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Narcisse asks about time from list to start and delays

New York City Council · Sep 22, 2026 · starts 1:23:04 · 1 min 20 sec

Narcisse asks how long it takes from being reached on a list to starting the job; Porter says onboarding happens at agency level and DCAS supports streamlining exams.

Mercedes Narcisse

After someone is reached on the list.

Mercedes Narcisse

How long does it take to actually start the job?

Mercedes Narcisse

Where are the biggest delays, background checks, medical exam, or agency's paperwork?

Katrina Porter

So that's a great question.

Katrina Porter

You know, at DCAS, we're here to support agency hiring needs through the administration of examination.

Katrina Porter

And once the scoring process is complete and that exam is ready for agency use, it's really dependent upon the agency's hiring need to request that list.

Katrina Porter

From DCAS to start their internal onboarding process.

Katrina Porter

You know, we work in a decentralized environment.

Katrina Porter

So each agency has their own HR department that manages the actual hiring of the candidate.

Katrina Porter

So, you know, it's kind of difficult for us to like pinpoint exactly where there may be, you know, situations at the agency level.

Katrina Porter

But at DCAS, we are working to streamline and expedite the examination process as much as possible.

Katrina Porter

And we're here to support agencies in the event that they have an immediate hiring need where they need DCAS support to either attract candidates and or to support, you know, a streamlined interview process.

Katrina Porter

We support them in that way.