Browse the hiring lifecycle
8 stages · ~53 min totalWork through it in order, or jump straight to the stage you're in.
Compliance foundations
EEO, affirmative action, and why documentation is a byproduct of doing the work — not a task at the end.
Get started in myHR
Sign in with your BLUE credentials and find every tool a hiring manager needs. Your hub for every workflow.
Create a requisition
Open the search on the right position, complete the required fields, and route it to your recruiter.
Advertise the position
The difference between a job description and a job posting, and how HR turns yours into a compliant, compelling ad.
Select your candidate
Structured behavioral interviewing with the STAR method, the question areas to cover, and notes that hold up in an audit.
Make the offer
From finalist confirmation through a signed acceptance and a clean hand-off to onboarding.
Background checks
Set candidate expectations, route consent on time, and know what to do when a check flags. Every candidate gets a clean, documented path.
Onboard your new hire
Pre-boarding vs. onboarding, the 3-business-day federal I-9 deadline, and your role across the first 90 days.
Common questions
Manager quick-reference
- Background check workflowContingent offer through clearance — vendor, consent, timeline, and what to do when something flags.
- Create a job requisition in myJobsThe step-by-step path to open a new role in myJobs — from logging in to submitting for approval. Required fields only.
- Dispositioning a candidate in OracleOne-page path for recording a final disposition in Oracle when a requisition closes — no video, just the clicks.
- Off-limits questions cheat sheetWhat you can't ask — paired with the job-related question to ask instead.
- Offer letter staff templateThe approved staff offer letter with placeholders — what to keep, what you may edit.
- Onboarding I-9 processThe 3-business-day deadline and the workflow that gets it done on time.
- STAR interview templateA printable per-candidate scoring sheet with anchored 1/3/5 scoring.
Not sure how to handle a specific search?
Your recruiter is your partner on every hire. Reach out before you post — it's easier to start clean than to fix it later.
Reference
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