When creating your applicant List(s), filter and review the applicants as you normally would. Keep in mind the following:
- USA Staffing will apply veterans' preference rules as normal.
- You cannot change applicants' USA Hire Assessment scores.
- You may override the "Minimal Qualifications" rating, if an applicant does not meet the minimum requirements of the position, using an appropriate ineligible code such as IQID.
- USA Hire is designed to only be used with Final Rating; therefore, do not use Rank By - Raw Score when creating an applicant list.
Before issuing certificates, be sure to confirm the following:
- The announcement has closed.
- The USA Hire Assessment window close date has passed.
- All RA requests have been adjudicated. This may be determined by the disappearance of the warning banner at the top of the Applicant Overview Area or by running the Claimed Reasonable Accommodation Report. Applicants in AA status may be reviewed while this banner is displayed, but certificates should not be issued until all RA applicants have been adjudicated and no longer in PA status.
- All applicants have an RSC of either IN or AA.
To ensure you follow all required steps, refer to Appendix F for a checklist to use with the next vacancy you create utilizing USA Hire.