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PPM Topics

 

PPM Section 3 - Employment practices

 

Internal application process

1. Current internal job opportunities are posted on the Human Resources Web site at Careers at WMU and the bulletin board located just outside the Human Resources office, 1300 Seibert Administration Building. Job Opportunity Transfer Applications are available and must be submitted online as part of the online application system at Careers at WMU.
   
   New University employees may apply for promotion or transfer under the Job Opportunity Program only after they have successfully completed their initial six-month probation period.
   
   
2. If an internal applicant is selected for the position, the exact date of transfer should be mutually arranged between the employee's current and future supervisors. Exempt employees are expected to provide four (4) weeks notice, and non-exempt employees are expected to provide two (2) weeks notice, unless an earlier move is agreeable to all concerned.

External search process

1. If there are no qualified internal applicants, HR Services will work with the hiring department to advertise the vacancy. A copy of a suggested advertisement must be submitted to HR Services for approval and/or adjustments prior to publication, to ensure that Equal Employment Opportunity guidelines are met.
   
   Current external job opportunities are posted on the Human Resources Web site at Careers at WMU and the bulletin board located just outside the Human Resources office, 1300 Seibert Administration Building. External employment applications are also available and must be submitted online as part of the online application system at Careers at WMU.
   
   
2. All costs for advertising will be charged back to the hiring department.

Simultaneous internal and external searches

1. Occasionally, it is necessary for departments to conduct internal and external searches simultaneously.
   
   
2. Hiring departments must request simultaneous searches in writing and obtain approval from both their Human Resource Representative and the Associate Vice President for Institutional Equity/designee.
   
   
3. Grant-funded positions will be handled as simultaneous internal/external searches. This allows grant administrators to review credentials of both internal and external candidates at the same time.
   

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