Effective February 5, 2015, the Postal Service™ is revising Handbook EL-312, Employment and Placement, section 421, with updates to external vacancy announcement policy:
n 421 is revised with minor editorial changes.
n 421.1 is revised with minor editorial changes.
n 421.2 is revised to state that external announcements must be posted for a minimum of 5 calendar days instead of 5 business days.
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Handbook EL-312, Employment and Placement
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4 Processing External Vacancy Announcements and Veterans’ Preference Claims
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42 Announcement and Application Process
421 Announcing Vacancies
[Revise the text of 421 to read as follows:]
Guidelines for posting external vacancy announcements, including those requiring entrance examinations, are in 421.1 through 421.4.
421.1 When to Announce Vacancies
[Revise the text of 421.1 to read as follows:]
Announce vacancies when necessary to meet Postal Service staffing needs. When you are authorized to fill a vacant position externally, use the competitive selection process (see Chapter 2). The hiring official starts the process to post the vacancy. Post external vacancies on www.usps.com/employment.
421.2 Announcement Period
[Revise the text of 421.2 to read as follows:]
Human resources is responsible for ensuring that external announcements are posted on www.usps.com/employment for a minimum of 5 calendar days.
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We will incorporate these revisions into the next online update of Handbook EL-312, Employment and Placement, available on the Postal Service PolicyNet website:
n Go to http://blue.usps.gov.
n Under “Essential Links” in the left-hand column, click PolicyNet.
n On the PolicyNet page, click HBKs.
The direct URL for the Postal Service PolicyNet website is http://blue.usps.gov/cpim.
— Human Resources (HQ),
Employee Resource Management, 2-5-15
