If the RMS is an online employment system, how will agencies handle paper applications?
The RMS is an online employment system that is designed to improve the recruiting and hiring process. Within state government, the hiring process is decentralized. There have been no changes to the hiring policy. Therefore, it is an agency’s decision as to whether their hiring process will be totally paperless or not. If the agency’s decision is to go paperless, applicants must be notified and the agency must provide assistance to those individuals who may not have access or the skills to use computers. This can be accomplished by providing a kiosk or stand-alone computer where applicants may access job information and apply online. Other resources are available through local libraries, Virginia Employment Commission offices or the DHRM Career Center. Also, the system will allow the agency to scan in a copy of the state application if it is saved in a document. If this approach is taken, agency staff will need to key limited demographic information pertaining to the applicant.
