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Personnel director urges process review as committee presses to shorten 51-day hiring lag
Summary
Personnel leaders told the Budget committee they are reviewing recruitment processes to reduce the citywide average time-to-hire (about 51 days) and are examining policy, background checks and Talent Acquisition practices; a comprehensive salary study is near completion and will inform bargaining and pay decisions.
The Department of Personnel told the Budget and Public Employees Committee it is reviewing recruiting and onboarding processes to reduce an average citywide time-to-hire that committee members said is hampering recruitment, particularly for operational roles such as street and sanitation workers.
Why it matters: Aldermen said protracted hiring timelines are costing the city qualified applicants who can take jobs elsewhere; personnel staff said process changes and a pending compensation study are central to improving recruitment and retention.
Jamie McGeachan, public…
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