STATE OF LOUISIANA

DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL SERVICE

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA

 

 

General Circular No. 001611

 

To:                   Heads of State Agencies and Human Resource Directors

 

Subject:            New Hiring Score for COAST Exam and Falsification of Scores

 

Issue Date:       June 13, 2005

 

CHANGE TO COAST RECOMMENDED HIRING SCORE:  Based on agency feedback, the recommended hiring score for the COAST exam will be set at the 40th percentile effective July 5, 2005.  This brings the recommended hiring score for this exam under QUEST in line with the recommended hiring score for the LEAPS and LEAPS Supervisor, also set at the 40th percentile, as well as the absolute hiring score for the PET under QUEST, which must be at the 40th percentile or higher, all effective July 5, 2005.  This information will be updated in the HR Handbook on June 15, 2005.

 

FALSIFICATION OF SCORE NOTICES:  Since the QUEST hiring process requires applicants to submit score notices to State employers, there have been more attempts to falsify score notices.  Human Resources officers are reminded that any Civil Service score submitted by an applicant must be verified in the OPEN system before it is used in hiring decisions.

 

With the expansion of the QUEST process to the jobs on three additional written exams, there may be an increase in attempts to falsify the required scores.  Therefore, we recommend that agencies verify in the OPEN system the score notices of those applicants being considered for employment, especially those which are forwarded to the hiring manager.  If you discover that a falsified score notice has been submitted to your office, please notify the Accountability Division immediately at 225-219-9437.

 

If you have any questions about the above actions, please contact Jamie Lewis in the Staffing Division at 225-342-8536 or at jamie.lewis@la.gov.

 

Sincerely,

 

 

 

s/Anne Soileau

Acting Director