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I work in Missouri and have a question regarding taking applications for a position with any company. If a company advertises through a medium such as Career Builder/ MissouriCareerSource.com and it i
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posted at 2/4/2010 6:47 AM EST
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I work in Missouri and have a question regarding taking applications for a position with any company. If a company advertises through a medium such as Career Builder/ MissouriCareerSource.com and it informs applicants to complete an application at the Missouri Career Center, what happens or should happen to all applications? Does a company "have to" accept applications from individuals who are not "qualified"? As a third party accepting applications shouldn't all applications be given to the employer and let them decide who is qualified or not? And how does pre-screening come in to play regarding who gets an application or not?
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posted at 2/5/2010 3:30 AM EST
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I think it would depend on the arrangement set up with the third party provider. (I know nothing of this Missouri based company you reference).
For certain legal reasons, one or both should be keeping all resumes/applications received for a posted job for 2 years. So any contract with the third party provider would need to clarify who has what responsibility. If they were making employment decisions on whether a person is qualified, then they should be sharing the liability of that decision. From my standpoint, since in the end it will be the employer's responsibility even if you could argue the 3rd party provider is a co-employer possibly, I would want ALL forwarded to you. That way you could also audit who they are 'qualifying'. |
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posted at 2/5/2010 3:56 AM EST
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Thanks. It seems the understanding here is that we only have to accept applications from those who are qualified. Some job orders we get have "pre-screening" information, on the other hand others do not and only provide info such as being dependable, lift 50lbs or more, etc. Is the premise that only those qualified can apply? Is that determined by the employer or the third party who collects applications for the employer? |
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posted at 2/5/2010 4:55 AM EST
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Without knowing what your hiring process is, it's a bit hard to determine what you mean by "accept".
It appears that the Missouri Career Center is part of state government. If you are receiving financial incentives to hire from the state, you may have some restrictions on who you can or can't consider for employment. If by accept, you mean simply receive applications, I see no reason why you shouldn't. For those who do not meet objective qualifications for the job, you simply put those applications in the "not qualified stack" since they're not part of your applicant pool. For those who do, you start whatever process you have in place until they get filtered out for whatever reason. But if you mean "accept" as meaning all applicants are in the hiring process and must be considered beyond an initial screening, I dont' think that would be a requirement. I have never had any luck with using state unemployment resources for hiring. You might want to consider doing more traditional and broad based effort recruiting to source candidates. |
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