Human Capital
Supervisor's Toolkit
Welcome to the Supervisor’s Toolkit. This toolkit is meant to serve as a quick reference that consolidates Human Resources information for addressing your workforce needs in one location.
Structuring Your Workforce
Workforce and Succession Planning
Classification and Position Management
Filling Your Positions
Hiring Freeze
Roles and Responsibilities
Attracting Candidates
- Payment of Travel, Transportation, and Relocation Expenses
- USGS Hiring Incentives Guidance
- Benefits and Work-Life
Casting Your Net (Hiring Options)
- Avenues Available to Fill Positions - A summary of all hiring authorities
- Options for Filling Short-term Needs
- Options for Filling Long-term Needs
- Non-competitive Options
- Shared Workforce Ad Portal (SWAP)
- Pathways Program Resources for Managers
Documentation Requirements for Recruitment Requests and Other Personnel Actions
Selecting the Right Candidate
Interviewing
- Conducting Effective Interviews (USGS Guidance)
- How to Conduct a Successful Interview (OPM Guidance)
- How to Conduct a Successful Interview Webcast (OPM)
- Behavioral Interviewing Guide (USGS Guidance)
Reference Checks
- OPM Reference Check Guide
- USGS Past Employment/Academic Training Checks
- USGS Pre-employment Inquiry Guidelines
- USGS Previous Employment Inquiry Form (PDF)
Ensuring a Successful Start
Onboarding
- Pre-employment Medical Examination Procedures
- New Employee Information
- Entrance on Duty Forms Listing
- Supervisory Orientation and Training of New Employees
- USGS Orientation Checklist
- Benefits and Work-Life
- Telework
- USGS Mandatory Training
- Mentoring Program
- Payroll Schedule Calendars
- Salary Charts
Managing Your Employees
Shutdown Furlough
Merit Promotion
Benefits and Work-Life
Documentation Requirements for Personnel Actions
Performance and Discipline
Awards
Dispute Resolution
Employee Assistance Program
Training and Development
- Employee and Career Development
- Individual Development Plan
- Leadership and Development Program
- Mentoring Program
- Supervisory Development
- Supervisor/Manager Resources for Growing Your Team
Retaining Your Employees
Injury on the Job
Department of the Interior (DOI) Reasonable Accommodation Policy
Attendance and Leave
Ethics
Workplace Violence
Offboarding
- Employee and Non-Employee Clearance Procedures (9-090 Process), SM 344.16
- Employee Clearance Form 9-090 (To access this form go to the internal site for WebForms and search for 9-090)
- Documentation Requirements for Personnel Actions
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