DP hiring process nets 'excellence' rating Published March 6, 2009 By Wayne Crenshaw 78th Air Base Wing Public Affairs ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- An inspection of the hiring process at Robins earned an "Office of Excellence" rating from a team of Department of Defense inspectors that reviewed the process recently. The three-person team was from the DOD's Civilian Personnel Management Service. The team reviewed the Directorate of Personnel's Delegated Examining Unit and Employment Office, which together recruit and screen applicants for open positions at Robins. Angelia Solomon, acting chief of the Delegated Examining Unit, credited the results to teamwork. "We are a close-knit team and we are all about teamwork and working together to complete our goal," she said. The Delegated Examining Unit is responsible for advertising open positions, screening the applicants and ensuring that proper practices are being followed, Ms. Solomon said. The office is especially expected to make sure that veterans are given due consideration in hiring. The Employment Office then handles the rest of the hiring process, from setting up interviews to making sure new employees get a Common Access Card. Karl Abernathy, acting chief of the employment office, said the inspection team took away two pages of best practices in the office. "I think it's the customer-service orientation and pride of our people in their daily efforts," Mr. Abernathy said in describing why the office won the excellent rating. "We were very, very proud of the findings, and very proud of the hard work and professionalism and dedication of our staff." Ms. Solomon said the inspection is done every two years, and it's particularly important because a negative finding would mean the office would be on probation for a year. The report concluded that the personnel hiring process at Robins "functions as a customer-oriented organization that offers quality products and services and supports the component's mission." The report also noted that the office met personnel hiring requirements and found no violations of veteran's preference or merit system principles.