All librarian recruiting runs on a national academic list, while lo…

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All librarian recruiting runs on a national academic list, while local bilingual candidates never see the jobs. What should HR change?

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Shift the sourcing mix toward channels the needed local bilingual pool actually uses. — If the people needed never look at that national list, the city is fishing in the wrong lake. Channel mix is strategy. Put the posting where local bilingual candidates actually hunt.

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Lengthen the national posting window without adding local channels.

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Require a second master's degree to raise applicant quality on the same list.

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Limit applications to employees already on a civil-service librarian register.

All librarian recruiting runs on a national academic list, while local bilingual candidates never see the jobs. What should HR change?

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