New Government Job Application Process
As of April 1st 2013, the Government of Bermuda will implement its first Human Resources Information Management System [HRIMS], which they said will offer greater efficiencies in the areas of recruitment, learning and development, and performance management.
This new system will mean that those seeking employment within the Government of Bermuda will apply online at www.govtcareers.gov.bm rather than submitting a hard copy as is the current process, although some exceptions do apply.
A statement from Government said, “One of the benefits for applicants is that the first time they apply on-line for an advertised post, information relating to their personal contact information, qualifications, experience, and work history is saved in their personal profile in the system.
“The new system will allow candidates to upload, save and then update their profiles as changes arise. Therefore, when applicants view advertised positions they can apply with the click of a button.
“Candidates locally and overseas will be able to log on anywhere and can submit their applications at any time of the day by the closing date.
“A benefit for candidates applying for positions and the Government of Bermuda is the anticipated reduction in the time to hire on average by 10 weeks for recruitment conducted locally and 12 weeks for overseas recruitment.
“For those unsuccessful applicants their information will be retained in the Government system. This will enable the Department of Human Resources to quickly search their database of potential candidates on behalf of employing departments who may have employment opportunities for similar posts.
“For persons who may not be comfortable using the computer, these individuals will be required to complete a hard copy application, together with any other forms that are required and submit it to the relevant location as instructed in the advertisement.”
“It should be noted that the system will not be used for all positions that are advertised in the Official Gazette,” Mrs. O’Brien added. “Therefore, if you see a post advertised in the newspaper, and then you go on line and do not see the post on our Careers site this is an indication that your application will have to be manually submitted, mailed or faxed (if a number is provided) to the location as instructed in the advertisement.”
“We are committed to becoming a World Class Public Service and the HRIM System is a tool that will enable us to make tremendous strides in that direction,” explained Mrs. O’Brien. “This system will take us from a manual system to a system that will greatly increase our efficiency and effectiveness. With the implementation of the HRIMS we will be better positioned to provide our clients with service excellence and thereby the people of Bermuda will benefit.”
“As well as the ‘Talent Acquisition’ component there is also a ‘Talent Management’ element to the HRIM System which will allow the Department to provide support to employees through performance management, skills and competency management, 360 Degree feedback, Career & Succession Planning, Learning Management.
“Effective recruitment is crucial to the successful day-to-day functioning of the Government of Bermuda,” said Mrs. O’Brien.
“In short, we are in competition for the best talent, and want to ensure candidates interested in employment with the Government of Bermuda have a positive experience.”
For more information contact the Department of Human Resources at 279-2824.
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O.B.A it has been a pleasure to have you govern for the first few months.Is this your last term as the government?
Oh…this looks great for reducing the size of the bloated civil service via attrition. This shows that the political will to reign in the civil service will always be battling against its greatest foe “THE CIVIL SERVICE”.
They are not trying to look for efficiencies within the current civil service and redirect overstaffed resources to required areas. They are trying to improve efficiencies to expedite the hiring process locally and overseas.
I laugh when the opposition were vocal against the SAGE commission, stating that it was a waste of money because Government already has the Human Resources Department to do this job…sigh. Can somebody stop the madness????
This only shows how slow the civil service has been in implementing new systems, now if they could only start to make the process fair then that will be a move in the right direction. Ms. Obrien is the director of the department if it took a political party to advise her on what is needed to bring her department up to the standard, then maybe she is not the right person for the job or she is being paid far to much.
Hey one eye open , I take it that you know Mrs. O’Brien and that political parties do not direct on operational matters. You should have signed in as ‘one brain cell open’.