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Hiring an Applicant

Hiring an applicant involves:

  1. Changing the disposition of an application,
  2. Verifying personal data for a new employee,
  3. Entering Job Data,
  4. Entering Benefit Program Participation information, and
  5. Verifying employment and positional related date.

Information on each of these activities follows. Please refer to Recruit Workforce CBT for more detailed information.

1) Changing the Disposition of an Application

Description: Changes the disposition , or result, of an application.

Menu Path: Go, Develop Workforce, Recruit Workforce (U.S.), Use, Applicant Activity, Applicant Activity-Positions

Applicant Activity Panel

Data Fields Comments Impact of Error

Job Requisition #:

Use scroll bar to locate the correct job requisition number
  • Candidate selected as hired on wrong requisition if disposition changed on incorrect requisition number
  • Changes status of others in candidate pool
  • Requires significant clean-up

Disposition Status:

  • Select "Hired"
  • System automatically changes disposition of all other candidates to "Rejected" and changes status on Job Requisition Data 1 to "Filled"
  • Applicant hiring will not proceed in SHARP
  • Job requisition will remain open

Disposition Date:

  • Defaults to system date
  • Can re-enter to reflect different date
Incorrect applicant history

Rejected Reason:

  • System automatically enters reason code when applicant’s disposition changes
  • Can enter reason code for other disposition changes
  • Must coincide with Letter Code
Letters will not run correctly

Letter Code:

  • System enters PAK when applicant associates with requisition or applicant disposition changes
  • Press F4 or click on list box arrow to select another letter code
  • See "Recruit Workforce" CBT for details on generating letters based on Letter Code
 

2) Verifying Personal Data for a New Employee

Description: Updates personal data that was previously entered for the applicant and converts the Applicant ID to and Employee ID.

Menu Path: Go, Develop Workforce, Recruit Workforce (U.S.), Use Applicant Hire, Personal Data

Personal Data 1 Panel

Data Fields Comments Impact of Error

Name:

Verify that employee’s name is correct Wrong name on record affects data retrieval

ID

  • Enter Applicant ID number
  • Applicant ID converts to Employee ID upon saving
 

Prefix:

Verify or enter prefix (e.g. Mr) without periods  

SSN:

Verify that social security number is correct Improper data storage and retrieval

Home Address/Phone:

Home Address 1

City, State, Zip

Phone

Verify address and phone number Incorrect information may impact delivery of paycheck or advice

County:

Enter county of home address if blank Incorrect information may affect health insurance eligibility

Mailing Address:

  • Enter mailing address if different from home address
  • Only agency personnel office staff should edit this information for active employees
Could delay or prevent paycheck or advice delivery

Other Phone Numbers:

  • Optional use
  • May enter up to 10 phone numbers
 

Personal Data 2 Panel

Data Fields Comments Impact of Error

Gender:

Update information  

Marital Status:

Enter code identifying marital status
Drop down box list codes
Affect benefits administration

Marital Status Date:

  • Optional use
  • May enter date of marital status change
 

Highest Education Level:

  • Enter highest level of education
  • Drop down box lists codes
 

Full-Time Student

Leave blank  

Birthdate:

  • Enter date of birth
  • Must enter in MMDDYYYY format
 

Birth Location:

Leave blank  

Date of Death:

Not used in hiring process  

Birth Country:

Optional  

Birth State:

Optional  

Preferred Language:

Defaults of ‘EN’  

Official Language:

Optional  

Referral Source:

Optional  

Citizenship Status:

  • Enter citizenship code
  • Drop down box lists valid codes
 

Ethnic Group:

  • Enter ethnic group code
  • Drop down box lists valid codes
 

Military Status: Should agencies enter in this field?

  • Enter military status code
  • Drop down box lists valid codes
  • Do not enter veteran status unless qualified under KSA 75-2955
  • Only DPS should change "Vet Verify" (Veteran Preference Verified) status
"Vet Verify" status affects veterans placement on other eligible lists

Date Entitled to Medicare:

Enter when appropriate  

Medicare Number:

Enter when appropriate  

Med A Effdt:

Enter when appropriate  

Med B Effdt:

Enter when appropriate  

Smoker:

Enter when appropriate  

Disabled Veteran:

  • Defaults from Applicant Personal Data 2 panel
  • Only DPS should change to remove status
May affect veterans placement on other eligible lists

Disabled:

Leave blank  

Employment Eligibility Proof:

Enter eligibility from I-9 Form  

3) Entering Job Data

Description: Enters employee’s job data, such as movement and separation data. An action code and reason code are entered for each new hire, movement and separation action.

Menu Path: Go, Develop Workforce, Recruit Workforce (U.S.), Use, Applicant Hire, Job Data

Job Data 1 Panel

Data Fields Comments Impact of Error

Employee Status:

Defaults to Active  

Effective Date:

  • Defaults to system date
  • Enter employee’s hire date
Entry of incorrect date may affect the person’s benefits eligibility, length of service and the ability to pay them correctly on their first paycheck.

Effective Date Sequence:

  • If appropriate, enter multiple job records with same effective date
  • See "Administer Workforce/Plan Salaries" CBT for more information
 

Action/Reason:

  • Enter "Action "code of the personnel action affecting the employee (defaults to HIRE when employee first hires)
  • Enter "Reason" code for the purpose of the personnel action
Codes trigger other actions in the system

Position Number:

  • Enter position number
  • Position must already be established and have correct job code information
  • Delete and reenter if a number defaults into this field
Position data that defaults into this field will be incorrect if position data has changed since creating the job requisition.

Position/Entry Date:

Defaults in when position number entered  

Department:

Defaults in when position number entered  

Job Code:

Defaults in when position number entered  

Location:

Defaults in when position number entered  

Tax Location:

Defaults as ‘KS’, change when applicable State Taxes will be charged incorrectly if incorrect Tax Location code is entered on this panel.

Regular Shift:

Defaults as "Not Applicable"  

Rate/Factor

Leave blank  

Job Data 2 Panel

Data Fields Comments Impact of Error

Regular/Temporary:

Defaults from position data  

Full-Time/Part-Time:

Defaults from position data  

Empl Class:

Defaults from position data  

EEO Class:

Defaults from Job Code table  

FLSA Status:

  • Defaults from Job Code table
  • Only DPS and agencies with classification authority can update
 

Officer Code:

Defaults to "None"  

Company:

Defaults to "SOK"  

FICA Status:

  • Must enter a code to maintain federal tax information used to calculate federal taxes
  • Drop down box lists valid codes
  • See NOTE below on FICA exemptions
  • Changes to employee’s FICA status also requires data entry in Job Data 1 panel in Administer Workforce. See CBT for details.
Error in calculating federal taxes

Pay Group:

Defaults from position data  

Employee Type:

Defaults from position data  

Holiday Schedule:

Defaults from position data  

Standard Hours:

Defaults from position data  

FTE :

Defaults from position data  

Adds to FTE Actual Count?

Defaults from position data  

GL Pay Type:

Defaults from position data  

Account Code:

Leave blank  

NOTE: All employees are subject to FICA and Medicare unless specifically exempted from one or both. The following employees are exempted from FICA and/ore Medicare:

Job Data 3 Panel

Data Fields Comments Impact of Error

Salary Administration Plan:

Defaults from position data Employee attached to wrong compensation plan

Grade/Entry Date:

Defaults from position data  

Step/Entry Date:

  • Enter salary grade step and date classified employee was assigned to the step
  • Leave "Step" blank for unclassified employee
 

Rating Scale:

Defaults to "SOK"  

Review Rating:

Leave blank  

Review Date:

Leave blank  

Comp Frequency:

Defaults from position data  

Compensation Rate:

  • Defaults in for classified employees based on value entered in the Step field.
  • Enter rate for unclassified employees
 

Change Amount:

Field is blank and grayed for a new classified hire  

Change Percent:

Field is blank and grayed for a new classified hire  

Annual Benefits Base Rate:

  • Enter rate (usually the same as Annual Rate defaulting in to the right of this field)
  • Do not enter more than two numbers to the right of decimal point (e.g. 25,000.25)
  • Manually calculate rate for:
  • Hourly employees – hourly rate x 2080 hours x FTE
  • Salaried employees – biweekly salary x 26 pay periods
 

Job Data 4 Panel

Data Fields Comments Impact of Error

Employment Status:

Enter valid code identifying status  

Probation End Date:

Enter date the most recent probationary period will end  

4) Entering Benefit Program Participation information

Description: Selects a benefits program for a new employee.

Menu Path: Go, Develop Workforce, Recruit Workforce (U.S.), Use, Applicant Hire, Benefit Program Participation

Benefit Program Participation Panel

Data Fields Comments Impact of Error

BAS Group ID:

Enter "BA" value Employee will not receive correct benefits eligibility.

Eligibility Config Field 1:

Defaults to an abbreviation for employee’s state and county of residence Employee will not receive correct benefits eligibility.

Eligibility Config Field 2:

Enter appropriate Benefit Program code Employee will not receive correct benefits eligibility.

Eligibility Config Field 3:

Leave blank Employee will not receive correct benefits eligibility.

Effective Date:

  • Defaults to date of hire for new hires
  • Add a new effective date only if employee is transferring for reasons noted below
Employee will not receive correct benefits eligibility.

Benefits Program:

  • Defaults to "GEN" for new hires
  • Enter appropriate Benefit Program code if employee is benefits eligible (should match code in "Eligibility Config Field 2)
Employee will not receive correct benefits eligibility.

NOTE: Change the Benefit Program effective date only if employees is transferring:

5) Verifying employment and positional related date

Description: Enters and views employment related information and views position-related data that defaults from the position data panels. The panel is also used to confirm or assign a benefit record number when necessary and enters dates relating to a leave of absence.

Menu Path: Go, Develop Workforce, Recruit Workforce (U.S.), Use, Applicant Hire, Benefit Program Participation

Employment Data 1 Panel

Data Fields Comments Impact of Error

Company Seniority Date:

Leave blank  

Professional Experience Date:

Leave blank  

Date Last Bonus:

Defaults in when employee receives longevity bonus  

Date Next Increase:

Defaults as next projected step increase date when classified employee is hired or receives automatic step increase  

Benefit Record Number:

  • Used for employees working on more than one position
  • Position with the matching employment record number and benefit record number is responsible for benefits administration
 

Last Date Worked:

Leave blank until employee goes on leave of absence or terminates  

Expected Return Date:

If employee goes on leave of absence, enter expected return date  

Last Verification Date:

Leave blank  

Home/Host:

Defaults to M (Home)  

Business Title:

Defaults from position date  

Work Phone:

Defaults from position data  

Reports to Posn:

Defaults from position data  

Employment Data 2 Panel

Data Fields Comments Impact of Error

Length of Service Adjustment:

  • Leave blank for new hire
  • Adjust Years/Days for rehires
 

Union Code:

Leave blank  

Bargaining Unit:

Leave blank  

Union Seniority Date:

Leave blank  

Security Clearance::

Leave blank  

Owns 5% (or More) of Company

Leave blank  

PERB Effective Date:

Defaults as date of hire after panel is saved  

PERB Unit:

Defaults from Position Data  

Phone Type/Number

  • Select valid type of phone from drop down box
  • Enter number for type of phone
  • Add rows to list more phones and numbers
 

NOTES:

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Page last modified on: June 29, 2012