7 Assignment, Reassignment, and Promotion
71 Introduction
711 Organization
712 Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Employment Policy
713 Exclusions and Limitations
713.1 Exclusions
713.2 Limitations
714 Selection: Definitions and Philosophy
714.1 Definitions
714.2 Philosophy
714.3 Reasonable Accommodations in the Selection Process
715 Use of Penalty Mail for Applications
716 Positions Filled Temporarily
716.1 Temporary Assignments
716.2 Temporary Promotion and Promotion to a Temporary Position
717 Positions Filled Permanently
717.1 Reassignment
717.2 Unassigned Employees
717.3 Promotion
717.4 Change to Lower Level
717.5 Absent Employees
718 Vacancy File
72 Bargaining Positions
721 Filling Positions
722 Conversion to Full–Time Status
723 Area of Consideration
724 Position Requirements
725 Special Requirements
725.1 Identification, Justification, and Documentation
725.2 Appropriate Special Requirements
725.3 Inappropriate Special Requirements
726 Posting Requirements
726.1 Entry Positions in PS–5 and Below
726.2 Senior Qualified Positions
726.3 Best Qualified Positions
727 Bargaining Selection Procedures
727.1 Qualification Standards
727.2 No Qualification Standards
727.3 When to Evaluate Qualifications
727.4 Timing and Sequence of Evaluation
727.5 Evaluating Qualifications
727.6 Pertinent Information
728 Selection Procedures
728.1 Placement Principles
728.2 Senior Qualified Positions
728.3 Best Qualified Positions
73 Reserved
74 Nonbargaining Positions
741 Purpose of Subchapter 74
742 Selection Principles
743 Selection Process
743.1 Internal Recruitment
743.2 External Recruitment
743.3 Internal Applications
743.4 Assessing Applications
743.5 Roles of the Selecting Official and Review Committee
743.6 Selection Approval
744 Implementing the Selection
744.1 Effective Dates
744.2 Transition
744.3 Postmaster Installation
744.4 Background Screening
745 Funding
745.1 Relocation Expenses
745.2 Review Committee Travel Expenses
746 Requests for Exceptions to Policies
747 Responsibilities for Selection
747.1 Field Human Resources (HR) Managers
747.2 Selecting Officials
747.3 Human Resources Managers
75 Supervisor Selection Process
751 Purpose
752 Noncompetitive Selection Procedures
753 Competitive Process
753.1 General
753.2 Area of Consideration
753.3 Vacancy Announcement
753.4 Application Procedures
754 Selection and Placement Process
754.1 Assessment Process
754.2 Process Guidelines
755 Roles and Responsibilities
755.1 Review Committees
755.2 Field Human Resources
755.3 Selecting Official
756 Application Review
756.1 Process
756.2 Documentation
756.3 Applicant Tracking System Questionnaires
757 Recommend for Interview
757.1 Process
757.2 Applicant Tracking System Questionnaires
758 Structured Interview
758.1 Process
758.2 Documentation
758.3 Applicant Tracking System Questionnaires
759 Training Following Selection
76 Bargaining Position Qualification Standards
761 Purpose
762 Scope
763 Bqnet
763.1 Contents
763.2 Contents of Qualification Standards
764 Using Qualification Standards to Fill Vacancies
765 Selection Decisions
765.1 Senior Qualified Positions
765.2 Best Qualified Positions
766 Waiver of Qualification Requirements
766.1 Actions Prior to Requests for Waivers
766.2 Approving Authority and Procedures
766.3 Documentation
77 Employment Restoration After Military Service
771 Policy
771.1 General
771.2 Eligibility
771.3 Duration of Uniformed Service
771.4 Character of Service
771.5 Effects of Performance and Conduct on Restoration
771.6 Advance Notification of Entering the Uniformed Services
772 Management — Supervisor Action
772.1 General
772.2 Notification of the Employee’s Rights and Obligations
772.3 Audit Trail
772.4 Personnel Action
773 Return to Work
774 Documentation Required to Return to Work
775 Reemployment Positions
775.1 General
775.2 Length of Service
775.3 Returnees with a Service–Connected Disability
775.4 Reasonable Effort to Qualify
776 Other Rights
776.1 General
776.2 Employee Benefits
776.3 Using Accrued Leave During Military Service
776.4 Employment Protection and Military Service Credit
777 Employment of Activated Employees — Guard or Reserve
777.1 Postal Service Employees on Active Military Duty
777.2 Employees on Terminal Military Leave
