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Employment App Regards

The HR director sent this out to the hiring managers today:

The definition of an applicant has been a dilemma for employers. Over the years the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has tried to define who is considered an applicant. The definition can be important in the record keeping requirements for federal contractors who must annually file an affirmative action plan with the Department of Labor. The definition also comes into play when there are disputes regarding unfair hiring practices.

In 2004, the EEOC along with the assistance of other agencies such as the OFCCP, published guidelines to clarify for employers the definition of an applicant. These guidelines stress the need for employers to develop detailed written procedures for jobseekers to follow so that the jobseekers qualify as "applicants" under the definition. As other employers are doing or have already done so, we have written procedures for the application process that will be posted on our website, on external internet job boards, and in the HR area.

As a result of these actions by the Department of Labor, beginning in 2005 Human Resources will require all those seeking to apply for a position with the bank to complete a full employment application (not just submit a resume). Applications will only be accepted for current open positions and we will not accept unsolicited resumes.

In addition, our employment application is now available to be completed on-line and automatically sent via email to Human Resources. A huge thank you goes to [jmmj] in the IT Department who spent many hours developing this for us!

Oh, so that's why I was doing that project. Glad to be useful. Posted to Work Life at January 4, 2005 3:43 PM