| The Human Resources office is
taking the paperwork out of the job application and hiring process
with a new system that will make it easier for hiring departments
to post job vacancies and review applications.
Beginning March 14, all employment procedures at UGA—from
posting positions, to applying for jobs, to reviewing applications—will
be handled on line.
Units with job openings will electronically post positions on the
HR Web site instead of submitting them in writing. People seeking
jobs will electronically file applications, including résumés
and supporting material. Supervisors will review the applications
on line to decide who they want to interview.
“This will basically eliminate paper from the employment process,”
says Sige Burden, associate director of Human Resources. “It
will be faster, more efficient and will save money.”
HR staff will make the transition to the electronic process this
week and will not post new job vacancies while they transfer existing
vacancies to the new system.
Under the new system, hiring supervisors in university offices will
send position openings directly to the job list on the HR Web site.
People applying for -positions will create their own password--protected
files, fill out job application forms on line and include résumés,
letters and other materials as attachments. Supervisors will have
access codes for applicant files and will review files on line to
decide who they want to contact for interviews.
According to Burden, people will be able to apply for jobs from
their homes or any place with computer access. HR is installing
more computers in its lobby for those who come to the HR office
to apply, and will provide assistance for people not familiar with
using computers. Current university employees seeking other jobs
within the university must also apply using the new electronic procedures.
The new system will require all job applicants to complete new electronic
applications, regardless of when they last applied for jobs. |
