Hiring
When you hire a new employee, you need to be sure they have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job. We also want new staff to bring diverse skills, backgrounds, and experiences to our work units. Finally, they should share the values of the City of Madison (e.g. equity, stewardship) and your agency.
The City uses a standardized civil service hiring process. This process ensures compliance with federal and state laws, City ordinances, personnel rules, and collective bargaining agreements. Hiring is a collaboration between supervisors and the Human Resources Department.
Process Review
Human Resources and the Department of Civil Rights both have the authority to review a hiring process and documentation at any time. These process reviews verify whether each step followed the City’s policies, procedures and hiring goals. A hiring process may be delayed for a reasonable period of time to allow these reviews to take place.
Red-Flag Process
The “Red-Flag” process is part of Madison’s General Ordinances and its Affirmative Action Plan. This process requires balanced interview panels, standardized interviews, and written justification for candidate selections. These are evidence-based practices that can protect hiring and selection processes from bias.
- Download an overview of the Red-flag process. (One page)
- View detailed guidance and resources from the Department of Civil Rights.
Course: Hiring Foundations for Hiring Managers
This 2-hour webinar is required for all supervisors and hiring managers.
Hiring process
The following outlines the hiring process and provides a set of standard guidelines and expectations. Though all of the steps are completed in this order, you can shorten the hiring process by working ahead.