Effective September 4, 2014, the Postal Service™ is revising Handbook EL-312, Employment and Placement, subchapter 75, regarding the Supervisor Selection Process.
n A subheading has been added to section 753. It is now 753.1, General, and includes minor editorial changes.
n 753.1 is now 753.2. Revisions in this section include minor editorial changes for ease of use and an additional sentence that states that if external recruitment is limited to a geographic area, the posting must state that the geographic limitation does not apply to preference eligible applicants (including preference eligible non-career employees).
n 753.2 is now 753.3.
n A subheading has been added to section 753.3. It is now 753.31, Internal Vacancy Announcement, and includes minor editorial changes.
n New section 753.32, External Selection, has been added. This section clarifies that external selection for the positions of Supervisor, Customer Services and Supervisor, Distribution Operations can be made noncompetitively or competitively, and that external competitive postings may be limited to current non-career postal employees and preference-eligible persons other than current career postal employees.
n A Note has been added to 757.1 stating that when a Supervisor, Customer Services or Supervisor, Distribution Operations vacancy is being filled externally, exam-qualified competitors are put on a Hiring List in rank order to be interviewed by the selecting official. Selections are made as described in 623 through 626.
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Handbook EL-312, Employment and Placement
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7 Assignment, Reassignment, and Promotion
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75 Supervisor Selection Process
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753 Competitive Process
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753.1 General
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The following procedures apply:
a. The employee must submit the eCareer application during the posting’s open period. Exception: See 772.1(b) for employees who are not able to apply through eCareer as a result of active military service.
b. The employee may submit an application for each position and location for which the employee is eligible for competitive consideration.
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d. The selecting official will make a selection in accordance with the competitive process.
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753.2 Area of Consideration
Selecting officials are normally responsible for defining the area of consideration.
a. The area of consideration may be limited during periods of organizational change.
b. The minimum area of consideration is all career employees District-wide and may be expanded Area-wide or Service-wide.
c. All eligible career bargaining and nonbargaining unit employees (including Area, Headquarters, and Headquarters field units) may apply if their permanent current work location — where they physically report to work — is physically located within the area of consideration stated in the job posting.
External recruitment may be initiated by Human Resources when vacancies are not filled by internal placement of employees (see 753.32). Note: Current Postal Service career employees are not eligible to apply for external job postings. If external recruitment is limited to a geographic area, the posting must state that the geographic limitation does not apply to preference eligible applicants (including preference eligible non-career employees).
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753.3 Vacancy Announcement
753.31 Internal Vacancy Announcement
Internal vacancy announcements are posted via the eCareer system, and must be posted for no less than 15 calendar days.***
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753.32 External Selection
If a vacancy is not filled by internal placement of employees, it may be filled externally with appropriate approval from Human Resources at the District, Area, or Headquarters level as required.
If a vacancy is filled externally, it may be filled either:
a. Noncompetitively (see 233); or
b. Competitively.
(1) Competitive external postings for Supervisor, Customer Services and Supervisor, Distribution Operations vacancies are posted on www.usps.com (see 42). The area of consideration may be limited to current non-career employees and veterans’ preference eligible other than current career employees, who are not eligible to apply to external postings.
(2) When limiting consideration in this manner, include the following statement: Eligibility to apply is limited to current non-career postal employees and persons entitled to veterans’ preference. Current career postal employees are not eligible to apply.
You may make alternate arrangements for preference eligible persons and non-career employees performing military service who want to apply and are unable to apply via eCareer.
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753.4 Application Procedures
Interested persons apply by submitting an application by the date and time specified in the announcement.
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757 Recommend for Interview
757.1 Process
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Note: When a Supervisor, Customer Services or Supervisor, Distribution Operations vacancy is being filled externally, exam-qualified competitors are put on a Hiring List in rank order to be interviewed by the selecting official. Selections are made as described in 623 through 626.
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We will incorporate these revisions into the next online update of Handbook EL-312, Employment and Placement, which is available on the Postal Service PolicyNet website:
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n Click HBKs.
The direct URL for the Postal Service PolicyNet website is http://blue.usps.gov/cpim.
— Human Resources (HQ),
Employee Resource Management, 9-4-14
