Respond to Hiring Departments

When hiring departments try to contact you, you must respond quickly. You have

• two days if they call you,
• three days if they send you a telegram,
• four days if they send you mail from the same town, or
• six days if they send you out-of-town mail.

If you don't respond in time, the hiring department will remove you from the surplus/SROA process, and you'll lose your hiring preference.

Hiring departments should contact you in writing. They might phone first, but they should follow up in writing.

If the hiring department wants to interview you, you must make yourself available. The hiring department will give you the same leeway in scheduling your interview that it allows for normal interviews. If you aren't available or don't show up, you'll drop out of the surplus/SROA process and lose your hiring preference.

If you have a valid reason you couldn't respond, you can rejoin the surplus/SROA process. Contact the hiring department in writing. Include both the reason and a form of verification. For example, if you were hospitalized, include a doctor's note.

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Employee Responsibilities

• read and keep your surplus/SROA certification letter
• sign and return your Scantron form
• find a new job
• respond to hiring departments
• accept job offers
• keep your information current

Updated May 6, 2008 at 12:33 PM.