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Handbook EL-312 - Employment and Placement - Contents
Handbook EL-312 - Employment and Placement - Contents
Summary of Changes
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1 General
11 Overview
111 Scope
112 Review and Approval
113 Conditions on Using Policy
114 Prohibition of Political Recommendations
115 “Disabled” and “Disability”
12 Responsibility
121 Vice President, Human Resources
122 Vice President, Organization Development
123 Postal Inspection Service
13 Multicomponent Employment and Placement Process
2 Recruitment
21 Planning and Coordination
211 Recruitment Strategies
212 Recruitment Options
22 Conducting Recruitment Activities
221 Responsibilities
222 Publicizing Job Opportunities
23 Sources of Recruitment
231 Applicability of These Instructions
232 Policy
233 Career Recruitment
234 Noncareer Recruitment
235 Employment of People With Disabilities
3 Examinations
31 General
311 Entrance Examinations
312 Inservice Examinations
313 Duration of Results
314 Examination Locations
315 Examination Personnel
316 Examination Administrator Responsibilities
317 Examination Materials
318 Security
32 Entrance Examination Process
321 Advanced Planning
322 Announcement and Application Process
323 Final Preparation for Examination
324 Scheduling Process
325 Admission to Examination Room
326 Test Administration Process
327 Ending Examinations
328 Processing Examination Results
33 Inservice Examination Process
331 Announcement and Application Process
332 Examination Scheduling Process
333 Examination Facility Requirements
334 Examination Admission Process
335 Conducting Examinations Properly
336 Examination Submission Process
337 Examination Results Processing
34 Special Examinations
341 Scheduling Special Examinations
342 Acceptable Reasons for Scheduling Special Examinations
343 Unacceptable Reasons for Scheduling Special Examinations
344 Time Limit
35 Rated Applications
351 Description
352 Purpose
353 Administering Rated Application Examinations
36 Performance Tests
361 Authorization
362 Administering Performance Tests
363 Computer‑Based Tests
37 Review of Rating Requests
371 Right of Review
372 Forwarding Requests to NTAC
373 Review of Rating — Time Limitation
374 Review of Rating — Not Accepted From Applicants
375 Review of Rating — Additional Qualifications
4 Processing External Vacancy Announcements and Veterans’ Preference Claims
41 Introduction
411 General
412 Definitions
413 Responsibility
414 Restricted Records
42 Announcement and Application Process
421 Announcing Vacancies
422 Entrance Examinations for Announced Vacancies
423 Processing Applications
43 Examination Results and Notices of Results
431 Notice of Results
432 Current Score Valid Until Expiration Date
433 Applicants Not Meeting Examination Requirement
434 Applicants Who Achieve a Passing Score
435 Effect of Veterans’ Preference Claims
436 Breaking Ties
44 Determining Order of Applicants on Hiring List
441 Basic Order
442 Order for Jobs Restricted to Preference Eligibles
443 Order for Nonbargaining Scientific and Professional Positions
444 Order for General Application File
45 Other Applicant Processes
451 Change in Name, Address, or Veterans’ Preference Claim
452 Failure to Respond
46 Reserved
47 Reserved
48 Veterans’ Preference
481 Requirement
482 Authority to Adjudicate Veterans’ Preference
483 Types of Veterans’ Preference
484 Proof of Preference Claimed
485 Adjudicating Claims for Sole-Survivor or 5-Point Preference
486 Adjudicating Claims for 10-Point Preference
487 Adjusting Veterans’ Preference After Adjudication
488 Appointment at Lesser Preference Level
5 Suitability
51 Employment Eligibility and Suitability
511 Policy and Applicability
512 Screening Process Philosophy
513 Eligibility Requirements
514 Application for Employment
515 Selective Service System Registration Requirement
516 Driving History
517 Qualifying Tests
518 Illegal Drug Use and Drug Screening
52 Determining Eligibility and Suitability
521 Suitability Determination With Information Not From Application
522 Deciding Eligibility and Suitability
523 Negative Eligibility or Suitability Decision
524 Applicant Request for Reconsideration
525 Applicant Request for Reactivation
526 Reversing Unfavorable Suitability Decision
527 Certifying the Suitability Decision
53 Other Suitability Issues
531 Questionable Suitability Cases
532 Other Suitability Questions
54 Preemployment Interview
541 General
542 Selection, Training, and Preparation of Interviewers
543 Conducting the Interview
544 Assessing English Competence
545 Selection and Extension of Job Offer
546 Right to Review for CPS Veterans
55 Eligibility to Work in the Postal Service
551 Determining Eligibility at the Screening Stage
552 Determining Eligibility After a Job Offer
56 New Hire Investigations
561 General
562 National Agency Check With Inquiries
563 Special Agency Check With Inquiries
564 Investigation Results
57 Medical Suitability
571 Policy
572 Purpose
573 Process Overview
574 Appointment and Placement Decisions
575 Disposition of Records
576 Self-Identification of a Physical or Mental Disability
58 Post Hire Suitability
581 Appointment Affidavit
582 Review of Official Personnel Folders
583 Security Investigations
584 Employee Evaluation
585 Disposition of Documents
59 Processing of Reappointments
6 Selection
61 Selection Preparations
611 Responsibility
612 Maintenance of Records
613 Updating Registers
614 Number of Jobs to Be Filled
615 Preparing Hiring Worksheets
616 Recording Hiring Worksheet Details on Register
617 Contacting Eligibles
618 Checking the Status of Suitability Checks
62 Selection Procedures
621 Preemployment Interview
622 Applicants Excluded From Selection Process
623 Selection From Three Highest Ranked Eligibles
624 Applying the Rule of Three in Selection
625 Selection Sequence
626 Selection Decision
627 Objection to or Pass Over of Preference Eligible
628 Updating Records
63 Auditing Selection Actions
631 General
632 Worksheet Audits
633 Return of Hiring Worksheets Without Selection
64 Official Personnel Folders
641 Create an Official or Merged Records Personnel Folder
642 Collect Appointment Support Documents
643 Organize Documents
644 Convert OPF to Electronic OPF (eOPF)
645 Obtain Documents From New Employees With an Existing eOPF
7 Assignment, Reassignment, and Promotion
71 Introduction
711 Organization
712 Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Employment Policy
713 Exclusions and Limitations
714 Selection: Definitions and Philosophy
715 Use of Penalty Mail for Applications
716 Positions Filled Temporarily
717 Positions Filled Permanently
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
726 Posting Requirements
727 Bargaining Selection Procedures
728 Selection Procedures
73 Reserved
74 Nonbargaining Positions
741 Purpose of Subchapter 74
742 Selection Principles
743 Selection Process
744 Implementing the Selection
745 Funding
746 Requests for Exceptions to Policies
747 Responsibilities for Selection
75 Supervisor Selection Process
751 Purpose
752 Noncompetitive Selection Procedures
753 Competitive Process
754 Selection and Placement Process
755 Roles and Responsibilities
756 Application Review
757 Recommend for Interview
758 Structured Interview
759 Training Following Selection
76 Bargaining Position Qualification Standards
761 Purpose
762 Scope
763 Bqnet
764 Using Qualification Standards to Fill Vacancies
765 Selection Decisions
766 Waiver of Qualification Requirements
77 Employment Restoration After Military Service
771 Policy
772 Management — Supervisor Action
773 Return to Work
774 Documentation Required to Return to Work
775 Reemployment Positions
776 Other Rights
777 Employment of Activated Employees — Guard or Reserve
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
D1 Dual Compensation Administrative and Tracking Procedures for Postal Service Annuitants
D2 Tracking Dual Compensation Waivers
Appendix E
Appendix F
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