Procedure:     Hiring: Without Advertisement
Department:      Human Resources
Contact:            Dennis Carr, (541) 463-5583             carrd@lanecc.edu

Although the college’s preferred method of hiring utilizes external advertisement (see Hiring Process), a department or unit may request approval to appoint without internal or external advertisement when there is a need :
 

1. To fill a position on an interim basis following the termination of a permanent employee or

2. To transfer an employee to a different position on a permanent or interim basis due to restructuring or reorganization, to resolve a complaint or grievance, or to provide disability accommodations.
 

Criteria

Requests must meet the following criteria:
  1. There is a compelling business necessity (e.g., restructuring, reorganization, remedial action to resolve a complaint, provide disability accommodations, etc.) and the appointee meets the minimum qualifications of the permanent position (unless circumstances prohibit this); or

2. There is not reasonable or adequate time to conduct either an internal or external search and hire a qualified applicant for the vacant position; and
 

a. The appointment is not expected to exceed 12 months; and

b. The department agrees to obtain preapproval for any extensions of the 12-month appointment period; and

c. A permanent employee will be hired according to the standard recruitment process at the end of the temporary period of appointment; and

d. The appointee meets the minimum qualifications of the permanent position (unless circumstances prohibit this); and

e. The appointee may apply for the permanent position but must openly compete with other candidates; and

f. The appointee will not be given unfair advantage when the position is advertised to other applicants; and

g. The appointee and others displaced by the interim appointment will be returned to their original positions at the end of the appointment, except under special conditions.