Section 8.23. Assessment of applicants.

 

(1)  The appointing authority shall develop a plan to assess applicants and establish an employment register. The appointing authority shall obtain approval of the plan from the director before announcing the position vacancy or beginning recruitment activities. The director shall determine whether the plan complies with this subchapter's requirements and intent and whether the plan includes valid, job-related assessment criteria.

(2)  All applicants shall be admitted to the initial assessment process, but only those applicants who meet the assessment criteria for the position may be given further consideration.

(3)  The assessment plan shall include the assessment techniques and criteria to be used to rate applicants. The assessment techniques and criteria shall include an evaluation of the applicant's qualifications which may be based on an evaluation of advanced educational achievements and relevant experience, written examinations, oral examinations, performance exercises, an evaluation of writing samples or other methods approved by the director. Additional assessment techniques may be used after the initial applicant evaluation to decrease or increase the number of applicants to be given further consideration in the hiring process.

(4)  The assessment techniques may result in applicants being categorized into groups such as "eligible" or "ineligible" or other rating categories approved by the director.

(5)  Not more than 25% of all vacancies in all entry professional positions, on an annual basis, may be limited to persons with degrees from institutions of higher education, as defined in s. 108.02 (18) , Stats., or degrees under an associate degree program, as defined in s. 38.01 (1) , Stats. Vacancies may not be limited to persons with degrees without the approval of the director.

History: Cr. Register, March, 1992, No. 435 , eff. 4-1-92; corrections in (1), (3) to (5) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 6. , Stats., Register September 2015 No. 717 .