USADWEB is occasionally asked whether electronic journals are acceptable as an additional recruitment method. Clients are concerned that if a posting on a trade association website is used to satisfy the trade publication method, that it will be considered a duplication of the online job search website and will not qualify as an additional step.

The DOL specifically addresses this issue. Under "Acceptable Publications" on the FAQ page of their website, the DOL states that the electronic edition of a professional or trade organization may be used as a recruitment source to satisfy one of the three additional recruitment methods required for professionals. Dated copies of the posting may be used as proof of publication.

Electronic journals are not acceptable in lieu of a Sunday print ad, nor to satisfy the journal requirement under optional special recruitment procedures for college and university teachers.

For more information or to link to the DOL's FAQ page, please visit USADWEB.com