City of Eugene <br /> Human Resource and Risk Services Policies <br /> i <br /> 3-.140 RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION (Revised 09/16/02) <br /> Hiring is a complex, shared .management responsibility. There are a variety of <br /> it operational concerns of the hiring department which must be considered. These <br /> include the City's compensation policies, budget restraints, collective bargaining <br /> agreements, equal employment opportunity/affirmative action objectives, and <br /> other policy and legal guidelines. It is the hiring department's responsibility to <br /> consider and implement its affirmative action goals when filling vacant positions. <br /> Employment applications will include the following statement: "THE CITY OF <br /> EUGENE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER." <br /> Job posting will include the following statement: "The City of Eugene values <br /> diversity in its work force and is committed to affirmative actions." <br /> Employment applications contain an equal employment opportunity/ affirmative <br /> action section which solicits pertinent information from all applicants. The <br /> affirmative action section of the application states that the acquisition of the <br /> information is voluntary and for equal employment opportunity/affirmative action <br /> ur oses onl and that refusal to rovide such information will not affect an <br /> p p Y~ p <br /> applicant's status. <br /> The roles and procedural responsibilities of management staff in the recruitment <br /> <br /> j and selection process must be carefully followed to ensure selection of qualified <br /> candidates. The hiring department has the primary responsibility to ensure that <br /> competent candidates are selected to perform City services. Likewise, Human <br /> Resource Services has primary responsibility to actively seek qualified <br /> applicants, to meet legal obligations, and to protect the integrity of City <br /> employment policies. <br /> To clarify the conditions of employment to prospective employees, a written job <br /> offer is required for regular, limited duration and temporary-hourly positions, and <br /> for promotions or voluntary transfers to another classification or one pay unit to <br /> another. The job offer letter must be signed by the applicant before the <br /> employee starts to work. <br /> Job Offer letters are available on-line. See the Supervisor's Guide, Recruitment <br /> and Selection section for instructions, or contact Human Resource and Risk <br /> Services. <br /> 3-141 Recruiting Regular (Full-time/Part-time) Employees <br /> .Human Resource and Risk Services Revised: 09/16/02 <br /> <br />