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From the Hiring Actions page, you can also click on
Change to apply filters or Reset your list of Hiring Actions.
The filter options are:
• Position: Series, Pay Plan, Grade(s)
• Request Status: Defaults to all
• Customer: Defaults to all
• Location: Defaults to all
• Requester: Defaults to your name
• Request Type: Additional Selection, New Vacancy,
Onboard New Hire
Requesting a Hiring Action
Requests are the beginning of the recruitment process within USA Staffing. A Request is equivalent to a Request for
Referral of Eligibles (SF-39) or a Request for Personnel Action (SF-52). Each Agency may use Requests in USA Staffing
differently; please refer to your HR Office for Agency specific business processes.
Your HR Office may initiate the Requests, or if your Agency policy and permissions allow, you can create new requests by
following the steps below.
1. To initiate a new Request, click the Request Hiring Action button. This button can be found in the top right-hand
area on the Dashboard home page as well as the Hiring Actions page.
2. On the Request Hiring Action page, select the appropriate Type of Hiring Request (New Vacancy, Additional
Selection, or Onboard New Hire), and enter the Request Number or click Generate to designate a USA Staffing-
generated number. Please check with your HR Office to determine your Agency’s policy on Request numbering
protocols. Each Request number must be unique and can only be used once. Valid characters include A-Z, 0-9,
and hyphen (-) and can be up to 100 characters.
3. Select the Requesting Customer from the drop-down list. If you do not see the appropriate Customer to assign
to the request, contact your HR Office.
4. The Requester field displays the name of the user who initiated the request or the designated hiring manager.
5. If the position is interdisciplinary, choose Yes from the options provided. You may either select the PD
information by using the Add From Library option or enter the information by selecting the Add Manually
button. To add multiple positions associated with a single Request, repeat this step. If you are recruiting for
multiple grades, each grade must have its own PD number.