AGENCY TESTIMONY
Adjusting minimum qualifications to expand candidate pools
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DCAS has launched an initiative to adjust minimum qualifications across various titles, considering practical experience and formal education requirements while maintaining high workforce standards.
- Initiative expands the pool of eligible candidates and reduces employment barriers
- Successfully revised requirements for 44 titles, affecting approximately 22,000+ jobs
- Ongoing effort expected to continue broadening pathways into municipal work for New Yorkers
Katrina Porter
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This ongoing initiative expands the pool of eligible candidates and reduces employment barriers.
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To date, we have, successfully revised requirements for 44 titles affecting approximately 22,000 plus jobs.
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We expect this effort to continue to broaden the pathways into municipal work for New Yorkers.
