Would be interesting too, to know how long to keep electronic copies as many
agencies are only taking electronic copies now.

Laura F. Bell
FOIA & RM OFFICER
Assistant Secretary Army Acquisition, Logistics and Technology
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-----Original Message-----
From: Larry Medina [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 2:23 PM
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Subject: Re: Resume Retention


>Unsolicited resumes are not corporate records and can be kept as long as
you
>need to keep them. Some organizations will keep them for 6mths to a year.
If
>the resume is for a specific posting you will have to keep them for a
>specific time. In Ontario one year after the competition has been filled is
>often the norm.

Interesting topic....

Many employers now scan and OCR resumes and retain a searchable copy of the
resume either in addition to, or in place of, the paper copy
submitted.  Not sure how retention is applied to this pool of records, or
if the records of hired employees are removed from this pool once hired.

Any HR types out there that could speak to this??

Larry

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