2E01 Personnel Activity and Selection Process

During the on-site review, it is imperative the CO must develop an understanding of the contractor’s employment procedures and practices. This activity includes obtaining copies of selection policies and procedures related to areas where the CO identified potential discrimination during the desk audit. The CO can also garner crucial information from interviews of human resources personnel, selecting officials, employees (e.g., hired, promoted or terminated during the review period) and other individuals identified as participating in or being affected by the selection process, such as those who were applicants or candidates for open positions but were not hired or promoted. The CO must also gather contact information for potentially knowledgeable individuals no longer employed by the contractor, if applicable.

The type of information the CO will gather depends on issues identified at the desk audit. Some examples are provided below.

• Hiring Data. This includes job group and/or job title identification, copies of personnel files, payroll records, job applications, job announcements, staffing requisitions, advertisements (internal and external postings), job descriptions, job status (e.g., permanent, temporary, full or part-time), minimum qualifications, preferences, applicant flow data, documentation created at each stage of the selection process (e.g., selecting officials’ interview notes or computerized screening of internet applicants), phone screen procedures and testing information.
• Promotions. This includes identification of lines of promotion, copies of personnel files, payroll records, promotion policies and procedures, internal advertisements and bid sheets, candidate flow data for eligible candidates, payroll data, documentation created at each stage of the promotion process (e.g., officials’ interview notes), phone screen procedures and testing information.
• Terminations. This includes job group and/or title identification, copies of personnel files, payroll records, information regarding voluntary and involuntary terminations, termination policies and procedures, documentation of the reason for termination, exit interview notes and documentation, termination letters and contact information for terminated employees.