New online site created for government jobs

| 01/02/2022 | 42 Comments
Cayman News Service
Government Administration Building

(CNS): Government has launched a new online recruitment website for civil service and public sector jobs. What was previously just a database listing of vacancies has been changed into a fully functional recruitment portal that allows jobseekers to store and update their employment profile in a format that can be reused for multiple job applications.

Announcing the arrival of www.careers.gov.ky, Deputy Governor Franz Manderson said the change is part of the government’s customer service initiatives. “This new paperless system offers increased accessibility for jobseekers to complete their entire application online,” he said.

“It will also make it easy to apply for multiple jobs, to track applications, and to monitor subsequent communication. With this technology, communication between hiring departments and applicants will be faster, ensuing communication with all applicants, even where there are high volumes of candidates.”

Manderson added that this one-stop shop for recruitment was a significant stride in moving civil service recruitment into the 21st century.

Jobseekers will be able to browse the available opportunities 24/7. After creating a profile in the system with a user’s education and employment history, they will be able to apply for any job by following the simple steps and answering job-specific questions. The system allows applicants to receive notifications from HR managers and keep track of scheduled interviews and tests.

Officials from the Portfolio of the Civil Service (POCS), which worked closely with embedded human resources personnel across government, said in a press release that they were striving to modernise the way CIG attracts future talent.

Anticipating that an online process may initially be challenging for some clients, POCS is also partnering with the Cayman Islands Public Library Service and WORC to provide additional support and online access to those who would like help when making an application for the first time.

This is in addition to existing support in the districts where government agencies are already offering services. There is also a detailed step-by-step video provided at www.careers.gov.ky that walks users through the process.

With plans to expand the service, POCS Chief Officer Gloria McField-Nixon said the launch was a first step in improving the applicant experience.

“Within the year, the careers portal will be expanded to carry successful applicants all the way through the recruitment process to hiring and onboarding,” she said. “This would allow HR managers to begin orientation about civil service values and vision well before an official start date. The potential to add new features to the platform will also allow us to continuously evolve to meet our customers’ needs.”


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  1. Anonymous says:

    I just used the Web portal registered and applied for a job in 10 min.

    Those of you that are having issues please engage your brain.

  2. Anonymous says:

    Its https not www update the URL: https://careers.gov.ky/

  3. WhaYaSay says:

    What I don’t understand with the WORC system is you MUST register to view available jobs.
    WHY!!!
    Whoever designed it obviously doesn’t understand data privacy and the REQUIREMENTS (by the Data Protection Act) that all information MUST be protected. Why collect data for casual users that you then MUST protect???
    Collect the MINIMUM amount of data AT the point of applying for a job, NOT before!!

    This is obviously a holdover form the days of “let’s collect it just in case we need it”.

  4. Anonymous says:

    This is an interesting job.
    We seek an experienced individual to erect, repair and reconstruct fencing for commercial farmers for the protection of pastures, crops and Livestock.
    LOCATION: GRAND CAYMAN ORGANISATION: AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT JOB TYPE: FULL-TIME CLOSING DATE: 13-FEB-2022

    You’re a commercial farmer and government pays the costs of fencing your property?
    Do we also pay for repairs and maintenance (on top of the free docking) on the commercial boats who take people out to Stingray City?
    That bullet loan is going to have to increase to $1 billion.

    • On the fence says:

      12.30pm Don’t forget our new Knight in Armour (shining omitted deliberately) is also a farmer and he will surely claim.

  5. Anonymous says:

    Given their opaque and questionable track records, the SAGCs should be dangling a 30-50% danger premium to private sector comps, especially for the CFO post they are advertising. Like volunteering to be an unshielded nuclear fuel rod handler. Pass.

  6. Anonymous says:

    Cool. Doesn’t work.

  7. Me says:

    Can’t complete my profile. Crappy site like rest of government ideas

    • WhaYaSay says:

      I had this issue yesterday (said my profile was not complete and then gave an error when I tried to) but tried it this morning and was able to complete my profile AND apply for a job (even received an email confirming my application was received).
      I would suggest trying it a bit later or tomorrow.

    • Anonymous says:

      I suspect they detected from your IP address that you are located in the Cayman Islands. Get yourself a VPN or have a friend from the Philippines fill it out for you.

  8. Anonymous says:

    Anyone know how many people are on the take? It feels like 50% of the island works for the government, it’s getting insane.

    • Anonymous says:

      When the tipping point is reached and we no longer have any producers on the island and only government, who only knows how to extract from those that produce, we will be in for a very tough time.

      Why people with law degrees, MBAs and consider themselves our ‘betters’ continue to keep up this farce where they think government on this island can continue the way it always has when so much of the world has changed is beyond me. I can see the writing on the walls if things continue to go this way but our elected officials continue to press forward serving their own pockets at our expense.

      I can’t wait for the time to come when every government ‘leader’ who has made things worse for my generation decide they will leave everything for us to fix. Boomers and Gen Xs will sit back after selling every piece of their land to the highest bidder and then turn around and say to us why are there so expats owning everything. I just can’t wait.

      • On the fence says:

        12.30pm Don’t forget our new Knight in Armour (shining omitted deliberately) is also a farmer and he will surely claim.

      • Anonymous says:

        They were begging for $400 million last week. Where do you think the money is going?

    • Anonymous says:

      You can also own your own and manage your business and employees “on the side”. RCIPS and CI Fire Service employees can own and drive taxis!

  9. Anonymous says:

    Can’t wait till my status is approved and I can get a cushy job as a high paid underworked CS.

  10. Anonymous says:

    Government…where good ideas go to die.

    • Anonymous says:

      >CI$100k/a for a “Lecturer”, but doesn’t specify what proficient expertise that lecturer needs to be sharing. Write your own ticket! “Ladies and gentle workers, today we’re going to be discussing Paper Towel, and why Bounty is the better choice for spills over time…”

  11. Pastor Alfredo says:

    CIG finally going boldly into the 21st century, 22 years late.

    Pastor Alfredo

  12. Steve says:

    Looks similar to Dart’s website

  13. Simple Simon says:

    So was Pilar’s job listed on this portal, and her qualifications reviewed by “embedded human resources personnel”, before she was “onboarded”?

    CNS: Pilar’s job is a political appointment and is not considered a public service post. It’s like a UK prime minister’s chief of staff position, therefore not subject to the process for civil service jobs.

    • Anonymous says:

      Like a lot of civil service jobs, hence the world class civil service.

    • anon says:

      CNS re Simple Simon – you mean like the appointment of a convicted criminal as Speaker. Do you really think this portal will change the inhouse appointments of senior civil servants?

      CNS: You’re responding to my factual clarification with erratic whataboutism. The speaker in the Cayman Islands, just like the speaker of the House of Commons, is elected by MPs. It is not a civil service post and therefore has nothing to do with the new portal or this article. The merits of the current post-holder have been discussed endlessly but are not relevant here.

      Civil service job vacancies are routinely advertised internally within the civil service first. The new portal is for non-civil servants to apply to become one, so it’s not for senior posts as they are filled by existing civil servants.

      No, I don’t think this portal will change the in-house appointments of senior civil servants, nor does anyone else because that’s not what it’s for. No one at any time has suggested this.

  14. Anonymous says:

    We pay $1,500,000 per day for their wages now.

  15. WhaYaSay says:

    Can’t complete my profile.
    Anyone else having the same issue?

  16. Anonymous says:

    Can I have Eric’s job? Is there a vacancy?

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