Commission hears denial for senior computer programmer analyst based on credential equivalency

Commission staff told the Civil Service Commission that an applicant for Senior Computer Programmer Analyst was rejected after international credential evaluations equated his academic record to a chemistry degree rather than information technology.

Gustavo Rodriguez, senior HR analyst, explained the classification allows limited substitution of education and experience in narrowly defined instances (for example, 30 IT credit hours plus additional experience), but the applicant lacked any IT course equivalencies on the credential evaluations provided. One evaluator noted the applicant’s work experience was IT-related, but HR said the classification requires course equivalency for information technology rather than relying solely on unrelated degrees or general work experience.

Commissioners acknowledged receipt of supplemental binder material from the department and indicated the commission would rely on the classification’s specified course-or-experience tradeoffs when evaluating such appeals.