Aboriginal University Recruitment Inventory (AURI) 2005/06

Recruitment

A poster inviting applications to AURI was advertised through the Public Service Commission (PSC) - Post Secondary Recruitment campaign (PSR) from February 21 to March 31, 2005.

Result

• 225 applications received

Screening Process

The screening process for the 2005/06 campaign was broken down into 4 stages. In order to proceed to the next stage, applicants must have satisfied the criteria established.

Stage I

Applicants were required to complete and submit documentation as required by the Aboriginal Declaration Process (ADP). This process is the accepted method of validating the Aboriginal ancestry of potential employees of Indian and Northern Affairs. The ADP requires candidates to submit an Aboriginal Declaration Form and the Aboriginal Acknowledgment Form by the closing date of the posting. In addition, applicants must be in possession of a Bachelor’s degree by July 2005.

Result

• 114 applicants eliminated via the ADP
• 0 applicants eliminated for educational requirement
• 111 applicants eligible to proceed to the next stage

Stage II

This stage required applicants to write the Situational Judgement Test (SJT) and either the Written Communication Proficiency Test (WCPT) or the Examen de communication écrite (ECE). The pass mark for the SJT was set at 72 out of a possible score of 100. The pass mark for the WCPT/ECE was set at 35 out of a possible score of 50. In order to move onto the next stage, applicants must have had passing marks for tests they wrote.

Result

• 111 applicants were invited to write the required tests
• 69 applicants accepted and wrote the tests
• 9 applicants had valid results having previously
• 35 applicants eligible to proceed to the next stage

Stage III

Stage III required applicants to write the Written Communication Test (WCT). The pass mark for the WCT was set at 66%.

Result

• 35 applicants invited to write
• 25 applicants participated in testing
• 9 applicants eligible to proceed to the next stage

Stage IV

Applicants were invited to participate in an interview to determine their potential for success as an employee of the department. The interview was conducted over the phone by Aboriginal employees from Indian and Northern Affairs. The questions for the interview were based upon departmental competencies. Each competency was ranked on a 5 point scale.

Result

• 1 applicant was appointed to a role within the department outside of the AURI process, subsequently withdrawing from the process
• 8 applicants were successful and will therefore be included in the inventory for the 2005/06 inventory

Candidate Summary

Inventory Availability

At this stage, the inventory has 8 participants who have successfully satisfied all screening stages for inclusion in AURI. There is no further testing or stages remaining that would eliminate candidates from the inventory. Summarized candidate profiles will be made available to hiring managers within Indian and Northern Affairs as soon as their profiles have been completed.

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