Online Recruiting System
The Online Recruiting System (OLRS) is an enterprise wide, web-based tool powered by NEOGOV, a third party vendor. It is one place for job seekers to find and apply for state agency jobs.
OLRS provides support for the following functions:
- Job posting
- Online job applications
- Applicant tracking and screening
- Requisition management, and
- Reporting for state agencies
Questions or requests for assistance with the OLRS need to be submitted through the DES IT Support Center ZenDesk Portal ticketing system https://desitsupport4u.des.wa.gov.
NEOGOV Information
Training and User Guides
The state's user guidance document and training materials for the online recruiting system are available on a secured SharePoint site. A list of the available guidance documents on the SharePoint site are below. To access the OLRS SharePoint site, you will need to be given permission.
- To access the SharePoint site: https://stateofwa.sharepoint.com/sites/DES-OnlineRecruitingSystemGuidance
To request access to the OLRS Guidance SharePoint site, submit a request in the DES IT Support Center ZenDesk Portal ticketing system https://desitsupport4u.des.wa.gov. Select Online Recruiting System/NEOGOV Request Form and then SharePoint Site Access in the OLRS/NEOGOV Request Type field. Include your full name, agency, and email address in the Description field of the request.
Online Recruiting System Training - in-person training is suspended due to Covid-19 restrictions
- Training Power Point
- Training Guide
- Training Activities:
- Individual Activity
- Training Activity 1 & 2
Advanced Scoring Guidance
- Training Guide
OLRS Overview - Recorded Webinar (3/2021)
WA State Specific User Guides
- Layoff List Report
- General Government Transition Pool (GGTP)
- Certification of Candidates as a Referred List
- Veteran's Preference
- EEO Ad Hoc Reporting
- Time to Hire
- Copying Job Posting
- Agency Pools Tip Sheet
- Internal Job Posting Tips
- Recruiter Tips
- Posting Images Library Tips
- Table Grid View
Other Resources
- OLRS Notices
- Insight Glossary
- OLRS Reports
- New User Access:
- Request for Insight Recruiter OLRS Access
- Create Online Hiring Center (OHC) User - User Guide
- Online Hiring Center (OHC) User by Role Guides:
- New OHC Overview
- Liaison
- Rater
- Subject Matter Expert (SME)
- Approver - Requisition or Hire
- Originator
- Hiring Manager
- Originator and Hiring Manager
Contact Information
- Email Us
- (360)-664-1960
- Toll Free: (877)-664-1960
- TTY (for deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired): 7-1-1