The Complete Guide to Hiring and Firing Government Employees

Table of contents

1. Contents
2. Introduction (1/2)
3. Introduction (2/2)
4. SECTION 1: HOW TO HIRE A GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE
   1. 1.The Government’s Hiring Process
      1. History (1/2)
      2. History (2/2)
      3. Outlook
      4. Look at Your Own Processes
   2. 2. Developing Your Strategy
      1. Anticipatory Recruitment
      2. Targeting Your Pool (1/5)
      3. Targeting Your Pool (2/5)
      4. Targeting Your Pool (3/5)
      5. Targeting Your Pool (4/5)
      6. Targeting Your Pool (5/5)
   3. 3. Screening and Interviewing the Candidates
      1. Screening
      2. Interviewing (1/2)
      3. Interviewing (2/2)
   4. 4. Post-Interview Review/Making Your Decision
      1. Following Up with Previous Employers
      2. The Selection Itself (1/2)
      3. The Selection Itself (2/2)
      4. Who to Select
      5. Once the Selection Is Made
      6. Orientation
5. SECTION 2: HOW TO FIRE A GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE
   1. 5. Handling Poor Employees
      1. Why Does the Government Not Deal with Poor Performers as Frequently as It Should? (1/2)
      2. Why Does the Government Not Deal with Poor Performers as Frequently as It Should? (2/2)
      3. What Can Be Done to Change the Way That the Government Holds Its Employees Accountable? (1/4)
      4. What Can Be Done to Change the Way That the Government Holds Its Employees Accountable? (2/4)
      5. What Can Be Done to Change the Way That the Government Holds Its Employees Accountable? (3/4)
      6. What Can Be Done to Change the Way That the Government Holds Its Employees Accountable? (4/4)
   2. 6. Firing for Misconduct
      1. The Investigation
      2. Deciding What to Do (1/3)
      3. Deciding What to Do (2/3)
      4. Deciding What to Do (3/3)
      5. Writing and Issuing the Proposed Removal (1/2)
      6. Writing and Issuing the Proposed Removal (2/2)
      7. Considering the Employee’s Response
      8. The Decision Letter
   3. 7. Firing for Poor Performance
      1. Overview
      2. Performance Appraisal System
      3. Performance Standards
      4. Communication and Feedback
      5. Dealing with a Poor Performer (1/4)
      6. Dealing with a Poor Performer (2/4)
      7. Dealing with a Poor Performer (3/4)
      8. Dealing with a Poor Performer (4/4)
   4. 8. The Hearing
      1. Where Employees Can Appeal Their Removals
      2. Framing the Issue
      3. Discovery
      4. The Hearing
      5. Likelihood of Success
      6. Cost
      7. Your Representatives
      8. The Evidence File
      9. Preparing for the Hearing (1/2)
      10. Preparing for the Hearing (2/2)
      11. The Hearing Itself (1/2)
      12. The Hearing Itself (2/2)
6. Notes (1/4)
7. Notes (2/4)
8. Notes (3/4)
9. Notes (4/4)
10. Index
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