Hiring Resources

Hiring is one of the major functions of human resource management. Most supervisors and employees have a basic idea what is involved and, if not continually exposed to it through frequent turnover, have experienced at least one hiring situation. Numerous resources have been developed about the hiring process over the years for State of Iowa managers and supervisors, most notable among them, Chapter 4 of the Managers and Supervisors Manual and the Applicant Screening Manual. Both provide a backdrop describing the why’s and wherefore’s of the process.

Some excellent training resources have been developed for the application system. They have been included here to show how well they fit into the overall workforce planning process.

Managers and Supervisors Manual, Chapter 4, Filling a Vacancy
BrassRing/Employment System website for PAs
State Jobs - Information about the State Application Process
Applicant Screening Manual
Competency Guide
Selective Certification Lists of Definitions and Codes
Competency-based Interview Questions – Available to management liaisons, personnel assistants, and hiring supervisors. Contact your personnel officer.

Human Resource Manager, OPM occupational databases including competency, task and benchmark data. Available to State of Iowa management liaisons, personnel assistants, and hiring supervisors. Contact Bill West .

Quarterly Underutilization Lists – distributed by DAS-HRE to management liaisons and personnel assistants.