Concept: Certificate of Eligibles

Certificate of Eligibles, also called

eligibility list

or

candidate list

, enables selecting officials to generate a list of eligible candidates for job requisitions. Having a list of eligible candidates expedites the selection process for hiring managers for state, local, and federal government.

You can determine the criteria for placing a candidate on a certificate and then add the candidates to the certificate from the

Create Certificate of Eligibles

task. The criteria can include candidate rating, candidate ranking, and veteran's preference. A certificate must be returned or expired before you can create a new certificate.

The following scenarios require a new certificate on the job requisition:

When a certificate expires, the hiring manager can no longer hire or disposition a candidate from the certificate.
If a candidate gets moved from one job requisition to another, the candidate will not remain on the original certificate.
If a job application is moved to a different job requisition.

When a candidate is moved to a different job requisition, any existing certificates associated with the original requisition will no longer include that candidate. To generate a certificate for the candidate on the new job requisition, a new certificate must be created. Certificates are tied to job requisitions, not candidates, and therefore do not follow the applicant. A candidate can be listed on multiple certificates across different requisitions, however each certificate is unique to its specific requisition. Once the certificate has been issued, the candidate certificates cannot be changed. The certificate can be rescinded or returned by the hiring manager and a new certificate can be issued.