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Posted: 2009-09-03 13:25
I'm new to my company and have inherited a file cabinet full of old resumes. If I discover a resume of someone I know we have hired I've pulled it and placed it with the employee files.
I'm struggling with what to do with the rest. They seem to date back as far as 2005. Some are just resumes filed by job description and some have actual notes.
There are also a number of job descriptions within the files.
Does anyone have any recommendations?
nork3
Joined: Feb 12, 2002 Posts: 3876
Posted: 2009-09-15 11:47
Assuming that you're not subject to Affirmative Action, here's what I'd suggest.
If you're in a state with it's own EEO commission, an applicant has 300 days in which to file a complaint of employment discrimination. You'll need resumes from that time to help refute such a claim. Therefore, keeping resumes for a year at minimum is advisable.
I suggest 2 years. Put all the 2008 resumes in one box. Put all 2007 resumes in another. When Jan 1, 2010 comes around, take your 2007 resumes to the shredder/burn bin and get rid of them.
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