Applicable Employee Classes: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 10, 11, 13, and 16 |
Reviewed Date: 2015 |
Approved by: Dr. T. Dwayne McCay, President |
This policy represents a commitment from the Office of Human Resources to support the needs of Florida Tech’s staff to fill various positions throughout the campus community as promptly and efficiently as possible. This policy applies to both existing and new positions as they become available.
The job vacancy is opened by completing a Position Request (PR). The PR must include approvals from the Department Head, the appropriate Vice President, Senior Vice President and Human Resources.
The normal posting period for any position is five (5) working days.
During the posting period, the Office of Human Resources will accept and review applications. The Office of Human Resources will refer qualified applications to the hiring department.
The Office of Human Resources is responsible for the campus job posting announcements.
A waiver of a job search will be considered if (1) the preferred candidate meets the qualifications specified in the job description and (2) at least one of the following criteria apply:
Advertising
The hiring department may request advertising. Funding for the advertising will be at the hiring department’s expense. If the department is interested in conducting advertising, this must be indicated on the PR form. A draft ad should be included. Any draft will be subject to approval by the Office of Human Resources. If no draft is submitted, the Office of Human Resources will create the ad, based upon the information provided by the Personnel Requisition and the Job Analysis.
Referrals
Hiring officials are encouraged to interview a minimum of five (5) applicants for each position as it is to their benefit to interview several high-quality candidates, enabling them to select the most qualified applicant.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)