Resume Retention

njjel

Am I correct that we are required to retain resumes received unsolicited for one year? If so does this include all resumes received in response to a recruitment or just the ones that were interviewed for the position?

The second part to my question is, are we obligated to call in those applicants if they seem qualified for other positions that open up down the road? I have an applicant who wants me to keep his resume as "ongoing". Must we do this?

Zoo Keeper

We keep solicited and unsolicited resumes on file for six months from the date they are received. We simply do not have the space to store the 1000s of resumes we get each month. Rarely do we make contact from a resume that has been filed.

pv25

This might help: [link:www.elinfonet.com/fedarticles/22/21|Record Keeping Articles]

njjel

I appreciate the responses and am really wanting to know whether there is any legal obligation to "pull" from previously received resumes for new positions that open if they are qualified for that position?