1. CIMCITY COMMISSION INFORMATION MEMORANDUM
November 6, 2014
ADMINISTRATIVE BRIEF FROM NATALIE FISCHER
HUMAN RESOURCES
Employee Recruitment
The Human Resources Departments mission is to recruit, retain and develop
employees to provide services to the citizens of our community while upholding the
City of Salina Organizational Values. Recruitment of employees is an ongoing
project and has become more challenging over the last few years. We track our
recruitment sources by 14 categories and applicants voluntarily disclose what
source led them to complete the application.
Successful hire information is compared below (excluding public safety hires).
Type of Position Average Average
Applicants -2014 Applicants -2013
Clerical/Administrative 65.14 70.30
General/Labor 16.57 14.54
Technical 29.25 12.00
Management/Professional 36.67 44.50
While some positions continue to attract several candidates, the numbers for each
type are declining. The following charts identify the recruitment sources by type of
position for our successful candidates from 2013-October 2014. Only nine
recruitment categories are included as five categories did not yield new hires, and
not all nine yielded new hires in each type of position. The percentages represent
the percentage of successful candidates that came from the respective source.
The above numbers provide just recruitment results in terms of applications received. Not
reflected in these statistics are the number of candidates that fail to meet the minimum
qualifications, nor are application totals for positions with the screening process underway
but the selection process not yet finalized. Since the beginning of 2014, we have opted to
extend application deadlines for nine different positions. Recruitment challenges will likely to
continue so we will look for new recruitment opportunities that could provide us with the right
candidates.
MONDAYS MEETING
Enclosed are other items on the agenda. If any Commissioner has questions or cannot
attend the meeting, please contact me.
Jason A. Gage, City Manager