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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If a federal job has been created for a particular individual (i.e., if the office already has a candidate in mind/has pre-selected someone), is the office required to interview other people on the cert list?  Or, assuming the person is in the top 3, can the office just hire without interviewing additional candidates?  [/quote]

First, if this job falls within the categorythat requires competitive hiring, it is illegal to "wire" the position so that a specific candidate can be hired.  See http://www.mspb.gov/ppp/aprppp.htm.

Second, and this is a general rule, for most competitive hire positions there are three certificates (ie lists) of "qualified" candidates. The candidiates at this point have been given scores based on the answers in their applicationsand information in their resumes.   The first list is for people who already work for the Fed Gov't, have "competitive status" and received ranking score above the cut off score (these are people seeking merit promotions), the second is for people who are not government employees -- but this list includes only three highest ranked candidates -- which due to Vet preference laws, are often Vets, the last list is people with "Schedule A" disabilities.  The hiring official can choose to hire from any list. The hirin official is not required to interview anyone, but ifthe hiring official interviews one person on a list, he/she must interview all the candidates on the list.

Third, if you think the job was wired so that a specific person would be chosen, and you apply, and you are not selected, and you work in the Executive Branch, contact the Office of Special Counsel.

Apologies for typos - on IPad.[/quote]

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