ALCOAST 122/09
COMDTNOTE 12920
SUBJ: UPGRADE OF THE U.S. COAST GUARD CIVILIAN HIRING MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM
1. THE OFFICE OF CIVILIAN PERSONNEL COMDT(CG-121) WILL BE UPGRADING
THE CURRENT MONSTER GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS HIRING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
TO ITS NEW ENTERPRISE VERSION 2.0.
2. THE ENTERPRISE VERSION 2.0 PROVIDES ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONALITY TO
USERS BY OFFERING:
  A. USER INTERFACE IMPROVEMENTS AND A SINGLE SIGN-ON,
  B. IMPROVED INTEGRATION WITH THE USAJOBS PORTFOLIO (DOCUMENT
ATTACHMENT) FUNCTION,
  C. AN ONBOARDING MODULE FOR ONLINE COMPLETION OF IN-PROCESSING
FORMS,
  D. EXPANDED ANALYTICS REPORTING FUNCTIONALITY, AND
  E. REVISED APPLICANT CORE QUESTIONS TO INCLUDE LINKS FOR VARIOUS
FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS AND GUIDELINES.
3. THE UPGRADE WILL OCCUR ON MARCH 31, 2009. CURRENT VACANCY
ANNOUNCEMENTS WILL CLOSE NO LATER THAN MARCH 27, 2009 IN
ANTICIPATION OF THE UPGRADE.  ONCE THE UPGRADE IS COMPLETED, NEW
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENTS WILL BE OPENED.
4. CURRENT JOB APPLICANTS DO NOT NEED TO TAKE ANY ADDITIONAL ACTION
UNLESS THEY WISH TO MODIFY THEIR CORE QUESTIONS.  THIS MAY BE DONE
WHEN THEY NEXT APPLY FOR A U.S. COAST GUARD CIVILIAN POSITION VIA
THE USAJOBS WEB SITE, HTTP://MY.USAJOBS.OPM.GOV.
5.  ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS CAN BE E-MAILED TO THE HELP DESK AT
MGSHELP(AT) MONSTER.COM OR TO MR. MICHAEL TOUSSAINT COMDT(CG-1215)
AT
MICHAEL.J.TOUSSAINT(AT)USCG.MIL.
6. MR. CURTIS B. ODOM, ACTING DIRECTOR OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
SENDS.
7. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.