Smith County Human Resources (HR) believes that hiring talented, qualified individuals to fill positions contributes to the overall strategic success of Smith County.

Each employee is hired to make significant contributions to Smith County. In hiring the most talented, qualified candidates for positions, HR has outlined a process for hiring employees for Smith County and the Commissioners Court approved this process, effective July 2011.

In order to help employees to better understand the process, HR has provided a training presentation. When viewing the presentation, just hit the enter button to advance the slides. Links within the table of contents are also available to assist in moving between topics and links are available to take you back to the table of contents.

The training presentation includes the following topics:

• Job Postings
• Accepting Applications and Resumes
• The Interview Process
• Reference Checks, Background Checks and Drug Testing
• Job Offers
• New Hire Paperwork
• Rehires and Internal Transfers

If you have any questions, contact the Human Resources department at (903) 590-4641 or by emailing personnel@smith-county.com.

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