Attraction of qualified candidates

Public administration bodies develop and use their employer brand to attract qualified candidates

Analysis of evidence of recruitment practices and the content of job announcements included at the central level or in a sample of recruitment files regarding recruitments to public service positions open to external candidates in a group of central government administration bodies organised in the last full calendar year. The following group of central government bodies is analysed: 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). Recruitments to top management public service positions are excluded. To award points, the information collected must include evidence of recruitment events or campaigns in which public administration used employer branding to attract candidates, web portals or job announcements including contents related to employer branding, etc. Contents related to employer branding may include, for example: a) references to public service and organisational values; b) working conditions that may be appealing to potential candidates (e.g., flexible work hours, days of paid leave, etc.); c) references to professional development opportunities (e.g., access to training, opportunities for career and salary progression). The criterion must be met at the central level or by any of the public bodies in the group to score points.

Public administration bodies diversify recruitment channels to attract qualified candidates

The assessment refers to the central government administration. The situation is analysed 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 does 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). Analysis of evidence related to dissemination of job announcements at least on the central website and newspapers of national circulation. Additional recruitment channels may include recruitment campaigns or other outreach activities (e.g., job fairs, webinars, events, presentations in universities and professional associations, social networks, campaigns, etc.) organised in the last full calendar year. The criterion is fulfilled if job announcements were disseminated at least on the official website and on newspapers of national circulation, or on more than one public website or on social media. In a decentralised system, the criterion must be met by all the public bodies in the group to score points.

Average number of eligible candidates in open competitions to fill public service vacancies in the central government administration

The total number of eligible candidates that participated in external recruitment procedures to fill public service vacancies in the central government administration during the latest full calendar year, divided by the number of vacancies offered for external recruitment during the same period. Recruitments for top management public service positions are excluded. In pool recruitment systems, the value is calculated by dividing the number of eligible candidates by the number of open vacancies over the year. Only the recruitments open to external candidates and completed during the year are analysed. Pending recruitments are excluded. If centralised data at least for public service jobs in the central government administration included in the scope of the general public/civil service legislation does not exist, or it is incomplete (i.e., data for some central government administration bodies, or groups of public servants in the central government administration subject to the general public/civil service legislation is missing), 0 points are awarded. Points are allocated based on the average number of eligible candidates (x): • x ≤ 1 = 0 points • 1 < x < 10 = linear function • x ≥ 10 = 6 points.