Transparency of recruitment
Legislation establishes a deadline for submitting applications to public service job openings of at least ten working days after the announcement
Review of legislation regulating recruitment procedures in the public service of the central government administration. Only recruitments open to external candidates are considered. Recruitment to top management public service jobs is excluded. For the assessment, general legislation on the public service is analysed. It may include a law on the civil service, and/or the general law on the public service, if it exists. Provisions of the labour law that may apply to recruitment of public servants are only considered if there is an explicit reference to them in general legislation on the public service, or if the labour law is the general law regulating employment in the public service. Special legislation that may apply to some groups of public servants in the central government administration is not considered for the analysis. The analysis must determine whether the deadline to apply for the vacancy is established as at least ten working days from the date of the announcement
Public service job announcements have accurate job description - 1. Number of files that meet the criterion (used for point allocation)
Analysis of a non-representative sample of recruitment files related to recruitments open to external candidates organised in the last full calendar year to fill vacancies in the following group of central government bodies: ministry responsible for finance, ministry responsible for internal affairs (interior), ministry responsible for education, tax agency/administration, employment agency. If any of the indicated agencies do not exist, the largest agency subordinated to the government, or prime minister, or any minister is analysed instead (for the purpose of the assessment, police is not considered a government agency; agencies in charge of providing education and health care are excluded). Competitions for public service top management positions are excluded. The analysis focuses on the vacancy announcements and the job profiles included in the recruitment files. The vacancy announcement must be included in the recruitment file, and there must be evidence that the vacancy announcement was publicly disclosed on the single web portal of the central government administration to award points. The job profile must be included in the recruitment file. The analysis must determine whether the job announcements fulfil the following elements: 1) They include at least the following contents regarding the description of the job: a. Identification of the position, including at least the job title and the classification (professional category and level when it applies). b. Main job functions, including at least essential duties and responsibilities, to whom the job reports and positions directly reporting to it when it applies. The description of the job in the job announcement accurately reflects the content of the job description included in the recruitment file. Points are allocated based on the number of files that meet the criterion (x): • x = 0 = 0 points • 0 < x < 15 = linear function • x = 15 = 1 point.
Public service job announcements have accurate job description - 2. Please fill in the checklist (does not determine point allocation)
Analysis of a non-representative sample of recruitment files related to recruitments open to external candidates organised in the last full calendar year to fill vacancies in the following group of central government bodies: ministry responsible for finance, ministry responsible for internal affairs (interior), ministry responsible for education, tax agency/administration, employment agency. If any of the indicated agencies do not exist, the largest agency subordinated to the government, or prime minister, or any minister is analysed instead (for the purpose of the assessment, police is not considered a government agency; agencies in charge of providing education and health care are excluded). Competitions for public service top management positions are excluded. The analysis focuses on the vacancy announcements and the job profiles included in the recruitment files. The vacancy announcement must be included in the recruitment file, and there must be evidence that the vacancy announcement was publicly disclosed on the single web portal of the central government administration to award points. The job profile must be included in the recruitment file. The analysis must determine whether the job announcements fulfil the following elements: 1) They include at least the following contents regarding the description of the job: a. Identification of the position, including at least the job title and the classification (professional category and level when it applies). b. Main job functions, including at least essential duties and responsibilities, to whom the job reports and positions directly reporting to it when it applies. The description of the job in the job announcement accurately reflects the content of the job description included in the recruitment file.
Public service job announcements include the required profile of the candidate to perform the job - 1. Number of files that meet the criterion (used for point allocation)
Analysis of a non-representative sample of recruitment files related to recruitments open to external candidates organised in the last full calendar year to fill vacancies in the following group of central government bodies: ministry responsible for finance, ministry responsible for internal affairs (interior), ministry responsible for education, tax agency/administration, employment agency. If any of the indicated agencies do not exist, the largest agency subordinated to the government, or prime minister, or any minister is analysed instead (for the purpose of the assessment, police is not considered a government agency; agencies in charge of providing education and health care are excluded). Competitions for public service top management positions are excluded. The analysis focuses on the vacancy announcements and the job profiles included in the recruitment files. The vacancy announcement must be included in the recruitment file, and there must be evidence that the vacancy announcement was publicly disclosed on the single web portal of the central government administration to award points. The job profile must be included in the recruitment file. The analysis must check whether the job announcements fulfil the following elements: 1) They include the general eligibility criteria according to legislation. 2) They include the requirements in terms of knowledge, skills, and other relevant abilities necessary for effective performance of the job. 3) The job requirements in the job announcement accurately reflect the content of the person specification included in the recruitment file. Points are allocated based on the number of files that meet the criterion (x): • x = 0 = 0 points • 0 < x < 15 = linear function • x = 15 = 1 point.
Public service job announcements include the required profile of the candidate to perform the job - 2. Please fill in the checklist (does not determine point allocation)
Analysis of a non-representative sample of recruitment files related to recruitments open to external candidates organised in the last full calendar year to fill vacancies in the following group of central government bodies: ministry responsible for finance, ministry responsible for internal affairs (interior), ministry responsible for education, tax agency/administration, employment agency. If any of the indicated agencies do not exist, the largest agency subordinated to the government, or prime minister, or any minister is analysed instead (for the purpose of the assessment, police is not considered a government agency; agencies in charge of providing education and health care are excluded). Competitions for public service top management positions are excluded. The analysis focuses on the vacancy announcements and the job profiles included in the recruitment files. The vacancy announcement must be included in the recruitment file, and there must be evidence that the vacancy announcement was publicly disclosed on the single web portal of the central government administration to award points. The job profile must be included in the recruitment file. The analysis must check whether the job announcements fulfil the following elements: 1) They include the general eligibility criteria according to legislation. 2) They include the requirements in terms of knowledge, skills, and other relevant abilities necessary for effective performance of the job. 3) The job requirements in the job announcement accurately reflect the content of the person specification included in the recruitment file.
Public service job announcements include information on the work conditions - 1. Number of files that meet the criterion (used for point allocation)
Analysis of a non-representative sample of recruitment files related to recruitments open to external candidates organised in the last full calendar year to fill vacancies in the following group of central government bodies: ministry responsible for finance, ministry responsible for internal affairs (interior), ministry responsible for education, tax agency/administration, employment agency. If any of the indicated agencies do not exist, the largest agency subordinated to the government, or prime minister, or any minister is analysed instead (for the purpose of the assessment, police is not considered a government agency; agencies in charge of providing education and health care are excluded). Competitions for public service top management positions are excluded. The analysis focuses on the vacancy announcements and the job profiles included in the recruitment files. The vacancy announcement must be included in the recruitment file, and there must be evidence that the vacancy announcement was publicly disclosed on the single web portal of the central government administration to award points. The job profile must be included in the recruitment file. The analysis must verify whether the job announcements included in the non-representative sample of recruitment files offered information on the work conditions including at least the base salary and specific work conditions whenever they apply, such as specific shift (e.g., night or weekend shift) or working in hazardous environments. Points are allocated based on the number of files that meet the criterion (x): • x = 0 = 0 points • 0 < x < 15 = linear function • x = 15 = 1 point.
Public service job announcements include information on the work conditions - 2. Please fill in the checklist (does not determine point allocation)
Analysis of a non-representative sample of recruitment files related to recruitments open to external candidates organised in the last full calendar year to fill vacancies in the following group of central government bodies: ministry responsible for finance, ministry responsible for internal affairs (interior), ministry responsible for education, tax agency/administration, employment agency. If any of the indicated agencies do not exist, the largest agency subordinated to the government, or prime minister, or any minister is analysed instead (for the purpose of the assessment, police is not considered a government agency; agencies in charge of providing education and health care are excluded). Competitions for public service top management positions are excluded. The analysis focuses on the vacancy announcements and the job profiles included in the recruitment files. The vacancy announcement must be included in the recruitment file, and there must be evidence that the vacancy announcement was publicly disclosed on the single web portal of the central government administration to award points. The job profile must be included in the recruitment file. The analysis must verify whether the job announcements included in the non-representative sample of recruitment files offered information on the work conditions including at least the base salary and specific work conditions whenever they apply, such as specific shift (e.g., night or weekend shift) or working in hazardous environments.
Public service job announcements in the central government administration are available on a single web portal
Analysis of the website of the public service central co-ordination unit, the government portal or other government official websites where job announcements for public service positions at least in the central government administration are published. The information on the website must be updated, i.e., it does not include expired job announcements.
The single web portal that announces public service vacancies in the central government administration is user-friendly
Analysis of the same website(s) as in criterion 3, based on a checklist including at least the following elements: • The website allows users to filter vacancies. • It allows subscribing to new announcements. • The information is in all the official languages.
Findability score of the single web portal that announces public service vacancies in the central government administration
Analysis of the findability results of the single web portal that announces public service vacancies in the central government administration. The Moz Domain Authority tool is used, as a common way to define how well a website will rank on search engine result pages. The tool accurately predicts how well a website will rank on search engine result pages. It does so by evaluating multiple factors, including linking root domains and the number of total links. In essence, the more high-quality external links are referring to the single web portal, the stronger its domain authority and the easier it will be to find the government website on the basis of key words in search engines. The Domain Authority value (between 0 and 100) is used for the calculation of the criterion value. Points are allocated based on the simple average of the “Moz Authority Evaluation” scores (x): • x<25% = 0 points • 25% ≤ x< 60% = linear function • x ≥ 60% = 1 point.