# State Personnel and Pensions (GSP)

## Title 7. Employment in the State Personnel Management System

### Subtitle 2. Appointment in Skilled Service and Professional Service

#### Section 7-204

(a) To recruit candidates for a position, an appointing authority shall prepare a job announcement for the position and conduct recruitment in accordance with the position selection plan.

(b) A job announcement shall contain:

  (1) a summary of the position description;

  (2) the minimum qualifications for the class and any selective qualifications necessary for consideration;

  (3) the type of selection test that will be administered to those meeting the position's minimum qualifications;

  (4) the location and deadline for submitting applications; and

  (5) the duration of the list of eligibles derived from the announcement.

(c) For a vacant position under this subtitle, the appointing authority shall:

  (1) if current employees or contractual employees in the unit may be eligible for the position:

    (i) post the job announcement for at least 2 weeks before the deadline for submitting applications, in at least one centralized location in that unit that is accessible to all employees; and

    (ii) use any other method reasonably calculated to give eligible employees notice of the vacancy; and

  (2) advertise the position vacancy at least 2 weeks before the deadline for submitting applications by:

    (i) making available a job announcement to all appropriate State agencies, based on selection limitations; and

    (ii) using any other method that is reasonably calculated to ensure a sufficient pool of applicants, including printed advertisements in newspapers and journals, paper and electronic bulletin board postings, and special notices.

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Md. Code Ann., State Pers. & Pens. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)