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Merit Appeals Board <br />October 27, 2022 <br />CHR. CABANAS: With 63 open continuous recruitments, how are the departments doing with <br />that timeline—are they expediting it or are they still keeping it to 90 days or are they asking for <br />extensions beyond 90 days? <br />MR. LEOPOLDINO: So, they are asking for extensions beyond 90 days. A lot of these <br />recruitments are on continuous with zero applicants. So, I mean, even if we were to close the <br />recruitment, we would reopen it and it would go back on continuous. <br />So, we're trying to work through limiting all the extra work but we are mindful of the extensions. <br />So, we're getting extensions for the referred list, but we don't have that luxury anymore. As <br />soon as they find a good candidate, they're making the selection. And the list—the referred <br />list I have never seen such small referred lists. <br />So, when they have the opportunity they'll hire. And I've been—from my experience in <br />recruitment, I've been pushing departments to not wait. As soon as they get a referred list, even <br />prior to getting a referred list—once they decide to open up a recruitment—be prepared to start <br />your interview and selection process once the referred list is received because, really, waiting not <br />even days anymore you'll lose that great candidate. <br />So, we've been working with departments on that because the challenge we get back from—or <br />the concern from the departments is trying to convene a panel of three. And so, they don't want <br />to interview two or one—and then I understand that. I understand the timing but on the other <br />end of it, we just don't have that luxury to wait. And so, I've been trying to communicate that to <br />our departments. <br />CHR. CABANAS: `Cause that was the concern with even City and County of Honolulu. The <br />mayor there wanted the departments to expedite their hiring timeline from six months to 90 days. <br />Well, here, the County of Hawaii has always been 90 days <br />MR. LEOPOLDINO: Right. <br />CHR. CABANAS: —from the time you make the referral. <br />MR. LEOPOLDINO: Yes. <br />CHR. CABANAS: But the age-old wisdom to the departments was the longer they take, they'll <br />lose the quality applicant— <br />MR. <br />pplicant <br />MR. LEOPOLDINO: Correct. <br />CHR. CABANAS: —and that's what we used to tell them back then—even more so now. <br />MR. LEOPOLDINO: Yes. <br />Page 14 <br />