Translate[Archived] Question # 47: Please provide a map of where the City recruits applicants from and the overall job applications in a year.
Question:
Please provide a map of where the City recruits applicants from and the overall job applications in a year. (Councilman Aguirre)
Response:
The overall number of job applications that the City received for the period from April 1, 2019 to April 1, 2020 was 26,173.
City job advertisements are posted on various sites including, but not limited to, the City website, Indeed.com, GovernmentJobs.com, LinkedIn platform, and various newspaper publications. The City also screens and/or sources candidates from some of these employment-related platforms.
During this fiscal year the Human Resource Department’s Deputy Director vacant position was reallocated to a new high-level recruitment manager position in order to increase City resources devoted to recruitment, to become more proactive in recruiting and to increase targeted outreach efforts. This position has been recently filled. The Human Resources Department is currently working on a framework for the City’s recruiting efforts to include greater use of the following:
- Colleges and universities
- Technical institutions
- Social media platforms
- Publications
- Job fairs
- Employee referrals
Additionally, the City’s recruiting efforts will focus on setting placement goals in target groups with identified under-utilization and on building initiatives centered around diversity and inclusion.