North Carolina Office of State Human Resources Candidate Qualifications Certification Form (CQC)
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Under the North Carolina Administrative Code, using fair and valid selection criteria, an agency shall review the credentials of each applicant to determine who possesses minimum qualifications. The employee or applicant must possess at least the minimum qualifications set forth in the class specification. In certain situations, OSHR shall make the final determination whether the employee or applicant meets the minimum qualifications.
From those applicants that meet the minimum qualifications, a pool of the most qualified candidates shall be identified by the agency; this “most qualified” pool “shall be those determined to be substantially more qualified that other applicants.” The individual selected for the position shall be from among the most qualified applicants. Agency management shall be responsible for determining and defending most qualified pool determinations.
See 25 NCAC 01I .1905 and 01I .2002 for further details.