A whistleblower investigation into hiring practices at the California Department of Education sparked an update to the agency’s nepotism policy. A manager, who served as part of an interview panel, was found to help a “close friend” get a job at CDE.
The employee applied for a job in April 2024. The employee and manager were often seen having lunch and the employee described their relationship as being “like brother and sister,” according to the investigation’s findings, and communicated with human resources to help correct the errors.
The two worked together to fill out parts of the employee’s CalCareer account and helped order the employee’s transcripts, according to the California State Auditor’s findings.
After the application was submitted, an analyst in human resources determined it was incomplete. The manager provided the analyst’s contact information to the employee. Both the employee — who was an applicant at the time — and manager then contacted the analyst in hopes of remedying the errors about the employee’s job history, such as dates of employment and hours worked per week.
The analyst’s contact information was not publicly available to all applicants, according to the report, nor are applicants generally informed of an incomplete application status.
After the duo reached out to human resources, the analyst provided the employee with a supplemental job experience form to make adjustments. This did not happen with two other...
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