n.d.). Retrieved March 12, 2015, from http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/discrimination/ethnicdisc.htm

The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 503. (n.d.). Retrieved March 12, 2015, from http://www.dol.gov/compliance/laws/comp-rehab.htm

E-Verify. (n.d.). Retrieved March 12, 2015, from http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify