An agency's WMS recruitment and selection policy must:

(1) Provide for the ability to consider any or all qualified candidates for hire, promotion, or internal movement;

(2) Ensure that hiring decisions are fair, objective, and based on the evaluation of leadership and other job related competencies and characteristics required for successful job performance and performance management;

(3) Support workforce diversity and affirmative action goals;

(4) Consider the career development of the agency's employees and other state employees;

(5) Ensure that hiring decisions are not based on patronage or political affiliation;

(6) Ensure compliance with state and federal laws relating to employee selection and nondiscrimination;

(7) Encourage decentralized and regional administration of the recruitment and selection processes when it is appropriate for the agency.