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“Internet applicant” rule takes effect

 Federal contractors that accept employment applications electronically are reminded that new rules take effect Feb. 6 clarifying who is considered a job applicant for recordkeeping purposes.With the deadline right around the corner, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance has issued a set of “Frequently Asked Questions” (FAQs) providing additional detail about some of the rule’s specifics.

     As of Feb. 6, contractors must provide race, ethnicity and gender information for applicants who satisfy OFCCP’s definition of internet applicant. Under the new definition, an individual must meet all of the following criteria:

• The individual submits an expression of interest in employment via the Internet or related technologies, such as e-mail, commercial and internal resume databanks, and employer Web sites;
• The contractor considers the individual for employment in a particular position;
• The individual’s expression of interest indicates the individual possesses the basic objective qualifications for the position;
• The individual, at no point in the contractor’s selection process prior to receiving an offer of employment from the contractor, removes him or herself from further consideration or otherwise indicates that he or she is no longer interested in the position.

     For those positions for which the contractor does not accept electronic applications, the existing recordkeeping standards apply.

     Click here to access the FAQs.

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