NAC284.295. Determining type of recruitment.

     1. The Division of Human Resource Management will determine the type of recruitment based on:

     (a) The number of current or anticipated vacancies;

     (b) The anticipated number of applicants; and

     (c) The recommendations or requests of the appointing authority.

     2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a recruitment must be restricted to one or a combination of these groups in the following order of priority:

     (a) Applicants for promotion from within the division where the vacancy exists.

     (b) Applicants for promotion from within the department where the vacancy exists.

     (c) Applicants for promotion from throughout state service.

     (d) Applicants for appointment from open competition.

Ê If a recruitment includes more than one promotional group, any group with a higher priority must be included and receive preference.

     3. Recruitment may be open competitive, or limited to or combined with any one or more of the promotional groups listed in subsection 2 if:

     (a) The appointing authority certifies in writing to the Division of Human Resource Management that, in accordance with the provisions of NAC 284.297, it is in the best interest of the agency to expand the recruitment to allow other groups to compete equally; or

     (b) The class is designated in the classification plan as:

          (1) Entry level because it is not a normal progression from another class; or

          (2) A class for which applicants for promotion are not normally available.

     4. The provisions of this section do not prohibit the Division of Human Resource Management or its designee from conducting a recruitment in anticipation of a vacancy.

     (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Personnel, eff. 4-20-90; A by Personnel Comm’n by R183-03, 1-27-2004; R024-05, 10-31-2005)