COMDTINST 12500.2
available. When there are many well-qualified candidates, the request must
demonstrate the unusual superiority of the selectee. When there are few
qualified candidates, a candidate may be found superior without having
unusual accomplishments, if it is clearly shown he or she is better able to
perform the needed work than other candidates who were recruited or could
reasonably be expected to respond to renewed recruiting efforts.
(b)
A special need may apply to all of the Coast Guard, to a command, or to a
particular function. Special needs requests shall ordinarily apply to positions
involving direct program management or operation, rather than administrative
support.
(c)
The request must describe the actual recruitment efforts undertaken to fill the
position in question, and the results of those efforts, including the quantity and
quality of candidates obtained. It must demonstrate the vacancy was well
publicized and recruitment was conducted over a sufficiently long time for all
potentially interested candidates to apply.
(2)
The factors considered in determining the individual's existing pay (the request must
include information on present earnings or current, firm offers, if any, of other
earnings) and the reasons for setting pay at a rate higher than that needed to match
existing pay; and
(3)
The reasons for authorizing an advanced rate instead of or in addition to a
recruitment bonus.
c. Actual Pay. When determining whether a candidate would forfeit income as a result of
accepting Federal employment, the request must be based on consideration of the actual
income from the candidate's present position and any current, firm, written offers of other
employment or salary increase. The request should also consider earnings from any
outside employment that has been a regular part of the candidate's total income and that
the candidate will not be able to continue as a Federal employee. A candidate who is
leaving his or her current employment (for example, one who is retiring from military
service or whose employer is going out of business) would not earn any income from that
employment. Income received on less than a full-time basis is not to be annualized as if
received on a full-time basis. The request must not consider income that would either
cease or continue independent of whether the candidate accepted the Federal position. In
addition to salary, actual income may include bonuses, consulting pay, or fringe benefits
that are substantially better than those offered by the Federal Government. In addition to
basic pay, a candidate's salary may also include any overtime worked on a regular,
continuing basis which will not be available in the Federal position. Income from sources
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