Originally Posted by
RedeyeWarrior
Does the number of new hires drive the AE schedule? Doesn’t a vacancy need to be advertised via the AE process in order for a new hire to fill it?
Yes. and Yes (PWA 22.E.10)
BS has specifically mentioned in the past the need to post an AE due to running out of NH vacancies. In addition, those NH vacancies can only come from the most recent AE (there is no 'bank' from which to pull).