.111 The Personnel Officer has several major responsibilities in the
interviewing and hiring process. The foremost responsibility is for
maintaining the integrity of the process, that is, for ensuring that
the interviewing and hiring process is well understood and supported
through positive management and supervisory practices and conducted
within the context of merit and fitness and Human Rights considerations
and negotiated agreements. In addition, the Personnel Officer is responsible
for coordinating the interview process and for re juiring and maintaining
necessary reviewable records for ensuring that the hiring decision is
properly documented.
.112 The Personnel Officer is responsible for ensuring that appro-priate
training of management and supervisory staff takes place to support
the integrity of the interview and hiring process. Working with appropriate
organizational units, this could be accomplished through such approaches
as formal training in interviewing techniques and by providing copies
of "A Guide to Job Interviewing," [Note:
this is no longer available.] N.Y.S. Department of Civil Service
and other guideline materials. Particular attention should be paid to
the legal and policy considerations (e.g. Civil Service requirements)
and ways to ask questions so that they are in compliance with the Human
Rights Law.
