by Todd Leopold, Administrative Services Director
comments open from July 14 until August 2

A new online recruitment process and applicant tracking system, NeoGov, has been implemented at Jefferson County. The new system became live as of Monday, June 22. The application will automate the entire recruitment process from the creation of the position requisition to the completion of the hiring.

Aside from the obvious elimination of paper processing, the online application will actually decrease the application processing time for potential candidates and should provide greater ease when looking and being notified of the status of the recruitment process.

According to Pat Maher, Human Resource Director for Jefferson County, “Potential candidates now will be able to utilize a comprehensive, centralized online recruitment tool which will allow applicants to apply for jobs in any of the county's various departments, such as the Sheriff Office, Library and Public Health area; eliminating thousands of paper documents and dramatically reducing processing time within the Human Resources division.”

Enhanced functionality for job applicants include the development of an individual profile that will allow an applicant to submit multiple job applications for positions that they feel meet their individual skills without having to fill out the same information multiple times. Applicants are also able to attach their own personal work history to the application and, once in the process of applying, they are able to save their application and return to it later.

The County will also realize a great deal of benefits to the new online system. Such tasks as eliminating the need for duplicate entry of job applications and reduced processing times will result from the change as well. Ultimately, our goal of streamlining the administrative processes will create greater ease for users and department staff moving forward.

Currently, the Human Resources department and the Sheriff’s Office recruitment staff have the system online; however, the District Attorney, Public Health, and the Library are soon to follow. To learn more, check out the FAQ section on the Human Resources Web site.