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PROBATIONARY PERIOD

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EMPLOYEE PROBATION: Considered to be an extension of the examining process but one based on actual performance under careful supervision.

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The great majority (89%) of state and local government personnel systems follow the federal practice of requiring employees to serve a one-year probationary period.

• One state and two cities, however, grant their employees tenure as soon as they are appointed.

⚫ Thirty-one jurisdictions report a probationary period less than one year-ranging from 90 working days to nine months.

• Interestingly enough, 12 city jurisdictions require their uniformed police and firefighting personnel to serve a longer probationary time than their other public service employeesranging from an additional three months to a full year.

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PERSONNEL FUNCTIONS PERFORMED

The survey asked whether the central personnel office or the civil service commission currently performed any of the personnel functions normally associated with a personnel management system. These answers provided the following results in order of frequency of performance among the 45 states, 110 counties, and 202 city systems.

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EMPLOYING THE UNSKILLED WORKER

1. PUBLICIZING JOB OPENINGS AND OPPORTUNITIES

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II. QUALIFICATIONS AND FITNESS STANDARDS NORMALLY REQUIRED
A. TOTAL REPLIES-301 of 357 STATES, COUNTIES, & CITY SYSTEMS

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