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2 Recruitment

2 Recruitment

21 Planning and Coordination

211 Recruitment Strategies

211.1 Forecasting

211.2 EEO and Affirmative Action Considerations

211.3 Evaluating Vacancies

212 Recruitment Options

212.1 General

212.2 Noncompetitive Hiring

212.3 Competitive Hiring

22 Conducting Recruitment Activities

221 Responsibilities

222 Publicizing Job Opportunities

222.1 Advertising Policy

222.2 Paid Advertisements

23 Sources of Recruitment

231 Applicability of These Instructions

232 Policy

232.1 Nondiscrimination in Hiring

232.2 Management Responsibility for Filling Vacancies

232.3 Definitions Applicable to Recruitment

232.4 Internal Recruitment and Placement

232.5 External Recruitment

232.6 Reimbursement of Travel and Relocation Expenses

233 Career Recruitment

233.1 Internal Placement of Bargaining Employees

233.2 Internal Placement of Nonbargaining Employees

233.3 External Recruitment - Competitive and Noncompetitive

234 Noncareer Recruitment

234.1 General Provisions

234.2 Specific Rules

234.3 Noncareer Employee Recruitment Sources

234.4 Skilled and Technical Positions

234.5 Rural Carrier Associate

234.6 Casual Positions

234.7 Postmaster Relief (Remotely Managed Post Office) or Postmaster Relief (Part Time Post Office)

235 Employment of People With Disabilities

235.1 Policy

235.2 Reasonable Accommodation

235.3 Competitive Hiring of Persons With Severe Disabilities

235.4 Noncompetitive Career Hiring of Persons With Severe Disabilities




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