Doug Hemphill stated that departments who may have a good idea who they would like to hire, are also asked to post the position and look at all the other internal applicants. The internal applicant does not receive any written or verbal communication. Another Council member felt that a follow-up letter should be sent to the employee who did not get the position, informing them as to why they did not get the position. Doug Hemphill stated that Human Resources sends a letter to the employee informing them they did not get the position. Since the departments are responsible for interviewing for the positions, it would be very difficult for Human Resources to respond to the employee as to why they did not get the position.
Departments make the hiring decisions.
Human Resources makes sure the employees receive the appropriate consideration and the appropriate letters regarding the status of their candidacy. The hiring manager does not just come over and look through the file, the Department of Human Resources provides this service. Rich Nugent responded to a Council member who questioned the contents of the personnel file. Rich Nugent stated that an employee can make an appointment with Human Resources to come and view their personnel file. In addition, an employee can submit information to be placed in their personnel file.