Summary of Changes

Handbook EL-312, Employment and Placement

Handbook EL-312, Employment and Placement, has been updated in this edition as follows:

Chapter, subchapter, part, appendix, or section . . .	titled . . .	was . . .	in Postal Bulletin issue number . . .	with an issue date of . . .
Chapter 1, General
11	Overview	Revised to reflect current Postal Service employment and placement policy and procedures, and to enhance clarity and conciseness.	22663	11-14-24
12	Responsibility	Revised to reflect current Postal Service employment and placement policy and procedures, and to enhance clarity and conciseness.	22663	11-14-24
13	Multicomponent Employment and Placement Process	Revised to reflect current Postal Service employment and placement policy and procedures, and to enhance clarity and conciseness.	22663	11-14-24
Chapter 4, Processing External Vacancy Announcements and Veterans’ Preference Claims
41	Introduction	Revised to reflect current Postal Service employment and placement policy and procedures and to enhance clarity and conciseness.	22655	7-25-24
42	Announcement and Application Process	Revised to reflect current Postal Service employment and placement policy and procedures and to enhance clarity and conciseness.	22655	7-25-24
43	Examination Results and Notices of Results	Revised to reflect current Postal Service employment and placement policy and procedures and to enhance clarity and conciseness.	22655	7-25-24
44	Determining the Order of Applicants on a Hiring List	Revised the subchapter title to “Determining Order of Applicants on Hiring List” and the subchapter text to reflect current Postal Service employment and placement policy and procedures and to enhance clarity and conciseness.	22655	7-25-24
45	Other Applicant Processes	Revised to reflect current Postal Service employment and placement policy and procedures and to enhance clarity and conciseness.	22655	7-25-24
48	Veterans’ Preference	Revised to reflect current Postal Service employment and placement policy and procedures and to enhance clarity and conciseness.	22655	7-25-24