Also, with respect to public safety jobs, she said the city is now engaged in year-round recruiting.
“We have continual testing—every month. Because we’re now graduating two classes a year,” she said.
Another aspect of recruiting that should not go unnoticed, she said, is Mayor Bill Peduto’s executive order requiring the adoption of a “Rooney Rule” for city government.
“In April, he told the personnel department—meaning me—to begin enforcing the Rooney Rule for all managerial positions,” said Manuel. “So that means for every opening, we have to interview at least one external and one internal diverse candidate for any position that requires supervising other employees.”
Manuel admitted that could mean Asians, Hispanics, people with disabilities, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and veterans.
When asked about veterans always appearing at the top of candidate lists for the city’s civil service positions because they get bonus points, Manuel smiled with the assurance of someone who could lob a 2,000-pound shell onto your desk from two miles away.
“I don’t think it’s too much to ask to give veterans a preference considering all they’ve done,” she said. “Do you?”
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