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Worcester HR unveils standardized screening, empowers staff liaisons to finalize appointments
Summary
City human resources staff told the Citizen Advisory Council on May 14 that a revamped process will standardize interview questions, use consistent grading and allow staff liaisons and HR to issue appointment letters without a separate city manager interview.
City of Worcester human resources staff told the Citizen Advisory Council on May 14 that the city has revised how it screens and finalizes appointments to boards and commissions, and that the city manager will no longer conduct a final interview for recommended candidates.
Jim Palmerino, who identified himself as part of the human resources employment division, said the revised process uses a standardized set of interview questions for each board or commission, allows staff liaisons to add tailored questions, and requires interviewers to ask the exact same set of questions to every candidate for a given board. "The city manager wants to empower us and the staff liaisons of each board and commission to make the…
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