Recruitment and Selection Process in the Public Sector

Central Personnel Agency of the Philippines

Civil Service Commission

4 Key Areas in HR Management

1. Recruitment, Selection, and Placement

2. Learning and Development

3. Performance Management

4. Rewards and Recognition

Recruitment

The process of bringing a new employee on board)

Prerequisites Before Actual Recruitment

Job analysis, staffing plan, and evaluation of vacant positions/manpower needed)

PSIPOP

Personnel Service Itemization and Plantilla of Personnel, aligned with DBM)

Common Recruitment Sources

Internal recruitment, external recruitment, direct applicants/referrals, newspaper advertising, online recruitment, employment agencies, colleges and universities)

Components of Traditional Qualification Standards

Eligibility, Education, Experience, Training)

Components of CBRQS

Eligibility, Education, Experience, Training, Competencies)

Competency

A set of observable, measurable, and vital skills, knowledge, and attitudes that are translations of capabilities deemed essential for organizational success)

Skills

Capabilities acquired through practice)

Knowledge

Understanding required through learning)

Attitudes

Factors which form the basis for behaviors)

Behavior

The observable demonstration of skills, knowledge, and attitudes)

Three Classifications of Competencies

Core, Organizational, Leadership)

ORAOHRA

Omnibus Rules on Appointments and Other Human Resource Actions

Step 1 of Recruitment and Selection Process

Publication and posting of vacant positions)

Step 2 of Recruitment and Selection Process

Filing of application)

Step 3 of Recruitment and Selection Process

Preliminary evaluation of applicants)

Step 4 of Recruitment and Selection Process

Preparation of selection line-up)

Step 5 & 6 of Recruitment and Selection Process

HRMPSB deliberation, conduct of examinations, interviews, and background investigation)

Step 7 of Recruitment and Selection Process

Final selection of appointee)

Step 8 of Recruitment and Selection Process

Announcement of appointment)

Publication Posting Duration for NGAs, SUCs, and GOCCs

At least 10 calendar days in three conspicuous places)

Publication Posting Duration for LGUs

Not less than 15 calendar days in three conspicuous places)

Form used for Request for Publication of Vacant Positions

CS Form No. 9, Revised 2018)

Consequence of Incorrect Publication Information

Ground for the disapproval or invalidation of appointments)

Positions Exempted from Publication & Posting

1. Primarily confidential, 2. Policy-determining, 3. Highly technical, 4. Coterminous and other non-career positions

HRMPSB

Human Resource Merit Promotion and Selection Board)

Number of HRMPSB per Agency

Two

Selection Line-up

List of qualified and competent applicants for consideration for vacancies based on criteria like education, experience, eligibility, training, performance rating, competencies, and personality traits)

Role of the HRMPSB

Assists the appointing officer/authority in objective selection and submits the top five

Equal Employment Opportunity Principle in Selection

No discrimination on account of age, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity, civil status, disability, religion, ethnicity, or political affiliation)