PDFWAC 357-46-045
How do employers establish competency and other position requirements?
In establishing competency and other position requirements, employers may use any of the following documented criteria:
(1) Licensing/certification requirements;
(2) Position description;
(3) Class specification;
(4) Information technology professional structure evaluator's handbook;
(5) Skills/competencies listed on the position's most recent recruitment announcement or the last announcement used to fill the position;
(6) Bona fide occupational requirement(s) approved by the Washington human rights commission; or
(7) Additional documented competencies or requirements not reflected in the position description.