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City human resources outlines civil-service process, pledges DBI hiring lists by September

San Francisco Building Inspection Commission · May 16, 2012
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Summary

Human Resources detailed the city's civil-service hiring, testing and referral processes and said DHR has prioritized position-based exams for DBI with lists targeted to be available by September; DBI said it has about 40 vacancies and several recruitments underway.

Human Resources Director Mickie Callahan told the Building Inspection Commission on May 16 that city hiring must follow civil-service and merit-system rules and that DHR is working with the Department of Building Inspection (DBI) to speed hiring through position-based tests and other reforms. The presentation, delivered with DHR recruitment staff, explained how budgeted "position authority" becomes a requisition, how examinations generate eligible lists and how departments conduct post-referral selection and onboarding.

DHR officials described two testing tracks: position-based testing (PBT), intended as an…

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