Chicago Park Disrict Human Resources Policy and Procedures ...

QUALIFYING SCREEENING CRITERIA
Qualifying Screening Criteria should be considered as the "first" level of
screening of candidates. These criteria are the minimum qualifications for the
open position, and applicants must meet the specified Qualifying Criteria to be
considered further. Please reference the addendum regarding the variety of
screening methods that can be employed in the development of Eligible and
Referral Lists.
ELIGIBLE LIST
The outcome of a Qualifying Criteria Screen will be a list of candidates (the
Eligible List) that will be considered against Certification Criteria and a list of
applicants that will not be considered further. Qualified candidates for positions
in the Career Service should be notified in writing of their placement on an
Eligible List. The Human Resources Manager is responsible for establishing the
Eligible List.
The Director of Human Resources may define the life of an Eligible List. An
Eligible List will typically remain active for a period of three months. An
active Eligible List must serve as the preliminary source of applicants for class
titles for which it is created; in this way it may supersede the standard
advertising and posting procedures.
CERTIFICATION CRITERIA
The applicants who meet the Qualifying Screening Criteria will be considered
against the *Certification Screening Criteria.
The Certification Criteria is established to identify the candidates to place on a
Referral List for the department's consideration. The Certification Criteria will
detail in writing the specific skill set the hiring department is looking for from the
candidate. The Certification Screening Criteria must be job related and approved
by the Human Resources Manager.
Occasionally, so few candidates will meet the Qualifying Criteria that there will
be no need to continue on to the use of Certification Criteria. In those instances, it
should be standard procedure to consider whether further advertising should be
undertaken to expand the selection of candidates. It should also be standard to
examine the use of more extensive recruitment procedures for future vacancies.
RFERRAL LIST
The *Certification Criteria is used to reduce the number of names on the Eligible
List to that necessary for the Referral List. The Referral List contains all of the
names forwarded to the department as candidates to be considered for hire. A
Referral List may be either be a computer generated list or copies of selected
candidates applications.
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