New York State Governor's Office of Employee Relations, Department of Civil Service, Work Force Planning and Development
EXECUTIVE LETTER
INTRODUCTION
STEPS
1. Scope
2. Context
3. Work
4. Demand
5. Supply
6. Gaps
7. Priority
8. Solutions
     Class & Comp
     Staff Development
     Recruitment/Selection
     Retention
     Organizational Intervention
     Knowledge Transfer
IMPLEMENTATION
     CONSIDERATIONS
APPENDIX 1: Applying the Steps
APPENDIX 2: Glossary
APPENDIX 3: NYSTEP Reports
APPENDIX 4: Sample Gap Analysis
APPENDIX 5: Internet Links
APPENDIX 6: Further Reading
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

RECRUITMENT/SELECTION STRATEGIES

  • Can you refine selection plans to better screen/rank candidates by the priority KSAs?

  • Where is the need for selection strategies linked with recruitment strategies (e.g., administering training and experience exams on the spot on college recruitment trips to accelerate the appointment process)?

  • Have you considered special exam strategies such as on-line exams, position specific and program specific testing, performance assessments, and education and experience tests?

  • Which gaps will be addressed through innovative and aggressive recruitment strategies?

  • Are you making use of the StateJobsNY, job fairs, Civil Service's Recruitment Section and other opportunities to get the word out?

  • Have you considered continuous recruitment and spot recruitment exams?

  • Can traineeships be established to "grow your own"?

  • Are internships through the Public Management Institute (PMI) an option?

  • What can you learn from other agencies and states on what they have done to deal with similar recruitment challenges?

  • Would re-employment of retirees under Section 211 or 212 of the NYS Retirement and Social Security Law meet some of your staffing needs? (See the Glossary.)

  • What other creative approaches can you develop to address the supply, such as partnering with educational institutions to refer and/or develop candidates for difficult to fill positions?

  • What special strategies can you employ to recruit minority candidates?

  • Can you pool resources with other agencies that are focusing on the same candidate field, creating a cooperative framework in which to compete for candidates?

(See Recruitment/Selection for agency examples.)


previous page
Previous Page
next page
Next Page
Link to a downloadable PDF version of the September, 2001 edition of our planning guide, Our Work Force Matters. Planning Guide Table of Contents
Department of Civil Service
Home Page
Governor's Office of Employee Relations
Home Page
Work Force and Succession Planning HOME |  Agency Initiatives |  Areas of Interest |  Tools & Resources
Search the Civil Service/GOER Workforce Planning Site
Results per page.